Tag Archives: mental health

When Is It Okay to Lock Children Up for Noncriminal Offenses?

Posted on November 5, 2019 by msw blog

When Is It Okay to Lock Children Up for Noncriminal Offenses? My immediate answer is NEVER EVER! Let me be frank- this article Is it ever OK to lock up runaway kids? Public officials weigh inenrages me. David Edwards makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged children, detention facility, drug treatment, hard questions, juveniles, liability, mental health, mental health counseling, politics, protocol, public office, Runaway, social justice, social work, social worker, status offenders, violence | 4 Comments

Healing Process

Posted on October 1, 2019 by msw blog

Dear world, I love the holidays. It wasn’t always that way. When I was a teen, I dread them. I wished I could close my eyes and sleep from Thanksgiving straight through New Year’s and never wakeup. While all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged better tomorrow, bitterness, bully, depression, emotions, faith, forgivness, healing process, holidays, insight, journaling, memories, mental health, out cast, Peace Sade Blanco, realationships, self love, teenagers, winter break | 4 Comments

Advice from a Horoscope

Posted on September 1, 2019 by msw blog

Today is an 8: Mental and physical discipline are required to surmount an obstacle with your work, fitness and health. Positively Purging – I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged discipline, employment, fitness and health, Horoscope, hustle and grind, intimacy, love, mental health, obstacles, passionate moment, purpose, work | Leave a comment

Addressing the escalating psychiatrist shortage

Posted on August 5, 2019 by msw blog

The title of the article “Lack of Psychiatrist Creates an Access Problem in Oregon” caught my eye. I sat down to read it and the following paragraph “Pincus said the undersupply of psychiatrists could be due to a number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged fee for service, insurance plans, interdisciplinary team, internship, lawsuit, legal and ethic issues, Medical Association, medication, mental health, Mental health assessment, mental illness, Oregon, providers, Psychiatrist, psychologists, salaries, social service sector, social worker, starting salary, stigma, therapist, universities, value health care | 2 Comments

A Day on the Run with a Social Worker

Posted on June 20, 2019 by msw blog

A Day on the Run with a Social Worker The headline jumped out at me like a bright neon Lisa Frank elephant in print. I can go on and on about how the system has failed these youth and will … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Supervision, Reflections | Tagged assualt, conversation, dshs, employment, foster home, How did you get here, incident report, liability, mental health, mental illness, physical assault, protocol, Runaway, safety concerns, safety precautions, social justice, social work, violence | 2 Comments

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