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Member Voices: Be Wary of Mental Health ‘Experts’ on Social Media

Social Work Blog

I see the devastating effects of this crisis in our community, emergency departments, and substance-use treatment centers through my roles as an emergency psychiatric and addiction Clinical Social Worker. A good place to start is the US Department of Health and Human Services administration, which operates a suicide and crisis Lifeline.

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

However, overall, POC are less likely to receive any care compared to White individuals, and the services they do receive are less likely to be quality services (Lê Cook et al., Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90 (10), 837–849. 2014; Walker et al.,

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How to Create a Disaster Behavioral Health Plan

Relias

Whether they are natural or man-made disasters, human services professionals must prepare accordingly. Provide Psychological First Aid. While PFA is not a substitute for therapy or other forms of psychiatric care, agencies can use it to help reduce stress and trauma immediately following a disaster. Disasters happen.

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Why Successful Integrated Care Management Matters

Relias

This means considering things like: Referring working patients to clinics that offer extended hours Referring Medicaid patients to well-known psychiatric units that work well with their insurance And more Building rapport and understanding the patient more fully can help PCPs direct patients to the appropriate resource and encourage follow-ups.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

The Center for Deployment Psychology will be hosting a 90-minute webinar entitled “Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.” This resource from the American Psychiatric Association provides expert responses to common questions pertaining to PTSD. . June 21, 2022. Prepared by.

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News Items – March 18, 2022

Social Workers Speak

They can be found in Indian Child Welfare, Humans Services, Behavioral Health, Housing, ONE FIRE, Health Services , Education and Sequoyah Schools, just to name a few of the departments that provide supportive services for our citizens. These dedicated workers make up a large part of our 4,300 employees.

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News Items – February 10, 2022

Social Workers Speak

25 letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, seeking an exemption from the “good faith” estimates for routine mental and behavioral health services. Psychology Today. Arguing that the rule is burdensome and unnecessary, mental health providers wrote a Jan.