Tag Archives: Community Mental Health
In Texas, People With Mental Illness Find Work Helping Peers
Reading the headline “In Texas, People with Mental Illness Find Work Helping Peers” my mind flashed to Recovery coaches and peer mentors — known in Alcoholics Anonymous as “sponsors”. These individuals have helped those addicted to alcohol or drugs for … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged clinical experience, clinical social worker, Community Mental Health, Continuing Education Credits, effective listening, ethics, holistic care, mental health professionals, mental illness, peer mentors, Peer specialists, peer support, Psychiatrist, Recovery, Recovery coaches, sponsors, Texas, therapist
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‘New Policy’ Bans Street People
“Talk to supervisor” It seems like these have become the go-to bar of choice. To my knowledge, nobody who’s currently on the list has called or come by trying to meet with me, yet people continue getting added to it, … Continue reading
Posted in Career Journal, Clinical Supervision
Tagged assault, Clinical Supervision, Community Mental Health, employment, How did you get here, incident report, leadership, liability, medical attention, mental health, mental illness, on-call supervisor, physical assault, protocol, safety concerns, safety precautions, social justice, social work, supervisor, Trauma-Informed Advocacy, violence
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Real Life of an MSW 