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NASW Member Voices: Considering a career in addiction social work? Here is what you should know

Social Work Blog

Addiction is one route that a social worker can pursue, and it typically requires a Licensed Master Social Work (LMSW) certification. So why should students enter the realm of clinical social work in addiction? Well, for one, addiction is serious societal issue. What are Opiates? Getty Images. One form of substance is opiates.

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What Is Problem Gambling and How to Get Help

Gateway Foundation

Gambling can go from a harmless, occasional diversion into an unhealthy obsession that comes with severe consequences for your life. Problem gambling and gambling addiction occur when a person’s life is damaged or disrupted by gambling. Problem gambling can happen to people from all walks of life.

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The Role of Self-Stigma in Engagement in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

University of Connecticut

She is a co-investigator on a Nation Institute of Drug Abuse funded Diversity Supplement study for Transitions Clinic Network: Post Incarceration Addiction Treatment, Healthcare, and Social Supports ( TCN-PATHs). Associate Research Professor Hsiu-Ju Lin is working on several federally funded projects related to the opioid crisis.

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Shifting the social work stigma

The Frontline

While negative perceptions are held across society, they are strongest among men, with over a third (34%) admitting they wouldn’t be willing to speak to a social worker, despite needing help when struggling with family issues such as, addiction, mental health, and exploitation concerns – a 24% increase compared to women (28%).

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Shifting the social work stigma

The Frontline

While negative perceptions are held across society, they are strongest among men, with over a third (34%) admitting they wouldn’t be willing to speak to a social worker, despite needing help when struggling with family issues such as, addiction, mental health, and exploitation concerns – a 24% increase compared to women (28%).

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Knowledge about adult development and aging for psychologists

Society of Clinical Psychology

Psychologists must strive to understand diversity among older adults in terms of race, sexual orientation, gender identity, country of origin, ethnicity, language, religion, socioeconomic status, and urban–rural residence. The structure of families is increasingly diverse; 20.3%

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Be among the first to publish in European Social Work Research

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

The journal values innovation and diversity, and so embraces research that uses a wide range of methodological approaches and is informed by a wide range of theoretical and conceptual frameworks. Scholarly articles may be literature-based, conceptual or based on empirical research.