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Reflections on Macro Advocacy and Professional Development for Social Workers

The New Social Worker

Clinical social workers and those in management positions hold unique and valuable perspectives and knowledge that can be harnessed to inform and influence elected officials. Advocacy work can seem daunting, but it does not have to be.

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The Clinical Interview In-person

University of Connecticut

While many trainings examine symptoms, psychopathology, and existing diagnostic assessment tools, this seminar has the actual clinical interview at its focus. We will explore how to gather the information you need for diagnosis and treatment planning, and hone your clinical interviewing skills.

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After Retirement from Clinical Practice, Chapter President Still Eager to Serve

Social Work Blog

That led me down a clinical path for training so I could be even a better listener in understating and helping people,” says Sobelson, president of the NASW New Hampshire Chapter. Her retirement has allowed more time to devote to social work advocacy with the New Hampshire legislature. It’s been a wonderful experience.”

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Alabama Senate passes bill to allow clinical social workers to diagnose within scope of practice

Social Work Blog

A soldier and his family meet with a clinical social worker. HB56 , the bill allowing clinical social workers to diagnose within their scope of practice, passed in the Alabama Senate. Nelson spearheaded the grass root advocacy and coordination to make this a reality. It’s done. It is now ready to be signed into law.

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The Clinical Interview In-person

University of Connecticut

While many trainings examine symptoms, psychopathology, and existing diagnostic assessment tools, this seminar has the actual clinical interview at its focus. We will explore how to gather the information you need for diagnosis and treatment planning, and hone your clinical interviewing skills.

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NASW Press Reads for Policy, Advocacy, and Impact!

Social Work Blog

Empowering Clinical Social Work Practice in a Time of Global Economic Distress , edited by Janice Berry Edwards and Linda Openshaw, starts with a discussion of poverty and relevant global social policies, and explores how economic distress exacerbates already stressful situations, and how those challenges surface in clinical practice.

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Whiteness in clinical psychology: how do white female psychologists perceive whiteness?

The Social Care Elf

Humma Andleeb reviews a qualitative paper on deconstructing Whiteness in Clinical Psychology and how White female clinical psychologists perceive whiteness in the profession. The post Whiteness in clinical psychology: how do white female psychologists perceive whiteness? appeared first on National Elf Service.