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Racial Disparities in Mental Health Treatment

Simmons University

Individuals with a mental health illness in the United States can face fragmented or unavailable services, high costs, and social stigma. It is particularly difficult for people of color to receive adequate and culturally appropriate treatment. The post Racial Disparities in Mental Health Treatment appeared first on SC-UMT.

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What can science tell us about suicide? (Answer: Not nearly enough… yet.)

Society of Clinical Psychology

By Joseph Franklin, PhD and Jessica Ribeiro, PhD. Suicide. For most people, this word conjures up images of someone who is extremely sad. Someone so lonely, stressed, or defeated that they’ve decided that they’d be better off dead. Some clinicians might add to this picture related characteristics such as emotion dysregulation, substance abuse, or impulsivity.

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110 -Assessment of Addiction and Mental Health Issues

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Mental health and addiction issues are not one size fits all. Learn about the transtheoretical method of assessment and how to best help your clients take the next step forward. Mental health and addiction issues are not one size fits all. Learn about the transtheoretical method of assessment and how to best help your clients take the next step forward.

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Apple AirPods and my Social Workin Day

Social Work Tech

I’m a big fan of the Bluetooth headphones because I don’t like cords anchoring me to my ginormous iPhone. Don’t get me wrong… I love my ginormous iPhone, but I don’t want it snuggling up to my body all the time so that my Bluetooth can work. You might be familiar with the eternal struggle of owning a working Bluetooth for telephone calls.

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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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109 -Anger, Anxiety and Depression: Exploring the Connection

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Anger, Anxiety and Depression Making the Connection Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director, AllCEUs Objectives Define the transdiagnostic and transactional theories Define anger and anxiety Explore types of threats and threat assessment techniques Explore intervention techniques Define depression Examine the connection between depression, anger and anxiety Identify transdiagnostic interventions Transdiagnostic & Transactional Approaches ~Transdiagnostic […] Anger, Anxie

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108 -Dialectical Behavior Therapy- Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Interpersonal effectiveness is the ability to ask for what you want and say no to unwanted requests Learn how to get others to do things you want them to do and take you seriously, effectively say no to unwanted requests, strengthen current relationships, and find and build new relationships. Interpersonal effectiveness is the ability to ask for what you want and say no to unwanted requests Learn how to get others to do things you want them to do and take you seriously, effectively say no to unw

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