Anxiety: The Rust of Life

• By: Robert M. Lichtman, PhD Rockland Psychiatric Center
• April 1st, 2010
• 1211    0

…and cortical response is completed in milliseconds by our central nervous system, composed of our brain and spinal cord. Our spinal cord is bicameral, meaning it is divided into two…

Becoming a Millennial Nonprofit

• By: Kristin M. Woodlock Woodlock & Associates, LLC
• July 1st, 2016
• 650    0

…in remarkably different ways. To complete the analogy, nonprofits need to develop an operational vision and framework for taking care of people which comports with a competition-based, product-driven market. Without…

Recovery and Inclusion: A Viewpoint in Retrospect

• By: Fredrick Hodges, LCSW, MC-G
• April 19th, 2022
• addiction, community, harm reduction, healthcare, inclusion, intervention, language, overdose, recovery, Spring 2022 Issue, substance use disorder, treatment
• 942    0

…are living in addiction inflict on the society, higher healthcare costs, crime rates and human services costs. The eternal question of disease vs willful indulgence still persists. The medical model…

Workplace Wellness: Taking Care of Our Most Precious Resource – Our Employees

• By: Mary Pender Greene, LCSW-R, CGP MPG Consulting
• January 1st, 2016
• 641    0

…the community By recognizing and embracing the importance of total well-being, managers can take action to make a positive difference in their employees’ well-being. First, they must commit to wellbeing….

Older Adults and Psychiatric Rehabilitation

• By: Robert Franco, MA Izabelle Hakim, LCSW Nicole Ness, LCSW Naomi Weinstein, MPH
• January 1st, 2015
• 944    0

…lifetime and are now retired. The concept of “work” needs to be broadened slightly to incorporate volunteering, mentoring, or off-the-books employment. Rather than focusing more narrowly on competitive employment, the…

Obtaining Judicial Authorization to Medicate a Minor

• By: Carolyn R. Wolf, Esq. Eric Broutman, Esq. Douglas K. Stern, Esq. Abrams Fensterman
• October 1st, 2010
• 1437    0

…the law has still not fully developed in the realm of seeking Court authorization for treatment over the patient’s objection. Whether a neglect proceeding is necessary or simply a Rivers…

Coming to Grips with Substance Use Issues Among Employees’ Young Adult Dependents

• By: Martin Rosenzweig, MD Optum
• April 1st, 2016
• 647    0

…to understand that a SUD is not an indication of moral or personal weakness. Rather, it is a chronic, complex brain illness – commonly associated with genetic and biological factors…

Youth in Transition

• By: M.T. S.D. T.W. Q.B. T.D. Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• January 1st, 2017
• 570    0

…authors of this column came together as a focus group of peers to discuss their experiences and collaborate on this piece. Kick-off questions were posed to the peers in order…

The Importance of Building Community and Family Support with Latina Teens at Risk of Suicide

• By: Julie Laurence, LMSW Beatriz Coronel, MA Rosa M. Gil, DSW Comunilife, Inc.
• October 1st, 2020
• community, COVID-19, fall 2020 issue, latina, latinx, life is precious, suicide, teen suicide
• 999    0

…Program Director for Life is Precious at Comunilife, Inc. Rosa M. Gil, DSW is President and CEO at Comunilife. For more information, visit www.comunilife.org and www.comunilifelip.org or call (917) 304-3645….

Brief Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment: Designing Social Work Education to Enhance Clinical Practice

• By: Andrew Bloch, LCSW Michael Cavallaro, LCSW Kathleen Friedman, LCSW-R, CSC Melodee Morrison, LCSW Arabelle Rowe, LCSW Michelle Sardone, LCSW Barbara Waltman, LCSW-R NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Division
• April 1st, 2016
• 925    0

…identified by the Social Work staff, our Social Work Education Committee, comprised of senior clinical staff, considered skill sets required for care of patients during brief hospitalizations. The Committee felt…