Chris McLaughlin is govt director of NASW-ME:
Social
Work Breaks Barriers
Telehealth Certification Institute
Yearly, the month of March is acknowledged as Social Work Month.
Social Work Month is a time to not solely honor the previous achievements and
successes within the area but in addition to function a name to motion for the work forward
of us nonetheless left to do. The 2023 theme for Social Work Month is “Social Work
Breaks Obstacles”. Each day, social staff, and our allied well being
skilled colleagues, assist to interrupt down obstacles that stop individuals from
residing extra enriched, fulfilling lives. Along with the direct providers
we offer to people, households, {couples}, and teams, we additionally work to
advocate at a programs stage to make sure that legal guidelines and insurance policies are adopted so
everybody can stay safely and to their fullest potential.
Anthony Estreet is govt director of NASW:
VCU
grad pushing profession forward as leader of National Association of Social
Workers
VCU Information
As the brand new chief govt officer of the Nationwide Affiliation of Social
Employees, Virginia Commonwealth College alumnus Anthony Estreet, Ph.D., is
trying to re-engage social staff – and future social staff and their
school. “We’re in that area between problem and alternative as social staff,”
stated Estreet, who was introduced as CEO in early January and assumed his duties
in early February. “If we embrace and totally come collectively as one career and
break down silos, we are able to proceed to make quite a lot of change and good bother in
phrases of addressing challenges we see.”
Stephen Wanyczyk-Karp is govt director of NASW-CT:
Connecticut
lawmakers consider paid mental health days for workers
Bronx Information 12
It’s a part of a wide-ranging package deal proposed by state Senate Democrats
that additionally consists of extra suicide screenings in class, simpler licensing for
social staff and a brand new “behavioral well being advocate” to resolve
insurance coverage disputes. “Thirty-three % of our members needed to wait over 30
minutes simply to speak to somebody in an insurance coverage firm,” stated Stephen
Wanyczyk-Karp, the Connecticut chapter president of the Nationwide Affiliation of
Social Employees. “Seventy-six % of suppliers should contact an organization
a number of occasions to resolve a problem.”
Mental
Health Advocates Question Records Sharing on State’s Health Information
Exchange
CT Examiner
However Steven Wanczyk-Karp, director of the Connecticut chapter of the
Nationwide Affiliation of Social Employees, advised CT Examiner that behavioral
well being suppliers felt that offering knowledge to the Connie system conflicted with
their career’s code of ethics. “Confidentiality is one thing that our
career makes as a core precept,” stated Wanczyk-Karp. “Even simply turning
over your consumer checklist, in our opinion, is a breach of confidentiality.”
Mirean Coleman is medical apply director of NASW:
Is
a master’s degree in social work worth it?
Fortune Journal
Being a psychological well being supplier or substance use supplier are “excellent areas
for social staff to concentrate on proper now,” Mirean Coleman, medical director
on the National
Association of Social Workers (NASW), tells Fortune.
“Though we’re producing quite a lot of social staff for psychological well being and
substance use providers, the demand is so excessive that we’re not in a position to meet that
demand.”
Emily Hemendinger is a member of NASW-CO:
Can
ChatGPT and TikTok Fads Hurt People Struggling with Eating Disorders?
College of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
For consuming dysfunction consultants, the place the whole lot from chatbot misdiagnoses
to AI-generated physique photos can have devasting penalties for his or her sufferers,
the issues are excessive. Under, Laura Kelley, media relations skilled within the
College of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Workplace of Communications, speaks
with Emily
Hemendinger, LCSW, MPH, CPH, ACS, the medical director of the OCD
Program and assistant professor within the Department of Psychiatry at
the College of Colorado College of Drugs, about the advantages and
pitfalls of expertise in relation to disordered consuming and compulsive
train.
Kristen Mackel is a member of NASW-PA:
What You
Should Know About Dancing With Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Dance Journal
Based on Kristen Mackel, a licensed medical social employee who
makes a speciality of working with athletes and creatives, when speaking about GAD,
it’s vital to distinguish between the dysfunction and nervousness as an emotion.
This may be performed by considering when it comes to what she calls “states” and “traits.”
“An emotion is a state; it comes and goes,” she explains. “A dysfunction is far
extra of a trait; it’s extra prevalent, persistent and pervasive.”
Olivia Taylor is a member of NASW-IL:
Why
It’s Important To Leave A Relationship That Doesn’t Serve You, According To An
Expert
Glam Journal
Olivia Taylor, a psychotherapist, licensed medical social employee,
and the proprietor of Coral Coronary heart Counseling, shared a few of her prime indicators
that you need to go away a relationship with Glam. Watching out for these crimson
flags can provide the readability it is advisable to resolve if that is only a minor bump
within the highway or if a relationship is now not serving you, serving to you to keep away from
pointless confusion and heartbreak on this tough scenario.
Andrea Kumura is a member of NASW-HI:
Kaiser
Permanente mental health employees return to work after a 172-day strike
Hawaii Public Radio
The settlement additionally consists of pension advantages for brand new hires. Kaiser had
beforehand insisted on eliminating pension advantages for brand new hires despite the fact that
that will have made it more durable to recruit extra therapists. “This contract is a
lot higher than what Kaiser was providing once we began our strike final
August, nevertheless it’s nonetheless not sufficient to handle the understaffing disaster that
forces Kaiser members to attend months for psychological well being remedy,” stated Andrea
Kumura, a social employee from Waipio stated in a press launch.
Michelle Felder is a member of NASW-NYC:
Got an A–hole in
Your Life? Here’s Exactly How To Deal With Them, According to Mental Health
Experts
Parade
Whereas there isn’t any diagnosable “a–gap” character sort within the Diagnostic and
Statistical Handbook of Psychological Issues, Fifth Version (DSM-5), figuring out
somebody on this method is step one to studying find out how to cope with them. Michelle
Felder, LCSW, MA, licensed medical social employee, parenting therapist
and founding father of Parenting Pathfinders defines an a–gap as “somebody
that demonstrates a sample of being thoughtless of the sentiments or wants of
others, or who’s deliberately contentious, irritating or unkind.”
Nicole Sbordone is a member of NASW-AZ:
Should
You Feel Guilty For Forgetting To Text Back? Not Always
Glam Journal
If you happen to genuinely meant to reply nevertheless it slipped your thoughts, you’re not
alone. Chances are you’ll even put together a complete message, solely to overlook to hit ship.
Based on Nicole Sbordone, a licensed medical social employee, it
occurs on a regular basis (through HelloGiggles). With so many distractions, it’s simple
to get sidetracked. That is very true in case you have a situation like
consideration deficit hyperactivity dysfunction (ADHD). Based on Healthline,
widespread signs of grownup ADHD embrace a scarcity of focus and forgetfulness. Dropping
your keys, zoning out throughout conversations, and, sure, forgetting to textual content again
are sometimes part of on a regular basis life in case you have ADHD.
Jamie Plocinski is a member of NASW-PA:
Life
saving: Doctors, advocates in the Williamsport region explain gender-affirming
care
Williamsport Solar-Gazette
Jamie Plocinski, a licensed medical social employee and proprietor of
Radiance Wellness Group, is well-versed within the strategy of writing letters
for insurance coverage functions. Actually, she stated, quite a few trans individuals within the space
who’re in any other case pleased with the remedy they obtain elsewhere come her method
for letters in case their therapist isn’t aware of the method. Although,
she stated, she doesn’t hand out letters willy-nilly. She conducts an evaluation
of the affected person and appears into their historical past and weighs different components. The
course of is “positively primarily based on age,” she stated.
Aubrey Driscoll is a member of NASW-IN:
Advocates
share resources for domestic violence survivors at Ball State University and in
Muncie
Ball State Each day
For confidential assist, the Ball State Counseling Middle affords
a number of therapeutic types of remedy, starting from self-direction
interventions, group remedy and particular person remedy, affiliate director of
prevention and wellness Aubrey Driscoll stated through e mail. “It’s our
objective to work with our college students to find out what type of remedy would finest
match their wants and deal with their particular challenges or struggles,” Driscoll
stated through e mail.
The
battle over abortion access could return to the ballot box in four states as
the 2024 elections loom
Insider
Not like Florida, Ohio has already handed a 6-week ban. Nonetheless, the
state’s legislation will not be in impact after a county choose put it on maintain over a
lawsuit introduced by the Nationwide Affiliation of Social Employees and the Abortion
Fund of Ohio. The authorized battle might attain the Ohio State Supreme Court docket. Ohio
will even be carefully watched nationally. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, is
searching for a fourth time period and is one in all a handful of incumbents that Republicans
wish to decide off. Democrats haven’t carried the state in a presidential race
since 2012, however having abortion entry on the poll might draw extra Democratic
voters to the polls.
Hollie Swire is a member of NASW-MA:
‘Momnesia’
is real, but it’s not what you think
The Washington Submit
Psychologist and mom of three Alison Kravit has, from time to time,
forgotten the phrase “remedy.” Hollie Swire, a licensed unbiased medical
social employee and new mom of 1, has set off for day care with out the
bag of her son’s garments and bottles. Christina Moran, a stay-at-home mother of
three who has grasp’s levels in nursing and public well being, worries she received’t
be capable of course of info rapidly or categorical herself succinctly when she
goes again to work. “It’s a really uncomfortable feeling,” she stated.
