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News Items – January 27, 2022

Social Workers Speak

There are empathetic, actionable ways to support someone with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) who may be stuck in denial.… In short, “there’s not a single image of AUD,” points out Sabrina Spotorno , a clinical social worker and alcoholism and substance abuse counselor at Monument. But they just won’t listen.

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News Items – January 13, 2022

Social Workers Speak

SCD is a genetic blood disorder and is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States, primarily affecting Black and Hispanic people. Andre Harris is a member: When Access to Care Ultimately Saves Your Life. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Andre was diagnosed with sickle cell disease (SCD) when he was a child.