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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Lydia Crafts is a member of NASW-ME: Sounding the Alarm: Lawmakers WFVX Like many Mainers, the horrors of drug addiction have personally impacted lawmakers. Reese Druckenmiller is a member of NASW-MN: Navigating ADHD in adulthood Mayo Clinic In my practice, I spend quite a bit of time explaining to children what it means to have ADHD.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Lydia Crafts is a member of NASW-ME: Sounding the Alarm: Lawmakers WFVX Like many Mainers, the horrors of drug addiction have personally impacted lawmakers. Reese Druckenmiller is a member of NASW-MN: Navigating ADHD in adulthood Mayo Clinic In my practice, I spend quite a bit of time explaining to children what it means to have ADHD.

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News Items – February 3, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Lena, a seasoned high school teacher whom I interviewed while conducting research for my book, Lockdown: Talking to Your Kids About School Violence , admitted that she keeps a baseball bat next to her classroom door, just in case. She answered, β€œYes, just in case a shooter or another dangerous person enters the classroom, I have a bat.

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News Items – August 5, 2021

Social Workers Speak

The 38-year-old Dorchester native and first-generation Cape Verdean American works as a social worker in addictions at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and in the emergency psychiatric department at Boston Children’s Hospital. Becky Salasche, a licensed clinical social worker in Highland Park, IL , agrees. The Palm Beach Post.

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News Items – December 2, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Shari Nacson, a clinical social worker from Cleveland , interviewed and evaluated asylum seekers at the privately operated prison. It’s a very concerning time,” said Swanson, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Addiction Counselor in Colorado Springs. Mahoning Matters. Department of Homeland Security.

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

With aspirations of receiving my LCSW following my degree, the opportunities I was able to have in this placement allow for me to have a better overall understanding of the importance of clinical work. My professional goals are to obtain my LMSW and LCSW while continuing to support marginalized communities.