Health
The Health section will focus on medical policy, practice, and well being information for both patients and providers as well as healthy living and preventative care.
Scottish Journal For Residential Care: Final Call for Views and Experiences of Disability
The Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care (SJRCC) is inviting submissions for a special themed issue on disability to be...
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First Responders: Behind The Festive Season
I’m a social worker. I’m a first responder spouse. With my partner, I advocate for improved mental health for first...
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Having Difficulty Creating Worksheets and Activities for Your Clients?
Tailoring worksheets and activities specifically for your client's needs can be challenging for the best of therapists and counselors. For...
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What is Trauma-Informed Care
“What’s wrong with you" is typically our response to what we consider problematic behavior. But what if we shifted our...
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Lower Blood Sugar Levels with These 7 Superfoods
Being cautious about your health doesn’t have to be a dull and agonizing check off your to-do list. You can...
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UA Study to Take ‘Deep Dive’ into Risk Factors for Veterans, Suicides
University of Alabama researchers, America’s Warrior Partnership and The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation have partnered on a four-year, $2.9 million study to explore...
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Common STIs and How To Avoid Contracting Them
Every year, an estimated 20 million adults in the USA contract some type of STI. While some STIs exhibit distinct...
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Parental Medicaid Expansion Translates into Preventive Care for their Children
When low-income parents enroll in Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) state expansion program, their children have considerably better odds of receiving annual...
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Systems Perspective and the Myth of the Self-Made Man
As a social worker, we spend a good deal of time looking at systems, and systems work means we can’t...
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Ninety-Two Percent of Caregivers Are Financial Caregivers
A Merrill Lynch study, conducted in partnership with Age Wave, finds that the 40 million family caregivers in the U.S....
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How to Develop an Individual Grief Plan
Story's Angel of Grief My Mother always said that my Daddy was “a fool born on April fools”. This was the...
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The Long Pathway: Journey to Understanding Mental Health
Written by: Iman, Introduction: Rosie, Billy, Anisah, and Fahim - Haverstock School Journalism Project *Editor's Note: UK Social Work Helper Staff...
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A Student Perspective: Social Work and First Responders
It may be rare for a social work student to reflect on an assignment as something inspirational rather than a...
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Social Workers Can Now Learn Medicare Online and Earn Continuing Education Hours
Social workers can now earn continuing education hours while they learn Medicare at their own pace, anytime and anywhere with...
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Absent Parent Returns, Active Parent in Turmoil
After parental separation, a consistent relationship between child and both parents is best. A parent entering and leaving a child’s...
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Startup Gives Free Birth Control In Response to Controversial Pushback
Earlier this month, the administration rolled back the ACA mandate that required the full cost of birth control to be...
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Want to Lose Weight? Snap That Selfie, Set That Goal, Share with Others Says New Study
About those before and after selfies and public declarations of hitting the gym? New research co-authored by Dr. Sonya A....
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Study Identifies Risk And Protective Factors For Depressive Symptoms In African-American Men
African-American men report an average of eight depressive symptoms in a month, with family support, mastery, self-esteem, chronic stressors and...
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How Wearing High Heels During my Commute Helped Me to Be a Better Social Worker
Ableism is the idea that people with disabilities are not typical and are, therefore, inferior. Upon reflection, I have engaged...
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$5.5 Million Study to Probe Impact of Marijuana Legalization on Use, Behavior, Mental Health
Does legalizing recreational marijuana in a state lead its residents to use it, or other substances, more? How does...
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