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Your Healthy Outlook Can Promote Resilience and Recovery in Older Adults

Relias

Older adults in healthcare settings and long-term care facilities are more likely to have a behavioral health disorder than those who live in the community, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. What are your beliefs about recovery for people with behavioral health conditions?

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6 Principles of Trauma-Informed Care

Relias

Trauma-informed care can help people heal from trauma by providing them with a safe, respectful, and empowering environment that supports their overall recovery and growth. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), six key principles guide trauma-informed care.

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How to Talk With Patients About Substance Use Disorder

Gateway Foundation

Use” for illicit drugs or ”drug misuse” for prescription medications instead of “abuse” “Being in recovery” instead of “clean” Using first-person language can go a long way in promoting empathy in the clinical space that can then extend beyond the medical environment. Transparency helps build trust and avoids surprises.

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All You Need To Know About Social Work Articles

Social Work Haven

This article provides an overview of narrative therapy techniques and strategies for using them to engage clients in productive conversations about their experiences. In various settings, social workers help people manage everyday life challenges and larger problems, from mental health, to poverty, to trauma recovery.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Learn a combination of diagnosis and interventionist tools of dissociation to consider when engaged in treatment of populations of color. This publication from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration provides valuable tools to help people during these challenging times. Dynamics of Abuse .

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

They may engage in certain avoidance behaviors like: Withdrawing from family, friends, and co-workers Isolating themselves or hiding "away from the world" Avoiding family time or social functions or engagements Avoiding work or school by saying they're ill What Causes a Nervous Breakdown? That's the essence of " normal functioning."

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December Difficulties: Common Christmas Concerns To Mental Health

MQ Mental Health

People who engage in rumination are more likely to become depressed, and stay depressed for longer.” But ensuring there’s rest and recovery time is also important as fatigue can affect our ability to think clearly. An increase in the number of meals out with colleagues or at parties might also be challenging to recovery.