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News Items – May 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Richard Brouillette is a member of NASW-CA: 2 Ways Empathy Determines the Type of Partner We Choose Psychology Today When we think of empathy , we usually think it’s about how we relate to other people’s feelings. In fact, empathy begins with how well we first learn to relate to our own feelings and emotional needs in childhood.

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News Items – May 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Richard Brouillette is a member of NASW-CA: 2 Ways Empathy Determines the Type of Partner We Choose Psychology Today When we think of empathy , we usually think it’s about how we relate to other people’s feelings. In fact, empathy begins with how well we first learn to relate to our own feelings and emotional needs in childhood.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Someone with sociopathic tendencies might, for instance, lack empathy for others, but still be a law-abiding, job-holding individual, she says. Marketplace The shift has been a game changer for therapists too. Thus, it’s possible for someone to consistently have a few sociopathic traits without having the diagnosable condition.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Someone with sociopathic tendencies might, for instance, lack empathy for others, but still be a law-abiding, job-holding individual, she says. Marketplace The shift has been a game changer for therapists too. Thus, it’s possible for someone to consistently have a few sociopathic traits without having the diagnosable condition.

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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

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I’ve always felt most comfortable working with the sickest of the sick, and I have a lot of sympathy and empathy for their plight because I’ve increasingly noticed that they are most neglected by treatment providers and the government. They might have offered choices, set limits, provided empathy to no avail.

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Members in the News – July 28, 2023

Social Workers Speak

We’re never going to build out an infrastructure if the going rate for therapy is $150 on the private market and it’s $70 on our Medicaid system.” Saloner, a well-known expert on raising resilient teens and young adults, has worked with children and families for over 30 years as a therapist, educator, speaker, event producer and coach.