Mental Health Roundup This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more! This week’s wrap-up has 6 main themes: Health & Self-Care Advocacy Therapy Relationships Tech for Advocacy/Education/Practice Your Career 1. Embrace Health & Self-Care 8 Keys to Stress Relief – Dr. Christina Hibbert – “Stress is associated with a multitude of other […]
Best in Mental Health (3/28/16 – 4/10/16)
Mental Health Roundup This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more! This week’s wrap-up has 6 main themes: Advocacy Healthcare Therapy/Relationships Social Media, Education and Technology Private Practice/NonProfit Self-Care Advocacy “Doing Diversity” in Higher Education: Practical Challenges – Edna Chun – “an actionable leadership commitment to diversity… power structure that supports the attainment of strategic […]
Best in Mental Health (3/14/16 – 3/27/16)
Mental Health Roundup This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more! This week’s wrap-up has 5 main themes: Advocacy Therapy/Relationships Healthcare Mental Health and Technology Career/Private Practice/NonProfit Self-Care Advocacy Advocacy Education – Rachel West shares her presentations on legislative advocacy and digital advocacy… includes history of #BlackLivesMatter #CrisisNow: Transforming Services Is Within […]
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 […]
Best in Mental Health (2/29/16 – 3/13/16)
Mental Health Roundup This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more! This week’s wrap-up has 5 main themes: Advocacy/Cultural Sensitivity Education/Technology Therapy Career/Private Practice/NonProfit Self-Care/Inspiration Advocacy/Cultural Sensitivity The 2016 Nonprofits, Leadership and Race Survey – the Building Movement is asking for your participation in its confidential survey about your experiences and […]
Living Forward: 3 Questions to Create the Life You Want
How to Take Control of Your Life Are you looking for a helpful tool to help steer your life to where it is that you would like it go, vs. just wherever it may be? Or are you looking for something to use to encourage your clients take on a more proactive vs. reactive role in their lives? If […]
Best in Mental Health (2/15/16 – 2/28/16)
Mental Health Roundup This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more! This week’s wrap-up has 5 main themes: Healthcare Advocacy/Cultural Sensitivity Education/Technology Therapy Career/Private Practice/NonProfit Healthcare Applying an ‘equity lens’ to Cochrane Reviews – Jennifer Petkovic and Vivian Welch describe the PRISMA EQUITY extension, a 27-item reporting guideline, which applies an ‘equity lens’ to […]
Prison Social Work: Does Sex Offender Treatment Work?
Does Sex Offender Treatment Work? In a nutshell, sex offender treatment does help, but studies show varying results due to underreporting of actual reoffending, difficulties in measurement of recidivism and the variation in the ways recidivism rates are calculated. Recidivism is defined as the reversion to criminal behavior by an individual who was previously convicted of a criminal offense. Observed […]
Best in Mental Health (2/1/16 – 2/14/16)
Mental Health Roundup This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more! This week’s wrap-up has 5 main themes: Healthcare Advocacy/Cultural Sensitivity Therapy/Relationships Mental Health & Technology Career/Private Practice/NonProfit Healthcare Anxiety & Women: Hormones, Sleep & What You Can Do – Dr. Christina Hibbert – “Anxiety… most common mental health issue in women… several […]
Online Job Fairs: How to Succeed (Even If It’s Your 1st Time)
Online Job Fairs: 7 Tips to Your Success Do you have an upcoming online job fair to participate in? Are you wondering what to do in preparation for an online job fair? SocialWork.Career reached out to several experts to guide you on how to best prepare for your upcoming online career fair. Dawn Bugni, Hannah Morgan, Jacob Share, Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Marianna Paulson, Miriam Salpeter, Phyllis Mufson, Ronnie […]
