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Member Voices: My Journey to Clinical Social Work

Social Work Blog

Donawa, LMSW. Our priority was to address how racism, patriarchy and heteronormativity deeply harms Detroiters and the marginalized body’s ability to feel safe, secure, and have a right to exist. Violeta Donawa, LMSW. I had not imagined myself studying SUD, and hadn’t considered addiction a social justice issue.

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?NASW Member Voices: Social Work and Self-Care — A Review Through an Updated Lens

Social Work Blog

By Violeta Donawa, LMSW, MA Dr. Kathleen Cox and Dr. Sue Steiner bring the concept of ‘self-care’ out of the shadows and demystifies its significance in the lives of social work practitioners and leaders. This speaks to the systemic importance of self-care in the workplace as also an issue of racial and gender-based equity.

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Here are resources for social workers

Social Work Blog

They also provide education around potential harm due to misuse and use treatment modalities that are flexible and work for both harm reduction and abstinence. Moderation Management Non-Profit for Self-Managed Alcohol Moderation. Words Matter-Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction. Makeba Royall, LMSW.

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Scholarship Recipients 2022

University of Connecticut

This scholarship was established in memory of Donna Millette-Fridge by the School of Social Work in recognition of her commitment to helping the mentally ill become self-sufficient. My plan is continuing to work in the group setting and IOP services, specifically with individuals who are experiencing self-harm, depression and anxiety.