Blurt It Out
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Stress is our body’s normal response to increased physical and emotional pressure. When we’re repeatedly adding to our level of stress, and don’t have anything in place to counterbalance it, those stress levels go up and up until we reach our capacity, our emotional limits – negatively affecting our mental wellbeing. We all have a.
KVC
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
When a child is discharged from a children’s psychiatric hospital, they will likely experience a range of emotions and expectations for life after their hospital stay. Choosing to admit a child for inpatient psychiatric care is never easy and it can be an overwhelming decision to make. But it is also a choice that can, and should, be life-changing in improving a child’s emotional and mental health.
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The Socail Issue
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
TweetDebates about Covid-19 recovery and economic renewal ignore disabled people. This is shameful given that even before the virus, the UK’s 7.7 million working-age disabled people already faced significant inequalities. I wrote this opinion piece for the RSA Journal.
The Social Care Elf
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
There is increasing interest in co-production in public services and in social care. This blog reports on a PhD study of timebanks which are now seen as an example of co-production but have a long history in being promising indications of mutual aid and reciprocal support between members of local communities. Social care interest groups [read the full story.].
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inSocialWork
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Katrina Cherney, PhD. In this episode, Katrina Cherney discusses her research examining the relationship between student loan debt and subjective well-being over time, and how student loan debt is stratified across the socioeconomic spectrum and compounds inequalities and disparities. She summarizes the history of student loans and their role in financing education, describes the concept of the ‘dual quality of debt’, and considers the implications of the growing student loan debt crisis for soc
The Masked AMHP
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
This is about the first assessment I did under the 1983 Act. On 28th September 1983 the 1959 Mental Health Act was rescinded. I ceased being a Mental Welfare Officer and became an Approved Social Worker. It sounded much more modern, as did the 1983 Mental Health Act itself, which incorporated more human rights safeguards in the process of compulsory detention in hospital.
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Social Work Bubble
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Vision boards are a widely known concept, completed by many to express goals through creativity. But just because it’s common, doesn’t make it any less helpful in mental health treatment. So what’s so significant about the vision board when in comes to addressing mental health? From Leaders in Heels. Vision boards help describe goals in more specific and tangible ways, and allow people to do just that, visualize.
Learning Social Worker
FEBRUARY 13, 2021
On the 11th February 2021, the University of Essex Social Work and Social Justice department and the charity, Mental Health Time for Action, co-hosted a launch for my book, He Died Waiting. I was honoured to be supported by inspirational speakers, Professor Sara Ryan (author of Justice for Laughing Boy who wrote the foreword to my book), Caroline Bald (social work lecturer), Rachel Bannister (chair of Mental Health Time for Action), and Claire Skilleter (Practice Education Lead). 136 people, inc
Counselor Toolbox podcast
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Objectives - Core Mindfulness - Walking the Middle Path - Distress Tolerance - Emotion Regulation - Interpersonal Effectiveness - Mindfulness Exercises - DBT Games and Activities Core Mindfulness - Three States of Mind - Reasonable: School Brain, scientist, robot - Emotional: What your heart says - Wise: The logical choice that makes you as happy as possible - Example: Animal rescue - Example: Extracurricular activities Objectives - Core Mindfulness - Walking the Middle Path - Distress Tolerance
Parenthood Understood
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
When people come to see me, it’s generally because they are seeking change. Something isn’t quite the way they want it to be: they want to grow, or help their child grow. That desired change?—it begins in the brain. Scientists used to think that brains stopped growing after a certain age, but thankfully we now know better. Modern neuroscience has proven that the human brain is “plastic”—it can change and grow throughout life.
Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.
You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Objectives - BREIFLY review the findings from the research identifying the connection between the brain and the gut - Differentiate gut health from proper nutrition - Identify signs and consequences of poor gut health - Explore the bidirectional relationship between the brain and the gut (second brain) - Identify promising alternative approaches to treating mood (and other) disorders.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
Objectives - Explore the unique needs of loved ones and caregivers of people with cancer Diagnosis - 650,000+ people die of cancer EACH year - When someone is diagnosed, the patient and loved ones grieve - Even if the cancer is “cured” or goes into remission there may be lasting disabilities and/or losses - Loss of security (health anxiety in the patient and SOs) - Loss of function or changes in appearance - Cognitive impairment (“chemo-brain”) impacts attention, working memory, executive functi
Counselor Toolbox podcast
FEBRUARY 13, 2021
Biopsychosocial Aspects of HPA-Axis Dysfunction Objectives - Define and explain the HPA-Axis - Identify the impact of trauma on the HPA Axis - Identify the impact of chronic stress/cumulative trauma on the HPA-Axis - Identify symptoms of HPA-Axis dysfunction - Identify interventions useful for this population Based on Biopsychosocial Aspects of HPA-Axis Dysfunction Objectives - Define and explain the HPA-Axis - Identify the impact of trauma on the HPA Axis - Identify the impact of chronic stress
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