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Before Sending Your Kid to Counseling….

Gary Direnfeld

While I am pleased so many parents value counseling and want it for their kids, do know that it is not always helpful and indeed, can be harmful. Many kids interpret counseling as them having done something bad for which they must now talk to someone. Counseling in those situations won’t affect the cause.

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Narcissism. What Causes It?

Gary Direnfeld

Apart from biology/genetics, there are multiple theories from a psychosocial perspective. 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. I am available in person and by video conferencing.

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Forensic Social Work

Famcare

As counselors they may provide psychosocial counseling, group counseling or mediation services. Forensic social workers assist individuals of all ages, handling child custody, juvenile arrest, and child maltreatment, elder abuse, divorce, civil disputes and criminal offending and imprisonment.

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What is a mentally healthy workplace?

Prosper Health Collective

Mentally healthy workplace assist in reducing psychosocial risks and injuries and have a numbers of benefits for employees and organisations such as: Supporting employees to perform at their best. Address psychosocial hazards and risk factors at work – Risks should be identified, assessed, controlled and monitored.

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Is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effective as a Standalone Treatment for Substance Use Disorders? An Evaluation Using the Tolin Criteria

Society of Clinical Psychology

In other words, how do we know if a given psychosocial treatment is effective for a given mental disorder? CBT is a psychosocial treatment used to treat a variety of mental disorders. treatment as usual, drug counseling), and for its overall efficacy concerning substance use outcomes, such as frequency and quantity of use.

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NASW Member Voices: Considering a career in addiction social work? Here is what you should know

Social Work Blog

Abstinence only models frown upon the use of methadone because it does not address psychosocial factors that contribute to drug use. It may not be possible to provide 45-minute counseling sessions to six patients in one day. The transition from study of addiction and knowledge of opiates is not seamless.

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It’s time to suspend hospice social work visits (COVID-19)

Hospice Social Work

Under normal circumstances, hospice patients benefit from frequent social worker visits even when there isn’t an urgent psychosocial concern. Frequent visits allow social workers to develop supportive and affirming relationships with patients and to reassess for any specific risks or needs.

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