What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)? And what are the basic HIPAA security steps that social workers and mental health professionals need to consider? Today, we have the pleasure of an interview with Roy Huggins, LPC NCC, Director of Person-Centered Tech, a consulting and continuing education firm that serves the mental health community. He is a […]
Dementia Care: Use Mind Mapping to Improve Quality of Life
21 Dementia Tips for Caregivers and Social Workers Do you have a relative or clients who are wrestling with dementia, and would like to find a way to either help or better connect with them? Thanks to the generosity of Dr. George Huba, this post will provide you with 21 invaluable tips: 7 Ways to better cope with cognitive […]
Technology Tools for Clinical Practice
Are you interested in applying some technology tools in your clinical work with clients? To learn more about the application of tech tools within the mental health field, I reached out to Ignacio Pacheco, MSW (also known as Iggy). Iggy is the editor and creator of the Social Work Tech Blog, a blog dedicated to […]
Online Therapy and the Use of Technology
Have you wondered what are the advantages or disadvantages of using online therapy? Or have you been curious as to what avatar therapy in Second Life is all about? This week, DeeAnna Merz Nagel, LPC, DCC, co-founder of the Online Therapy Institute, will be answering these questions and more! DeeAnna has been practicing online counseling since 1999. Some of you may […]
A Talk about Upward Mobility and Technology in Social Work
This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Karen Zgoda, MSW, LCSW and a current PhD Candidate at the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. Her primary occupations are conducting research, teaching and working on her dissertation but she also volunteers for the American Cancer Society and SocialWorkChat.org, and writes for TheNewSocialWorker. I think you […]
