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Child Maltreatment Intervention
Helping Clients in Crisis
Proficiency in crisis intervention strategies is an essential skill for all helping professionals. Crisis intervention techniques are often used when working with suicidal clients, victims of domestic violence and in disaster relief.
In “Helping Clients in Crisis”, Renee Bradford Garcia, LCSW, reviews crisis t...
Proficiency in crisis intervention strategies is an essential skill for all helping professionals. Crisis intervention techniques are often used when working with suicidal clients, victims of domestic violence and in disaster relief.
In “Helping Clients in Crisis”, Renee Bradford Garcia, LCSW, reviews crisis theory, differences between crisis and trauma, and intervention techniques when working with clients in crisis.
She examines Roberts’ Seve...
Proficiency in crisis intervention strategies is an essential skill for all helping professionals. Crisis intervention techniques are often used when working with suicidal clients, victims of domestic violence and in disaster relief.
In “Helping Clients in Crisis”, Renee Bradford Garcia, LCSW, reviews crisis theory, differences between crisis and trauma, and intervention techniques when working with clients in crisis.
She examines Roberts’ Seven Stages of Crisis Intervention model, and uses this model in her role-play session with a female client who was referred by the National Domestic Violence Hotline after a violent altercation with her long-time partner.
Watch Renee conduct a crisis assessment, establish rapport with her client, identify the major issues, work with feelings and emotions, explore alternatives, and develop an action plan.
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Social Work and Poverty
Living in poverty, especially for long periods of time, puts families at higher risk of challenges with stable housing, health issues and access to health care, mental health and substance abuse issues as well as domestic violence issues. Social workers who work with people living in poverty must be prepared to as...
Living in poverty, especially for long periods of time, puts families at higher risk of challenges with stable housing, health issues and access to health care, mental health and substance abuse issues as well as domestic violence issues. Social workers who work with people living in poverty must be prepared to assist with a multitude of needs and challenges.
In “Social Work and Poverty”, Cossy Hough, LCSW, reviews the definition of poverty,...
Living in poverty, especially for long periods of time, puts families at higher risk of challenges with stable housing, health issues and access to health care, mental health and substance abuse issues as well as domestic violence issues. Social workers who work with people living in poverty must be prepared to assist with a multitude of needs and challenges.
In “Social Work and Poverty”, Cossy Hough, LCSW, reviews the definition of poverty, social work perspectives on poverty, demographics, and the practice of working with clients living in poverty.
She follows her presentation with a role play demonstration of an intake and assessment of a young male client who has just entered a homeless shelter.
Watch for empathy, collaboration and empowerment strategies as Cossy works with her client from a strengths-based approach.
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Ethics and Values in Social Work: Client-Centered Processes for Managing Ethical Concerns
Social Work Practice in Palliative Care
Palliative Care is a multidisciplinary approach to specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, physical stress, and mental stress of a serious illness. The goal of such therapy is to improve quality of life for both the patient a...
Palliative Care is a multidisciplinary approach to specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, physical stress, and mental stress of a serious illness. The goal of such therapy is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family.
In “Social Work Practice and Palliative Care”, Dede Sparks, LCSW, reviews the many pieces of palliative care, includ...
Palliative Care is a multidisciplinary approach to specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, physical stress, and mental stress of a serious illness. The goal of such therapy is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family.
In “Social Work Practice and Palliative Care”, Dede Sparks, LCSW, reviews the many pieces of palliative care, including the critical role social worker’s play in their work with patients.
Dede examines the importance of a bio-psycho-social assessment, educating medical teams on the influence of culture, religion, and spirituality in a patient’s care, and the importance of healthy collaboration with the many complex systems providing care to a patient and family.
The video concludes with a role play of an assessment and intervention planning session with a client who has just been diagnosed with a serious, potentially life limiting, but also potentially curable disease.
Watch how Dede provides a safe and supportive environment that allows her client to explore what she is most concerned about and determine her own goals and objectives for treatment.
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Trauma, PTSD and Trauma-Informed Care
Regardless of the population one serves, helping professionals will most likely come into contact with someone who suffers from trauma. Many times, the presenting problem may be substance abuse, an eating disorder, depression or anxiety, but trauma is at the root of the disturbance.
In “Trauma, PTSD, and Trauma-...
Regardless of the population one serves, helping professionals will most likely come into contact with someone who suffers from trauma. Many times, the presenting problem may be substance abuse, an eating disorder, depression or anxiety, but trauma is at the root of the disturbance.
In “Trauma, PTSD, and Trauma-Informed Care”, Renee Bradford Garcia, LCSW, offers multiple definitions of trauma, including the subjective nature of trauma, comple...
Regardless of the population one serves, helping professionals will most likely come into contact with someone who suffers from trauma. Many times, the presenting problem may be substance abuse, an eating disorder, depression or anxiety, but trauma is at the root of the disturbance.
In “Trauma, PTSD, and Trauma-Informed Care”, Renee Bradford Garcia, LCSW, offers multiple definitions of trauma, including the subjective nature of trauma, complex trauma, historical trauma, and secondary trauma. She reviews PTSD, the four symptom clusters associated with it, as well as treatment options. Finally, she discusses Trauma-Informed Care and the values associated with it.
In a role-play demonstration, Renee works with a client who has come in for an initial session, six weeks after one of her co-workers walked into her workplace, and open fired with an automatic machine gun, killing three people and seriously injuring others. Watch as Renee assess the client for PTSD and uses a Trauma-Informed approach to treatment, including the values of safety, trustworthiness, choice and control, collaboration, and empowerment.
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The Politics of Healing: Creating Safe Clinical Space for Activists in Trump Era
Social Work: Home Visit Safety
A Strength-Based Approach to DSM-5 Diagnosis
