Meagan Crews is a member of NASW-NC:
Jackson
education leaders update public on newly implemented school-based mental health
program ‘Project AWARE’
The Southern Scoop
On the Could common assembly of the Jackson County Board of Training, Meagan
Crews, LCSW, Director of Behavioral Well being for Jackson County Public Faculties,
gave an replace on Challenge AWARE. In September 2021, Jackson County was chosen
as one in every of six faculty programs within the state to function a pilot website for Challenge
AWARE.
Elizabeth Dosoretz is a member of NASW-FL:
Guest
Commentary: Weather-related PTSD a growing concern months after Hurricane Ian
Cape Coral Breeze
Seven months after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, and with the
2023 hurricane season looming, we replicate on the psychological well being impacts for
these nonetheless recovering from the devastation of fall 2022. When you’ve lived
by a hurricane — particularly one with the depth of Hurricane Ian — it’s
frequent to really feel traumatized, fearful and weak in its aftermath. Even a
half-year after the storm, many survivors are nonetheless working to course of and transfer
past their traumatic experiences.
Jude Vereyken is a member of NASW-MI:
Jude
Vereyken: Bad news in the news just keeps on a comin’
Holland Sentinel
It simply retains on holding on a comin’ … extra violence, extra shootings,
extra lethal storms, extra conflict devastation, extra practice wrecks, extra horrendous
fires with extra ache and struggling unfolding as we watch, learn, scroll
by all of it but one-a-more-a time and time and time once more! I don’t know
about you however some moments my coronary heart simply can’t naked one other grotesque story …
one other horrendous actuality. All of it will get to be simply an excessive amount of.
Tracy Fooks is a member of NASW-NJ:
Fooks
Named Administrator At Angelic Health Hospice Care
SNJ In the present day
Tracy Fooks, MSW, LCSW, has been named the administrator for the
West Atlantic Metropolis workplace of Angelic Well being Hospice Care. On this place,
Fooks oversees day-to-day functioning of the workplace which covers Atlantic, Cape
Could, and Cumberland counites. She works collaboratively with the hospice workforce
to make sure they provide wonderful providers to sufferers and their households. Fooks
has 38 years of healthcare expertise and held a earlier position as director of
skilled providers at Angelic Well being.
Javier Alvarado is a member of NASW-PA:
Intercultural
Family Services plans to scale up services and increase visibility under newly
appointed CEO
The Philadelphia Inquirer
He has solely been within the high spot for 2 weeks, however one of many issues Javier
Alvarado plans to do is elevate the profile of Intercultural Household Providers,
Inc. (IFS). For nearly 50 years this West Philadelphia-based establishment
has quietly been on the entrance line of offering supportive providers, particularly
psychological well being, for 1000’s of households.
Christine Ranck is a member of NASW-TN:
Brainspotting:
The Therapy Technique To Try If Your Body Keeps The Score
Glam
When you’ve positioned your brainspot, the true work occurs. Licensed
medical social employee and brainspotting therapist and coach Dr.
Christine Ranck explains
{that a} brainspotting practitioner will then ask you to remain centered on the
brainspot, the place you maintain your gaze within the location that triggers the emotional
and bodily response. They’ll speak to you about what you’re feeling till the
discomfort subsides and you are feeling lighter and extra at peace.
Lisa Gilman is a member of NASW-NYS:
Finding
the Right Words at a Time of Loss
Subsequent Avenue
“Folks do properly with normal statements, like ‘Grief and loss are
so exhausting’ or ‘Demise might be so tough to make sense of,’” says Lisa
Gilman, licensed medical social employee and board-certified diplomate in New
York. Understanding that we’re not the one ones who’ve misplaced somebody can
convey solace. However Gilman says most individuals don’t need to hear about others’
losses whereas they’re within the midst of their very own. “If you wish to categorical
empathy, merely stating that you understand how exhausting it may be to lose somebody can go
a great distance.”
Kendra Capalbo is a
member of NASW-CT:
Working
With Criminals and Inmates Took a Toll on My Love Life, Says Former Prison
Worker
New Quay Voice
Kendra Capalbo, a former medical social employee who spent 15
years working in a maximum-security jail, has revealed how her job fully
devastated her love life. In her position, the 46-year-old carried out psychological well being
assessments for inmates, together with murderers, rapists, and criminals. Dealing
with these harmful people each day had a disastrous affect on
Kendra’s romantic relationships.
