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NASW to join White Ribbon Day in Congress

Social Work Blog

Obianuju “Uju” Berry, MD, MPH, Committee on Women’s Mental Health at the American Psychiatric Association Shawn Boynes, CEO of the American Counseling Association Roger Smith, Chief Advocacy Officer and General Counsel of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Space is limited.

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55,000 on waiting lists for child sexual abuse support services, estimates research

Community Care

The Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre) found that just half of services were able to meet demand for services including one-to-one therapy or counselling, group-based interventions, helplines or advocacy for child or adult victims/survivors and family members.

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Family Lawyer – Be Mindful of Your Influence.

Gary Direnfeld

Let not your zealous advocacy on behalf of your client create the conditions and impacts your client would prefer to avoid once understanding these linkages. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Be there as an advocate for reason, judgment and peace. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

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SSW Alumni Spotlight: Barbie Nadal-Cristofaro, MSW

University of Connecticut

I am also a school social worker for Hartford Public Schools and I run a small business, ‘Ends2meet LLC’, which creates awareness on poverty and provides people with basic needs including counseling. I learned that our gut feeling is more important than the credit it gets.

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Reflections on a shattering year for Black people in Buffalo, New York

inSocialWork

She is a fierce social justice advocate for health equity and HIV/AIDS education in Buffalo neighborhoods, where she has worked to provide access to testing and counseling.

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That Challenging Kid Needs Help

Gary Direnfeld

Happily they also have support of the family doctor who did a bit of advocacy to shorten the reporting time of one of the professionals. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. I am helping to share information and make sense of the findings and recommendations of the others.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Counsellor : They provide counselling and emotional support to individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges, including mental health issues, addiction, and crisis situations. Advocacy takes various forms, including individual, organisational, and systemic levels. Client Advocacy 6. Client Assessment 2.