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Long COVID and the Implications for Social Work

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These disparities demand the attention of social work change agents, along with the inability or unwillingness of our government leaders to pass long COVID legislation, the lack of long COVID clinics, and the need for advocacy and education related to workplace accommodations, paid sick and family leave and expanded disability benefits.

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Child Abuse Prevention Month

Social Work Blog

April Ferguson LCSW-C Senior Practice Associate Children and Adolescents April 2024 The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) acknowledges April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Tertiary prevention efforts are interventions for families that have experienced ACES.

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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 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and rise in racial injustices signaled the need to engage students in macro-level interventions to maximize their contributions to their schools, communities, and society. Through CSL, students cultivate advocacy skills by identifying, investigating, and taking action to address concerns. Chicago, IL.

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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Transitions to 988

Social Work Blog

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency has further exacerbated the need to improve access to crisis intervention services. It will also allow for more cost-effective early intervention strategies to reduce health care spending. Denise Johnson, LCSW-C. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline reported receiving almost 2.4

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News Items – July 8, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Opening the conference was keynote speaker Rosalie Fish, a track and field champion and social work major at the University of Washington known for her advocacy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. She will succeed Mildred “Mit” Joyner, DPS, MSW, LCSW. Life Changing: When History is Taught Honestly. VUMC Reporter.

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News Items – October 7, 2021

Social Workers Speak

The protest was organized by a coalition of local advocacy groups — including the ACLU of North Carolina, El Pueblo Inc., Daniel Nuss, MD, will lead Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute and Linda Lee, LCSW, will serve as administrative vice president. News & Observer (Raleigh, NC).

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

The NCTSN has trained more than two million professionals in trauma-informed interventions. Denise Johnson, LCSW-C. Hundreds of thousands more are benefiting from the other community services, website resources, webinars, educational products, community programs, and more. Prepared by. Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social work.

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