Social Work Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

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. I have a master’s degree in Social Work and am a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW). My concern is not unwarranted.

Mental Health 94

Mental Health LCSW Substance Abuse Psychiatry 94

Blurt It Out

JANUARY 2, 2024

Unlike service animals, ESAs do not need to go through rigorous training, but they should be able to demonstrate good behavior and not pose any risk of harm or property damage. Service animals could be dogs that can interrupt self-harming behaviors, hearing dogs, and seeing eye dogs. Is an ESA the same as a service dog?

Psychiatric 52

Psychiatric Self-harm Disability Mental Health 52

Blurt It Out

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Unlike service animals, ESAs do not need to go through rigorous training, but they should be able to demonstrate good behavior and not pose any risk of harm or property damage. Service animals could be dogs that can interrupt self-harming behaviors, hearing dogs, and seeing eye dogs. Is an ESA the same as a service dog?

Psychiatric 52

Psychiatric Self-harm Disability Mental Health 52

Blurt It Out

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Unlike service animals, ESAs do not need to go through rigorous training, but they should be able to demonstrate good behavior and not pose any risk of harm or property damage. Service animals could be dogs that can interrupt self-harming behaviors, hearing dogs, and seeing eye dogs. Is an ESA the same as a service dog?

Psychiatric 52

Psychiatric Self-harm Disability Mental Health 52

Blurt It Out

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Unlike service animals, ESAs do not need to go through rigorous training, but they should be able to demonstrate good behavior and not pose any risk of harm or property damage. Service animals could be dogs that can interrupt self-harming behaviors, hearing dogs, and seeing eye dogs. Is an ESA the same as a service dog?

Psychiatric 52

Psychiatric Self-harm Disability Mental Health 52

Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

I’m in my 14 th year as a mobile emergency psychiatric social worker. Although most mobile psychiatric emergency cases have involved mentally high functioning patients, I’ve been most invigorated from helping the most impaired patients, usually suffering from psychosis. My job is to make this happen. What do you mean by “mobile”?

Psychiatry 98

Psychiatry Interviewing Psychiatric Schizophrenia 98

Society of Clinical Psychology

DECEMBER 4, 2018

She has been in treatment for over seven years and has received therapy from several different clinicians who have each utilized various theoretical orientations. After significant treatment, her depression appears to be resistant to both therapeutic and psychiatric interventions. T feels most confident about herself.

Clinic 52

Clinic Psychotherapy Psychiatry Psychology 52