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Celebrate National Adoption Day November 23

Social Work Blog

By Cynthia Henderson, PhD, LICSW, LCSW-C. November 23rd marks National Adoption Day. In 1976, Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts decided to celebrate adoption for seven days in his state. Eight years later, President Ronald Regan expanding the observance to becoming National Adoption Week. Children are our future.

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Adoption Disruption vs. Adoption Dissolution

Therapist Development Center

Adoption Dissolution vs. Disruption Adoption dissolution refers to the the ending of an adoption after it has been legally finalized. If the end of the adoption takes place before the adoption is legally finalized, this is considered a disruption.

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Navigating AI in Social Work Education

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Alexander Rubin , LCSW, is a clinical assistant professor based in field education at the University at Buffalo School of School of Social Work. LCSW, is a tech consultant for universities, social work departments, and social work agencies. He is the chemical dependency track coordinator and mental health track chair.

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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Transitions to 988

Social Work Blog

2345) of 2017 and subsequently adopted into the law in 2020 via National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, the 988 crisis line seeks to meet the growing demand for crisis intervention services and eliminate stigma against those seeking mental health support. Denise Johnson, LCSW-C. 2021, December 9). Vibrant and 988. Prepared by.

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Telehealth is Here to Stay: Now Let’s Do It Well

inSocialWork

This early adopter tells us about her experience as a private practitioner providing virtual mental health support services and what she has learned along the way. The swift emergence and staying power of the COVID-19 pandemic gave a massive nudge to social workers to move to telehealth or online services to meet the needs of their clients.

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News Items – December 23, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Some child advocates argue that birth certificates shouldn’t be reissued when a child is adopted; In some cases, the process can essentially erase an adoptee’s origins, said Will Francis, the Texas chapter executive director of the National Association of Social Workers. “But it does not need to erase history to exist.”

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News Items – December 1, 2022

Social Workers Speak

As relationship therapist Ken Page, LCSW , explains, with an ambivalent resistant attachment style, children become upset and/or emotional when their caregiver isn’t present, including feeling intense anger or anxiety. Sean Barnett, LCSW , is a therapist who has used psychedelic integration with his patients. Therapists Explain.

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