Rachel Daly

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[Abigail Arnold @abigailarn9]

Check out this buzzfeed article on rural living before our presentation o Tuesday! :) #SW250 #RuralSocialWork https://t.co/BnYYAVSCnk

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

great example of why medical and gerontological social workers are so important https://t.co/ZGZ5FANoXV

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

@Jsessle1_Bing I've seen this before! I love it! It's so important to acknowledge their whole life and not just the state they are in now

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

@agentofchange17 @Meg_Tomasch I agree! I'm sure I've said it myself, because you think that would be comforting but can be dismissive #SW250

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

@JNPosner10 This is so true, and i've seen it in myself and in so many others, but this expectation is just so wrong! You need the time

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

Sarah's activity with the stones was so moving - thank you to all who participated and shared!! I love how it showed different types of loss

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

@CastillaAndy you are so right. i'm so sorry for your loss, i had a few very close calls with my close friend in high school.

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

SWers must be sure they are aware of their own values and how society has changed those values to avoid judgments #SW250

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

many try lesser diagnoses before going to "heavy" diagnoses - i.e. calling it a "brief psychotic episode" before jumping to "schizophrenia"

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

providing a diagnosis may in and of itself create mental health issues #SW250

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

gender dysphoric disorder (not accepting biological gender) left in DSM-5 partly to allow continued billable treatment #SW250

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

sociological perspective: deviance; violating social rules; label those not powerful enough to resist the labels #SW250

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

much of mental health diagnosing is driven by insurance #SW250

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

DSM takes medical model, aiming to make communication between professionals and research easier #SW250

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

healthy -> adjustment reaction -> neurosis -> psychosis
is this scale continuous (fluid) or is it discrete? #SW250

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

Thomas Szasz argues that mental illnesses aren't diseases because a) no lab tests/imaging b) cant always know cause of mental illness #SW250

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

assessments can paint a great picture, but they can also be racist or biased, and therefore be less effective #SW250

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

40 years ago: psychoanalysis (Freud) was common modality of treatment
focus on childhood trauma and blocks #SW250

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

today: CBT (cognitive behavior therapy) is very common
not always good with people with reality breaks #SW250

[Rachel Daly @rmdaly2]

1980s used Gestalt therapy often: patient talking to "themselves" in an empty chair
may seem strange, but some people love it #SW250