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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. This event is open to the public and intended for behavioral health/healthcare providers who treat military personnel, veterans, and their families.

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Realm of the Dead - Using Art in Social Work Education and Practice

Michigan Social Work

"Realm of the Dead" is an autobiographical project that uses self-referential theater as a vehicle for self-healing and advocacy. Based on pedagogy and theater of the oppressed, it intends to advance social work research and practice, as tools of critical reflection, personal growth and advocacy.

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NCCPR news and commentary year in review, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

. ● The Western New England Law Review has a superb summary of the research showing the enormous harm to children caused when they are taken from domestic violence survivors. In October , I was asked to list the most important contributions to the field of family advocacy and family defense made by Prof. Martin Guggenheim.

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The English legal system in relation to social work practice

The Critical Blog

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which comprises justices of the Supreme Court and some senior Commonwealth judges, is the final court of appeal for a number of Commonwealth countries, as well as the UK’s overseas territories, Crown dependencies and military sovereign bases (The Supreme Court Online, 2021).