Mental Health Roundup 6/26/17 – 7/16/17 This contains some of the latest news in social work, healthcare, private practice and more! It may assist you in better understanding self-disclosure, the do’s and don’ts with respect to accepting gifts from clients, how to employ CBT with clients with Borderline Personality Disorder, use technology to aid your teaching (and […]
HIPAA Compliance: Private Practice Security Tips
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 […]
Therapy Notes: How to Document Gray Areas
Therapy Notes: 5 Tips for Clinicians Documenting Gray Areas: Risk Assessment for “Medium Risk” Clients All counselors understand that high risk situations, such as a client reporting suicidal thoughts, require significant and timely therapy notes. However, what about the gray areas we encounter on a daily basis? The situations that linger and don’t quite meet […]
25 Social Workers Share Why They Love Social Work!
25 Social Worker Quotes In honor of March being National Social Work Month, SocialWork.Career asked many social workers what they love most about their work. Below is part one, and part 2 appears in Social Worker Month: 10 Reasons for Social Workers to Stand Up. As per the 25 responses provided, social workers are inclined to love their profession for the following reasons: it’s the best […]
Solution Focused Therapy: Key Principles and Case Example
What is Solution Focused Therapy? And how may you use Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) to empower your clients to get unstuck and achieve their goals? Today, we have the honor of an interview with Denise J. Krause, MSSW, a Clinical Professor and Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Alumni Relations at the University at Buffalo School of […]
