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Crisis Prevention and Intervention in the Age of COVID-19

Relias

As such, crisis intervention and prevention has never been more top of mind. Left unaddressed, mental health conditions brought by this pandemic could spiral into crisis. While crisis prevention and intervention studies are ongoing, early findings suggest that telehealth is a promising way to help those with mild SUDs.

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News Items – December 22, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Isabel Logan is a member of NASW-CT: Winning Over Skeptics: More Police Departments Enlist Social Workers For Crisis Intervention. Are you fighting for the rights of others? If so—social work is for you,” Apgar says. Connecticut Health I-Team. “When love shows up in your heart, share it.”

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19 Essential Social Work Practice Skills You Should Work on Refining Now

Social Work Haven

This can help them to better understand their clients’ needs, provide effective interventions and build trust with those they are serving. Assessment Skills Social workers must be able to assess needs and develop appropriate interventions that are tailored to individual clients.

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Can systemic practice improve how early help staff support families?

Community Care

Exploring systemic practice’s potential in early help In an effort to understand the potential for systemic practice to support early help services, a number of feasibility studies were published last year by What Works for Early Intervention and Children’s Social Care.

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News Items – April 8, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Police officers with the Winter Haven Police Department have trained in the critical incident technique, however, officers only have two options available when they are called to a critical scene involving a mental health crisis: Baker Act or arrest. Brit Holmberg, a licensed clinical social worker , helped draft the letter to Lightfoot.