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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

For the past seventy-two hours I had been a guest of Mercy Hospital’s emergency room and both the hospital and I had settled in for the wait. I had my own room, a real hospital bed instead of an ER examination cot, and a menu card for the next day’s meals. I think I need to go to a hospital.” I think…” I started. “I

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What to expect when seeing a clinical psychologist with your child

Lawson Psychology

These difficulties might include high anger and conflict, a child having lots of worries, low mood or difficulties with self esteem. Your child might be asked questions about self harm or suicidal ideation and you might be asked to complete some questionnaires either in the session or at home afterwards. What happens next?

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News Items – January 12, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Diane Barth is a member of NASW-NYC: How Do You Recover From a Blow to Your Self-Esteem? When our self-esteem takes a blow , it can affect everything in our lives, including how we feel about ourselves, our jobs, our physical appearance, and our mental abilities. Psychology Today. Psychology Today. Does it matter? ”

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Mental Health Check-in

Abuse Survivor

I am unable to sit in person with a trauma therapist just yet. After many therapists and few successful treatments, I am left feeling betrayed, lied to, and abandoned. I will work on my patience and self compassion this week. I am not ready to trust someone with all of that information again yet.

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

Bipolar Bandit

I can authorize involuntary transfers of patients to hospitals. If they don’t qualify for inpatient, I can refer them to outpatient treatment programs or give them self-help material. When patients with serious mental illness are not in jail or hospitalized, crisis can occur anywhere. My job is to make this happen.

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Members in the Media – June 1, 2023

Social Workers Speak

When a hospital, school, neighbor or older child reports mistreatment, social workers apply a risk assessment to determine how agencies should respond, she said. The child protective agency doesn’t create the reports of harm. You can be a mental health advocate The Uptake Many therapists are involved in activism and advocacy.

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News Items – June 17, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Cynthia Schwartzberg is a member: Deprogramming Self-Destruction to Find Inner Joy with Brainspotting. The book can also help therapists with their clients. Exercises at the end of each chapter are a journey of self-discovery to find your authentic self.