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Couple Counseling: Is It Safe?

Gary Direnfeld

Safety is code for concerns of domestic violence. Risk indicators includes screaming, name calling, breaking of objects, hitting, pushing, shoving, choking, threatening harm, abuse of pets, limiting access to resources, police or child protection agency involvement. This is but a small sample of indicators.)

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For Some, the Greater the Closeness, the Greater the Perceived Risk

Gary Direnfeld

The learning for some is the closer you get intimately, the greater the risk of harm and/or betrayal. Just be open to self-examination. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice.

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Leaving Home Before Your Time

Gary Direnfeld

They flee those conditions that being harm to self and others within the home. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice. Some young people don’t leave home. Not yet with all supports in place.

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Social worker talks about importance of self-care in self-published book

Social Work Blog

A man practices self-care by taking time to relax in nature and listen to music. Self-care is important to social workers and in fact the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics included the importance of self-care when it was updated this year. Q: How did you learn to practice self-care? Book cover.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Educator : Social workers educate clients about resources, coping strategies, and life skills to enhance their well-being and self-sufficiency. This approach helps clients build resilience and self-efficacy. Self-Care: Personal Well-being: Social workers understand the importance of self-care to maintain their own well-being.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Fong writes in The Imprint about why the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act is “A Dangerous Tool in An Arbitrary System.” --And in this essay, she takes on the harm of mandatory reporting laws. The practice of taking children from survivors of domestic violence was curbed in New York City thanks to a successful lawsuit. .