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What to Expect When a Child Discharges From a Children’s Psychiatric Hospital

KVC

When a child is discharged from a children’s psychiatric hospital, they will likely experience a range of emotions and expectations for life after their hospital stay. Choosing to admit a child for inpatient psychiatric care is never easy and it can be an overwhelming decision to make. Adjusting routines.

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Preventing school shootings

Stop Abuse Campaign

What do the experts know about school shootings, gun violence, and children? Gun violence is a public health problem, but it’s not all about school shootings. . It is essential to realize that school shootings make up a tiny percentage of youth firearms deaths. Of these youth, roughly half die from homicide (992).

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Finding and Choosing a Therapist for Yourself or Your Child

Parenthood Understood

Finding and Choosing a Therapist for Yourself or your Child: Way More than You Ever Wanted to Know. Finding a good therapist who is a match for you and your particular needs can be frustratingly difficult. I often help people find therapists, and have found that most have similar questions about the process.

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CBT for Kids: How You Can Improve the Mental Health of Younger Clients

Relias

As some therapists are reluctant to use CBT because it can be seen as manualized (following predetermined guidelines) and boring, we’ll guide you through what you need to know to get buy-in from your staff, including: what CBT is, why it’s so important when working with younger clients, and how to begin using at your organization.

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NASW Member Voices: In Search of Transgenerational Office Space

Social Work Blog

As a Systems Therapist, I welcome all attendees to the session, (in person or in absentia). My job, as her therapist, is to provide crowd control. Lorrie has practiced in a variety of settings including private practice, non-profit, inpatient psychiatric, military behavioral health, schools, corporations, and human service agencies.

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Living with Someone Who Has Bipolar Disorder and Learning as You Go: How to Support Someone with Bipolar Disorder; Part 2

Bipolar Bandit

However, I am going to say there is one old school antipsychotic I can take that will bring me down. It is when that happens, I don’t listen to reason, get into fights, do things I regret later, hurt the people I love and sometimes even end up in a psychiatric hospital. I am blessed to have ppl in my life that have stuck by me.

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NASW Member Voices: Eclectics, Rise Up!

Social Work Blog

I suggested we talk a bit about the issue that prompted his search for a therapist and maybe we could explore if I might be helpful. He had never been in therapy and wanted to establish trust by vetting therapists who had credentials and used language with which he was familiar. Then, we talked. Makes sense with one caveat.

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