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Supporting mental health carers

Martin Webber

Supporting carers of people detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983.

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The Emotional Skills It’s Important To Teach Our Children

Blurt It Out

If we mention the word ‘education’, many people will think of the 3r’s – Reading, wRiting, and aRithmatic. But these aren’t the only things that our children need to learn. Teaching emotional skills might not be something we consider, but learning them is just as important learning as hard facts (if not more so!). What. The post The Emotional Skills It’s Important To Teach Our Children appeared first on The Blurt Foundation.

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LCSW Exam Scoring

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam

One of the questions that comes up again and again regarding the LCSW exam is also a very basic one: what score do you need to pass? The answer is.no one can say for sure. There are multiple exams being given at the same level, at the same time around the country. The ASWB spells it all out here. Generally, pass points range from 90 to 107 correct answers of the 150 scored questions.

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Coping with Grief and Loss

Psychological Health Care

Grief is a universal human emotion triggered by the loss of someone or something that one holds dear. The feeling of grief is also very personal – people grieve in different ways, for various causes and varying durations. Everyone has experienced grief in one way or another during their lifetime. And yet, many of us do not understand grieving and how to handle the ensuing emotional turmoil that accompanies grief.

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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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Recognizing and Intervening in Emotionally Abusive Teenage Relationships

Socialwork License Map

Learn what emotional abuse is and how to recognize it in teenage relationships. Explore resources to help a possible victim and tools for intervening. The post Recognizing and Intervening in Emotionally Abusive Teenage Relationships appeared first on Social Work License Map.

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Reporting diversity

The Socail Issue

TweetI’m delighted to have been shortlisted for the Society of Editors’ Press Awards in the ‘reporting diversity’ category. I’m in fine, strong company in the category and delighted that the Society of Editors is considering the issue of diversity in all its forms.

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Social Work History Month 2021: Social Workers are Essential

Michigan Girl's Café

March is National Social Work History Month. The 2021 theme is " Social Workers are Essential.” From the NASW website : Social workers are essential to community well-being. As practitioners, social workers are trained to help people address personal and systemic barriers to optimal living. They are employed to effect positive change with individuals, families, groups and entire communities.

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KVC Health Systems Launches KVC Missouri and Names New President

KVC

When KVC Health Systems welcomed Kansas City, MO-based nonprofit Niles Home for Children into its family four years ago , it promised to work with community partners to enhance Niles’ quality and sustainability. KVC continues fulfilling that promise, now expanding Niles into a broad continuum of care for children and families called KVC Missouri and appointing a new leader to nurture collaborations that will advance child and family wellbeing.

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2021 CBU Social Work Month

The Advocate

Meet the Social Work Faculty in CBU’s Social Work Department! CBU’s Social Work Department will be featuring each of our faculty members throughout the month of March in hopes to share to their widespread passion and professional commitment to the field of social work. Click each video below to see what they have to say! Meet Dr. Antonio Mejico Jr., Ed.D.

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Free Mental Health Webinars, March 2021

Social Work.Career

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Mental Health Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 30 free webcasts that I could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health. To make it easier for you to find a webinar that is of interest […]. The post Free Mental Health Webinars, March 2021 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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Get Connected: Using Social Media for Social Work Success

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.

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Q: When should a parent seek professional help?

Parenthood Understood

When our kids are sick and we don’t know what’s wrong or how to deal with it, we usually go to the doctor. We don’t feel conflicted about seeking that professional’s help, and we don’t wait until things are so bad that our child is comatose. But for some reason, with behavioral/emotional/relationship challenges, people can be reluctant to seek help, often waiting until the problems worsen and get cemented in place.

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What You Need to Know If You’re Sectioned

The Masked AMHP

So, you’ve been detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, and you’re in hospital. It’s most likely you’ve been detained under either Section 2 or Section 3. Section 2 lasts for up to 28 days. The purpose of detention under section 2 is to be able to assess you in order to decide if you have a mental disorder. There are two grounds for a section 2: You have to be suffering from mental disorder.

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Acetylcholine

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Summary - Acetylcholine is not often talked about but is a necessary excitatory neurotransmitter - Acetylcholine interacts with gonadal hormones, thyroid hormones and several neurotransmitters - Acetylcholine is important for energy, memory, attention, regulation of muscle contraction and much more. - Choline is necessary to make acetylcholine - Tyrosine is necessary to make acetylcholine - Too much acetylcholine contributes to anxiety and irritability, too little contributes to anhedonia Summar

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How to Make Time Fly at Work | Rule the World

Social Work Haven

Are you a social worker daydreaming at work? Hypnotising the hands of the clock to move faster? Having problems with concentration at work? Yearning for the moment your workday is over so you have your freedom again? Or perhaps, you want to make time fly at work. TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN. My guess is that if you are here, then you may have some answers to these questions.

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10 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About Social Workers

KVC

March is National Social Work Month and KVC is joining the National Association of Social Workers to recognize the powerful, positive impact social workers have on their clients and their communities! Social workers across the globe work hard to ensure all people are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve. We celebrate and appreciate our incredible team of social workers who do life-changing work with children and families every single day at KVC.

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White People Organizing for Racial Justice: Deep Canvassing - Kristen Brock-Petroshius, MSW

Doin' The Work

Episode 39 Guest: Kristen Brock-Petroshius, MSW Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW. www.dointhework.com. Listen/Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify. Follow on Twitter & Instagram , Like on Facebook. Join the mailing list Support the podcast Download transcript. Check out the new Doin’ The Work Collection of hoodies, tees, mugs, and tote bags!

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Eating Disorders and Addictions

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Based in Part on Brief Therapy with Eating Disorders by Barbara McFarland, and the Overcoming Disordered Eating Protocol by the Centre for Clinical Intervention - Shifting paradigms to one of resourcefulness vs. sickness - Identifying key interviewing questions to develop a strengths-based alliance Based in Part on Brief Therapy with Eating Disorders by Barbara McFarland, and the Overcoming Disordered Eating Protocol by the Centre for Clinical Intervention - Shifting paradigms to one of resource

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The Only Guide You Need to Become Your Own Therapist

Social Work Haven

In my younger years, I would start my day already upset as I felt each day was the same. As I matured, I learned that to become happy; I had to put in an effort myself in the form of self-help. I began telling myself things I wished the day will bring me. I maintained a positive mindset even when faced with challenges. Always remember that …… “Happiness depends on your mindset and attitude.”.

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Artificial Intelligence: In What Ways Does AI Turn Up in the Social Work Practice Ecosystem? An Exploration

Social Work Futures

In social work, we generally don’t “cover” topics of artificial intelligence very centrally in our educational or practice literature, though a few brave social work researchers. practitioners and activists have done so. We tend to talk about it more generally – which is a good start but not enough from where I sit. Futurist Leah Zaidi says that the role of artificial intelligence is one of the three central necessary foci of futures work right now (the other two being eq

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Internet, Gaming, and Gambling Addiction

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Video games, online gambling, online shopping and pornography all have the potential to become problematic Social media also has an addictive quality that can cause withdrawal and exacerbate mood disorders and/or addictions What Makes a Video Game Addictive High Score Beating the Game No Ending to the Game – i.e. Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) Role Playing Novelty/Discovery A good portion of World of Warcraft is spent exploring imaginary worlds, and Minecraft is spent de