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Preventing school shootings

Stop Abuse Campaign

What do the experts know about school shootings, gun violence, and children? Gun violence is a public health problem, but it’s not all about school shootings. . It is essential to realize that school shootings make up a tiny percentage of youth firearms deaths. ” . What about mental health care? What can I do?

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Making Time to Talk About Alcohol Use

Social Work Blog

Other factors include time constraints, as well as concerns about privacy and confidentiality. April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an opportunity for social workers to make alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) part of routine care. Some healthcare providers say they feel uncomfortable talking about alcohol use with patients.

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How To Apply the RBT Code of Ethics to Your Work

Relias

Whether working in schools, homes, or clinics, RBTs are expected to adhere to these ethical guidelines, fostering trust and professionalism within the field. Standard 2.04: RBTs do not use interventions they do not know how to use. RBTs also maintain confidentiality when interacting with client information and records.

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Research Roundup September 2021

Stop Abuse Campaign

In this month’s column, we review several recent articles that further explore the relationship between ACEs and school performance. 1 Consistent with previous research, they found that children with 4 or more ACEs had approximately twice the odds of non-engagement in school, of absenteeism, and of repeating a grade.

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Tips and Resources for First-Year Graduate Students in Clinical Psychology

Society of Clinical Psychology

I had found many resources and tips on navigating the graduate school application process but comparatively fewer on how to actually be a graduate student. You can also find reduced rate healthcare through medical or dental schools. This includes financial barriers and worries about confidentiality (e.g., Double Dip.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

The assessment process enables you to appreciate your client’s perspective on their situation, identify their priority areas for intervention, and recognize the strengths they bring to the therapeutic process. Confidentiality: Maintaining strict confidentiality is essential.

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News Items – March 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Confidentiality is something that our profession makes as a core principle,” said Wanczyk-Karp. Even just turning over your client list, in our opinion, is a breach of confidentiality.” Mirean Coleman is clinical practice director of NASW: Is a master’s degree in social work worth it?