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DV – When the Teen Fights Back

Gary Direnfeld

He had been to previous therapists. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Mom never left his father. This fellow left home before reaching twenty. He himself was a gentle fellow.

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Finding and Choosing a Therapist for Yourself or Your Child

Parenthood Understood

Finding and Choosing a Therapist for Yourself or your Child: Way More than You Ever Wanted to Know. Finding a good therapist who is a match for you and your particular needs can be frustratingly difficult. I often help people find therapists, and have found that most have similar questions about the process.

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Does Your Child have GAD?

Gary Direnfeld

The child had only seen individual therapists, none of whom knew of the parent’s own anxiety related to childhood experiences. It was only when the new therapist insisted on meeting with the parents first did the one parent’s issue with anxiety related to their past, emerge. That is the nature of GAD.

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When Little Ones Play Dress-Up

Gary Direnfeld

Hopefully they (the parents) can meet with a therapist to come to understand child development and that gender is expressed on a continuum, that their child will be best served by allowing the child to be their authentic self. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

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Addressing Racism and Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare: A Review With the Experts

Relias

Schools in Black communities remain underfunded, with implicit bias impacting the assessment and evaluation of Black students in these schools. We can also have a system of checks and balances in place, where peers review our diagnoses or have peer consultation regarding diagnoses.

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

Finally, to study effectiveness, we used clients’ and therapists’ ratings of Clinical Global Impression (CGI; Guy, 1976), a general assessment of a client’s level of illness and functioning. In our paper published in The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , we found that although therapeutic outcomes (i.e., Robison, M.,

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Counsellor : They provide counselling and emotional support to individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges, including mental health issues, addiction, and crisis situations. Therapist : Clinical social workers provide therapy to individuals, couples, and families, addressing mental health and emotional challenges.