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 […]
Best in Mental Health (1/18/16 – 1/31/16)
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 Technology Therapy/Relationships Career/Private Practice/NonProfit As a reminder, NASW’s Virtual Career Fair is coming up on Feb 9, 2016! [Need online job fair tips? See this post!] Healthcare/Advocacy Affordable. Health. Care – Jean Raffa […]
Best in Mental Health (12/21/15 – 1/17/16)
Mental Health Roundup This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more! Unlike normal roundups, this one covers the last four weeks. It’s been a busy end/beginning of the year. I’m hoping it’s been a good one for all of you 🙂 JobSeekers: NASW’s Virtual Career Fair is coming up […]
