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Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, prevention, and education.
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Vigil tonight remembers slain Peabody social worker
PEABODY — Social services workers will gather in three locations across Massachusetts tonight to remember the life of Stephanie Moulton of Peabody. Moulton, a 25-year-old caseworker at the North Suffolk Mental Health home in Revere, was working alone, when Deshawn Chappell, a resident at the facility with a long history of both violence and mental illness, stabbed her, fled with her in her own ... Full Story
Beshear proposes more money for child protection and substance abuse treatment
Gov. Steve Beshear proposed Tuesday spending an additional $21 million to decrease case loads for frontline social workers and asked for additional money for substance abuse treatment for adults and adolescents. Full Story
Essential Learning and the Child Welfare League of Canada Partner to Offer E-Learning Solutions to Members
SAN DIEGO, CA-- - Child Welfare League of Canada is now offering discounts on online staff training solutions provided by Essential Learning. Through CWLC's relationship with the Child Welfare League of ... Full Story
An Evidence-Based Practice of Psychoeducation for Schizophrenia
Health care decisions can have life-altering consequences, so consumers must be as informed as possible. This is particularly true when it comes to developing treatment programs for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is often characterized by lack of insight, treatment nonadherence, and poor prognosis. Full Story
Paper calls for more to be done to help young people with depression
Depression is one of the most common mental health problems in young people worldwide, but it often goes unrecognised and untreated. Left untreated, adolescent depression increases the risk of suicide, substance abuse, and obesity, leads to serious social and educational problems, and can result in lifelong health problems. Although effective treatments are available, the lack of interventions ... Full Story
Coordinator: 'Desperate' need for social workers in area
Employment opportunities for social workers are projected to increase faster than other jobs in the next six years. Full Story
Connecticut, nation seeing spike in homeless vets with families
Andy and Miriam Miranda don’t fit the historical profile of homeless veterans. Former teachers with master’s degrees who have a 6-year-old son, they have lost a house to foreclosure and were evicted from an apartment for falling behind on rent. Full Story
Top Medgar Evers College social work students assist at-risk students at innovative Brownsville youth center program
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Two students from the Bachelor of Science in Social Work (BSSW) program at Medgar Evers College are interning at a community center in central Brooklyn this school year as part of a m Full Story
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