By Lorrie Appleton, LCSW I am preparing to meet a new therapy client. (Let’s call her Emily). While anticipating our introduction, I scan my office, particularly noting the empty couch and chairs waiting to be occupied. I wonder how many people will be attending...
My job, as a therapist, is to provide crowd control. Who are the stakeholders in Emily’s life and how do they influence her thoughts?
A Red Cross Foundations of Disaster Mental Health (FDMH) Webinar has been scheduled for Wed Aug 29, 2012 3pm - 6 pm EST. Topic: Foundations of Disaster Mental Health To Register: Go to https://americanredcross.webex.com enter the session number and click “Join” to...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that anyone born from 1945 through 1965 get tested for hepatitis C.
The Countdown Is On: Help People Switch Now to Electronic Federal Benefit Payments Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service Everyone who receives Social Security or Supplemental Security Income or other federal benefit payments by paper...
The National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC), of which NASW is a founding member, is hosting three regional summits this fall. Join other health care professionals, patient and caregiver advocates, policy makers, NTOCC thought leaders, and partner...
NASW and other members of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, sent a letter to President Obama urging the administration to continue on its path of full implementation of all provisions in the Affordable Care Act, in particular full implementation of...
Beginning August 1, 47 million women in the U.S. have access to eight new prevention-related health care services, with no cost-sharing. The Affordable Care Act, requires that coverage of these services take effect at the next renewal date – on or after Aug. 1,...