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3 Focused Steps to Find Emotional Calm during a Storm of Emotions

R.E.A.L. Social Workers

Welcome to the REAL Social Workers Online Magazine this is the place where we support and encourage social workers, like me, through strategic stress management and solution focused self-care. In traditional CBT, we work together to identify thought patterns, and thought content that cause harm or distress. She is the owner of M.L.

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Can prisoners with mental health problems benefit from psychological therapy? Yes, but health and justice need to be closer friends.

Society of Clinical Psychology

correspondents with a new article in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology titled, “Outcomes of Psychological Therapies for Prisoners with Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nevertheless, there is evidence that psychological treatments can run well in prisons.

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What can we learn from cultural adaptations of dialectical behavior therapy?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. She is a training DBT therapist and conducts research on developmental pathways to self-harmful behaviors. first appeared on Society of Clinical Psychology. Translation of DBT handouts to different languages and delivery of DBT in different languages (e.g.,

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Understanding Work Stress Leave in Australia

Psychological Health Care

Read the recently released report from Safe Work Australia on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. For specific information about your work situation, consult your company documents and leave requirements, human resources, a union representative or an employment law professional. Contact us today to book an appointment.

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Creating a Community of Care: Distress, Impairment, and Ethics

Society of Clinical Psychology

Numerous books and articles have urged practitioners to develop and integrate effective self-care routines on a regular basis. Self-Awareness and Assessment It may be tempting to conclude that these situations can be prevented by psychologists engaging in self-assessment and self-care, but this may be easier said than done.

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Caseloads bigger, more complex and harder to manage, say children’s social workers

Community Care

Advanced or consultant practitioners had lower caseloads (24.3 Hidden harms endured over the pandemic are now coming to light, meaning the time and resources needed by each individual family are greater than ever before. Both groups had seen caseloads rise since last year, from 24.7 for social workers and 24.2 for seniors. up from 26.3

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Identifying Mechanisms of Change in Clinical Supervision

Society of Clinical Psychology

This is a Section 10 Student Blog Post on identifying mechanisms of change in clinical supervision written by Lucas Zullo , a fourth year doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and his clinical supervisor, Dr. Mona Robbins. Clinical Psychology Review. About the Authors.

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