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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

1 Although PTSD has commonly been associated with the military and veteran populations, it affects people of all ages, communities, gender, and social economic background. Time Moves Different in Here: Clinical Implications for Working with Populations of Color, Complex Trauma and Dissociation in the Age of COVID 19 . June 3, 2022.

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Predictors of veterans’ well-being after leaving service

Society of Clinical Psychology

Although many individuals do well after leaving the military, the transition from military to civilian life can be challenging for some military veterans. Understanding how veterans fare when they leave service is important to inform early intervention and prevention efforts. Implications.

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News Item – July 15, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Health and Resources Administration (HRSA). The grant will enable the School of Social Work to provide $10,000 scholarships over four years to 116 Master of Social Work (MSW) students in clinical field placements, with the ultimate goal of expanding integrated behavioral health services for medically underserved communities.

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

Systemic racism in the economy, the healthcare system, and the field of clinical psychology perpetuates the disparities in access, retention, and effectiveness of mental health services. The FSU Psychology Clinic is a training clinic staffed by doctoral students and housed within the university’s clinical psychology PhD program.

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News Items – July 22, 2021

Social Workers Speak

She said the economy was booming when she visited under the Obama administration, which reopened diplomatic relations between the two countries. Dan Scholz, LCSW, Clinical Director at LifeLine Utah joined us in studio as part of our You Are Not Alone partnership. Nygren, a licensed clinical social worker, treats abused children.

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The English legal system in relation to social work practice

The Critical Blog

Included within it are a number of specialist courts: the Admiralty, Commercial, Mercantile, Technology and Construction, and Administrative Courts. The overlap: an example Mikel is 9 and following the suicide of his father his mother became clinically depressed and unable to care for him. She developed a serious problem with cannabis.