By Carla B. Monteiro, LCSW The past two years were filled with fear and uncertainty, exacerbating a mental health crisis with an increase in anxiety, depression, suicide rates, and substance abuse. I see the devastating effects of this crisis in our community,...
Given that an estimated 84 percent of advice given on TikTok is misleading, it is essential that anyone sharing mental health-related advice has the proper credentials.
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is a partner in the Campaign to Change Direction, a nationwide movement led by Give an Hour to address the urgent need to get more people to discuss mental health, mental illness and mental well-being. NASW CEO Angelo...
What was it like to look for care when few in the medical establishment understood Alzheimer’s disease? What would it be like today to face a care system without sufficient aid or advocacy from the social work profession?
By Paul R. Pace, News staff Washington became the first state in the nation to require suicide assessment and management training for licensed social workers, therapists, counselors and psychologists. The Matt Adler Suicide Assessment, Treatment, and Management...
In recent years, there has been a growing national movement to challenge the practice and premise for using solitary confinement as a method of behavioral control in the nation’s prisons, jails and juvenile facilities.The strong opposition to solitary confinement is...
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has consistently been found to be the most common of all personality disorders, with estimates ranging from 1 percent to 2 percent of the general population, and some researchers have suggested that BPD rate can be as high as 6...
Rena Malai, News staff Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud was known to have his dogs present during client sessions, and an animal’s soothing presence has long been noted for therapeutic properties, says Ellen Winston, co-founder of Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of...