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NASW Press Reads for Policy, Advocacy, and Impact!

Social Work Blog

43 Essential Policies for Human Services Professionals , by Gerald V. O’Brien, boils down key policies to their most essential elements: historical overview and nature of the social problem, policy overview, and effectiveness. Economic Well-Being: An Introduction , by Deborah M. CEUs for reading this title! __.

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You Asked, Case manager vs Social Worker – Surprising Difference?

Social Work Haven

You Asked, Case manager vs Social Worker – What is the Difference? – Social workers and case managers are both integral parts of the healthcare industry. Despite having similar educational backgrounds, their job responsibilities differ depending on the services they provide to their clients.

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Ed Town Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Beyond Advocacy

Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a beacon of social work in Congress, was voted this year’s Outstanding Congressional Social Worker. Special guest Dr. Dearman is a CRISP Fellow and assisted in organizing and managing the 2024 Student Advocacy Day events. Jones provided leadership for the Coalition for Social Work and Health.

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Professional Certificates for Macro Social Workers

Michigan Girl's Café

Social workers and allied professionals in particular are required to obtain continuing education units (CEUs) for licensing renewal. However, practicing macro social workers may encounter challenges in finding relevant content in macro practice settings (e.g.,

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Reproductive Justice: A call-to-action for Social Work in the Post-Roe World

inSocialWork

In this conversation, Peter Sobota steps aside and passes the microphone to Hyatt and Diaz, who are long-time friends and dedicated Social Workers. Diaz, DSW, is an associate professor in the Human Services Department at the New York City College of Technology, CUNY.

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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Transitions to 988

Social Work Blog

While these statistics are a significant cause for concern, social workers have been instrumental in providing support to people in crisis. Department of Health and Human Services. Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social Work. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline reported receiving almost 2.4

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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. Social workers are the largest group of mental health providers in the United States and treatment of PTSD is one of their specialty areas. June 3, 2022.

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