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Member Voices: Be Wary of Mental Health ‘Experts’ on Social Media

Social Work Blog

Monteiro, LCSW The past two years were filled with fear and uncertainty, exacerbating a mental health crisis with an increase in anxiety, depression, suicide rates, and substance abuse. I have a master’s degree in Social Work and am a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW). Originally published in The Dorchester Reporter.

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News Items – May 25, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Finger Lakes One Along with $60 million to improve youth mental health services, the budget includes $1 billion to grow the state’s capacity for inpatient psychiatric treatment. says Wiseman, a licensed clinical social worker who has worked with farmers on Long Island for 30 years. So I ask a couple of questions.

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News Items – May 25, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Finger Lakes One Along with $60 million to improve youth mental health services, the budget includes $1 billion to grow the state’s capacity for inpatient psychiatric treatment. says Wiseman, a licensed clinical social worker who has worked with farmers on Long Island for 30 years. So I ask a couple of questions.

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News Items – February 10, 2022

Social Workers Speak

This week, we spotlight the life and work of Dr. Mildred “Mit” Joyner, DPS, MSW, LCSW, President of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), a Social Work Pioneer! We rarely see people who are only facing addiction to one substance,” Duraney said. “But Mildred “Mit” Joyner, a Social Work Pioneer. Yeshiva University.

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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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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.

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News Items – March 10, 2022

Social Workers Speak

According to licensed clinical social worker with Baptist Hospital, Melissa Donahue , “Buddy’s Law” would have definitely helped slow the cycle of violence and helped catch issues in homes. ”Marriage is hard,” Brooke Bralove, LCSW-C , tells? Melissa Donahue is a member: ‘Buddy’s Law’ dies in the House on deadline day.