Social Work Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic alcohol use along with mental health challenges have been exacerbated by pre-existing and new stressors. Social workers provide counseling services and mental health treatment to individuals who may also have an alcohol use disorder and help them address barriers to treatment.

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Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 25, 2023

She thought him self-centered. She saw how speaking up brought harm to her mother. As scary as the thought of counseling was, for them it worked. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. He thought her a complainer. He hailed from a family where dad abandoned him and his mother, when he was an infant.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) issued on July 16 includes a variety of provisions that are relevant to clinical social workers (CSWs) who are participating providers in Medicare. Include Behavioral Health Services in Audio-Only. Telehealth.

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Gary Direnfeld

MAY 17, 2022

The more you seek to set expectations, the more challenging the behavior, up to threats of violence, destruction of property, self harm, suicidal gestures. Counseling is often sought for the child. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker.

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Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 8, 2022

This only increases the likelihood of further conflict as well as emotional harm to the children. 6) Consider counseling. If individually, the purpose can be how to manage yourself under pressure and how to bring your better self to the negotiating table. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

You asked, what is a social worker home visit checklist? A social worker home visit checklist serves as a comprehensive guide for social workers conducting home visits to assess the holistic health and well-being of their clients. Over the years of practice, I have also found this tool useful.

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Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 22, 2021

If from early on, you experienced trauma and were poorly supported, it may skew your set-point for self-protection. As you now take care of yourself, set boundaries and risk losing those relationships now understood as harmful and/or exploitive, you take charge of your self-worth and elevate it. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

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Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 21, 2022

That may mean threats of violence, destruction of property, self-harm, suicidal behavior. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. It will carry risks no matter what.

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Social Workers Speak

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Olivia Knox is policy assistant for NASW-NYS: Report: Low salary contributes to NY social workers leaving field WAER A new report shows social workers are not being paid equal to similar professions. Many feel this is one piece of a larger puzzle contributing to social workers leaving the field.

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Social Workers Speak

APRIL 15, 2022

Independent health care providers in Maine express frustration with Anthem’s payment practices. The issue is so widespread among mental health providers, the National Association of Social Workers in Maine hosted a virtual listening session with Anthem in mid-March. Maine Public. Portland Press Herald.

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Social Workers Speak

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Olivia Knox is policy assistant for NASW-NYS: Report: Low salary contributes to NY social workers leaving field WAER A new report shows social workers are not being paid equal to similar professions. Many feel this is one piece of a larger puzzle contributing to social workers leaving the field.

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Social Workers Speak

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Gwen Bouie-Haynes, executive director of the Mississippi chapter of the National Association of Social Workers , said her organization has been working in concert with other groups to hold clinics across the state, to help people in rural areas fill out paper applications that are then sent onward to the MHC. “It The Washington Post.

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Social Workers Speak

JUNE 17, 2022

Award nominees, all employed in or with a connection to the public health sector, are established or rising professional leaders with a strong record of innovation and outstanding performance in issues related to public health and/or social justice. 16 WV groups send Gun Safety Resolution to Congress and State Leaders.

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Social Workers Speak

MAY 20, 2022

Byrd is executive director of NASW-PA: First, do no harm: Pennsylvania youth deserve protection from conversion therapy | Opinion. Jeff Feldman, representing the National Association of Social Workers New Jersey , testified at the committee meeting that his organization supports banning adult conversion therapy. CT News Junkie.

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Social Workers Speak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Jasmine McLaughlin is a member: World Mental Health Day shines spotlight on mental health conversations. The day also reminds Jasmine McLaughlin, a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Empowered to Thrive Counseling and Wellness , about the importance of mental health.

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Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 15, 2022

Apart from the potential harms as noted, there is also those who use the substance to self-medicate for any number of physical or mental issues. So despite the availability, mythology and false information, there remain significant potential harms. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker.

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Social Workers Speak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Foundation and the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute (HBRT) at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work have been awarded a $3.3 Historically‚ social workers, like teachers and nurses, tended to be women and were undervalued.”

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 3, 2022

Social workers are the unsung heroes of the pandemic. Should social workers work with police? Across the state, law enforcement departments take varying approaches to integrating social workers into policing, but Goetz and other experts express concerns that it’s being done too hastily. The Washington Post.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

Did anyone else in my family experience mental health issues? I was self-employed and wondered if this hiatus would have an effect on my income and reputation. Who wanted a social media and marketing consultant who’d spent time in a mental hospital? My name is Kathy and I’m a licensed mental health counselor.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

September is observed as recovering from illness concept, background SAMHSA defines recovery as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives and strive to reach their full potential. Social workers provide counseling and psychotherapy services to patients in recovery.

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 27, 2023

The role of the social worker involves engaging with people at points of crisis or need. The emotion wheel comes in handy for social workers to help manage and work through difficult emotions. An understanding of the emotion wheel is useful for helping social workers and clients communicate their emotions better.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

SAMHSA defines recovery as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives and strive to reach their full potential. Social workers provide counseling and psychotherapy services to patients in recovery.

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Social Workers Speak

APRIL 1, 2022

Danyale Sturdivant is a member: Social worker creates nonprofit that advocates for autistic people of color. This is a student campaign demanding that the University begin compensating Master of Social Work (MSW) students for their internship work; around 80 members of the campus community attended the walkout. Marin Voice.

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University of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2022

Mary Borecki Buck is an UConn School of Social Work alumna committed to supporting the education of future generations of social workers. This scholarship, created by Mary and her late husband, Raymond, will provide financial support to a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

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Social Workers Speak

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Social Workers from Mississippi and Alabama come together. The Riley Center hosted over 150 social workers and students this afternoon for a two-day conference on different ways social work affects the community around them. How The National Association Of Social Workers Are Supporting Domestic Abuse Survivors.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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. In the meantime, her daughters suffered abuse at a foster home and her younger son descended into a mental health crisis.

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