P H 290 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Grant Writing, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, List Of Credentials In Psychology
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Individual and community support for children and people with developmental disabilities. Veterans: post-traumatic stress disorder, low income, employment, disability needs. Spouses and children: deployment, low income, employment. Provides immediate response and crisis treatment to: crisis victims. Careers in social work: their families, departments. Help children work through academic, social, and emotional issues. Work with families on major issues affecting the community. Must be licensed clinical social worker (lcsw) provide individual, family, couples, and group therapy. Connecting people to resources: health care, shelter, food, mental health services. Counseling patients and their families about their illness and treatment options. Help patients and families understand the emotions involved in this process. Highly competitive: knowledge of culture, first hand experience with poverty, resourcefulness and the ability to improvise. Working with community members to empower them to make changes. Working with community members to fight for funding for new or additional services to the community.
