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Diversity Spotlight: Sannisha K. Dale, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

Turner Early Career Award for Distinguished Contribution to Diversity Research in Clinical Psychology, the 2019 Melba J. It is also important to reflect on the therapeutic tools used and their potential to be helpful or harmful. My heart naturally led me in that direction, seeking to do meaningful work while avoiding harm.

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How Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) Can Use Crisis Prevention and Intervention

Relias

In fact, the work of direct support professionals (DSPs) is often tied directly to crisis prevention and intervention. The outbreak of COVID-19 underscored how the need for DSPs to understand and practice crisis prevention and intervention techniques has grown. Crisis and Trauma Informed Care. How DSPs Can Navigate Large-Scale Crisis.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Educator : Social workers educate clients about resources, coping strategies, and life skills to enhance their well-being and self-sufficiency. Additionally, you may refer clients to other resources and professionals, including support groups and medical practitioners, based on their diverse needs.

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Culturally Informed Therapy for Schizophrenia: A Review

Society of Clinical Psychology

Diversity is not an adjunct descriptor of the U.S. Thus, it is equity that holds the power to protect our nation’s people, as diversity without equity often breeds injustice. Such interventions seeking to thwart systemic inequities (e.g., Background.

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How To Apply the RBT Code of Ethics to Your Work

Relias

This updated ethics code applies to all Registered Behavior Technicians, emphasizing the importance of ethical conduct across diverse settings. They are: Standard 2.01: RBTs do no harm and support the best interest of their clients. Standard 2.04: RBTs do not use interventions they do not know how to use.

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Are You Struggling With a Social Worker Personal Statement?

Social Work Haven

I made it clear that I believed the child was at risk of significant harm and all professionals present agreed with this. 3) Understanding of Equality and Diversity in Social Work Equality means ensuring everyone has equal opportunities, regardless of their abilities, their background or their lifestyle.

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Finley Boden: professionals should have protected baby murdered by his parents, review finds

Community Care

Though the inquiry stressed that Stephen Boden and Shannon Marsden were responsible for the 10-month-old’s death on Christmas Day, 2020 – for which they were jailed for life last year – it said practitioners knew that the couple posed a risk of significant harm to him.