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Breaking Down Mental Health Terms: What Are Automatic Negative Thoughts?

My Brains Not Broken

I’d been in therapy for a few years when I first heard the phrase automatic negative thoughts for the first time. It wasn’t hard to deduce the meaning of the phrase, but I found it interesting nonetheless. Like everyone else, I deal with negative thoughts every single day. They might be about myself or other things, but one thing is certain: they’re negative.

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Three key failures undermine a New York Times exposé of the “troubled teen industry”

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

It’s part editorial, part documentary exposé: A brilliantly presented New York Times Opinion section column on the enormous harm done to children institutionalized in “residential treatment.” The commentary begins this way: It’s known as the troubled teen industry. Spread across the country, this array of boot camps, wilderness therapy programs, therapeutic boarding schools and residential treatment centers is supposed to help children with mental health and behavioral issues, through a mix of t

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NASW Works With Voting Coalitions for Important 2022 Midterm Elections

Social Work Blog

By Paul R. Pace. While every election matters, the November 2022 midterms are imperative because human rights like voting, reproductive health and LGBTQIA+—issues central to social work’s mission and values—are in deep jeopardy. In some states, these rights are explicitly on the ballot, says Tanya Rhodes Smith, instructor in residence and director of the Nancy A.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending October 25, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Before the news, a few words about three big virtual events: TODAY (Oct. 26) 1:00 pm ET: Movement for Family Power is sponsoring a teach-in on Resisting the Family Police: Fourth Amendment Challenges and Possibilities NOVEMBER 2, 2:00 pm ET: Family Integrity and Justice Works kicks off a National Campaign to Address the Harms Caused by Adoption and Safe Families Act: Reimaging Permanency.

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.

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Transforming the Views on OCD

MQ Mental Health

This article was submitted by Shaun Flores, a lived-experience advocate, model and podcaster based in the UK. Mental illnesses are common in society, and the more we speak about them, the more we normalise dialogues encouraging people to get the help they need. We need to incentivise people to stop hiding. At twenty-seven years old, I was diagnosed with OCD (Obsessive-compulsive Disorder).

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Law and Ethics Exam Prep: Confidentiality

Therapist Development Center

This month we’re going to tackle an important topic of confidentiality as it relates to the law and ethics exam preparation. Confidentiality is both a legal and an ethical requirement placed on the therapist that restricts the volunteering of information … Continued. The post Law and Ethics Exam Prep: Confidentiality appeared first on Therapist Development Center Blog.

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Memorial Hermann Health System’s Innovative Approach To Reimagining a Culture of Excellence

Relias

I recently had the privilege of co-presenting a webinar for the American Hospital Association with two colleagues from Memorial Hermann Health System. Memorial Hermann is the largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas and spans 17 hospitals and over 260 care delivery sites with 1.7 million patient encounters per year. Our focus for this webinar was to look at how Memorial Hermann has emerged from the pandemic to reposition itself to successfully move forward in a difficult climate.

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New at CAPC: October 2022

CAPC

Learn about new tools and resources on capc.org.

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18 Athletes Who Drank Too Much Alcohol

Gateway Foundation

Over 14 million adults in the United States have alcohol use disorder (AUD), and professional athletes are no exception. The reasons behind this are varied. In many cases, they are thrown into a world of sudden wealth, fame and public scrutiny at too young of an age. When athletes turn to substances to cope, they often create a cycle that can be difficult to escape.