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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Khadijah Tillman is a member of NASW-NYS: Doctors and social workers raise awareness of mental health services in Rochester WHEC It’s a task that licensed clinical social worker and owner of Sankofa Family Counseling Services, Khadijah Tillman , faces head-on every day. However, this mindset can be difficult for patients to let go of.

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News Items – May 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Singer, PhD, LCSW, discussed his advice for working with suicidal youth and their families. “I Medicaid reimbursement for these services don’t align with the current market rate within private health plans,” he said.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Khadijah Tillman is a member of NASW-NYS: Doctors and social workers raise awareness of mental health services in Rochester WHEC It’s a task that licensed clinical social worker and owner of Sankofa Family Counseling Services, Khadijah Tillman , faces head-on every day. However, this mindset can be difficult for patients to let go of.

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News Items – May 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Singer, PhD, LCSW, discussed his advice for working with suicidal youth and their families. “I Medicaid reimbursement for these services don’t align with the current market rate within private health plans,” he said.

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News Items – September 28, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Discernment counseling is a short-term therapy “designed to help couples on the brink of divorce gain clarity and confidence about deciding on a direction for their marriage,” according to Susan Lager, LICSW, a psychotherapist and relationship coach who conducts discernment counseling in Portsmouth, N.H. PsychCentral. Dentistry IQ.

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News Items – November 18, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Her 20 or so family clients reside in the surrounding rural areas and most are Medicaid participants. Johnson-Young , LCSW, CEO and co-owner of Central Counseling Services in California, recommends choosing someone who identifies as LGBTQ+ , if possible. The families are often physically and socially isolated. “I

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News Items – November 10, 2022

Social Workers Speak

For instance, social workers provide counseling and support through shelter programs, individual counseling, and court advocacy. GUESTS: Jinnie Cristerna, (CRIS-tern-NUH) LCSW, Psychotherapist with International High Achievers ; Eleanor Ray, executive director, founder The Waste Shed. Public Service News.