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Addressing Equity in Schools: Youth Participatory Action Research and Transformative Social and Emotional Learning during COVID-19

Social Work Blog

In a recent issue of the journal Children & Social Work , co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press, an article addresses these concerns. Through CSL, students cultivate advocacy skills by identifying, investigating, and taking action to address concerns. Aubrey Thornton, LCSW , is therapist, Search, Inc.,

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Emily Henderson, LMSW, MSW ’13

University of Connecticut

Emily Henderson is Master level social worker who currently works for The Department of Corrections as a License Drug and Alcohol Therapist. She is now on track to become clinically licensed in the social work field by 2023. She was born and raised in Pike County, Alabama and is the youngest of 4 siblings.

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Emily Henderson, LMSW, MSW ’13

University of Connecticut

Emily Henderson is Master level social worker who currently works for The Department of Corrections as a License Drug and Alcohol Therapist. She is now on track to become clinically licensed in the social work field by 2023. She was born and raised in Pike County, Alabama and is the youngest of 4 siblings.

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

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She holds a doctorate in clinical social work from the School of Policy and Practices at the University of Pennsylvania and is a licensed clinical social worker. Diaz, DSW, is an associate professor in the Human Services Department at the New York City College of Technology, CUNY.

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Members in the Media – June 1, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Kara Carter and Mercedes Bern-Klug are members of NASW-IA: A new mindset on mental health University of Iowa When Kara Carter started out as a practitioner of social work in southern Colorado , she quickly found that her expertise in mental health was badly needed—not just by the hospice agency that hired her, but by the community she lived in.

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News Items – January 12, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Morgan State University Professor Anthony Estreet named CEO of the National Association of Social Workers. Morgan State University (MSU) professor Anthony Estreet, Ph.D , has been selected to step into the role of chief executive officer for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). News Items – January 12, 2023. Scary Mommy.

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Sexism Makes it Harder for Girls to Benefit from Therapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

For instance, therapy may be enhanced through: An empowering and egalitarian client-therapist relationship. Incorporating advocacy : Recognizing and taking action against sexism in behaviors, beliefs, and policies (e.g., Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. consciousness raising, gender role analysis ). McKetta, S.,