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

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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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News Items – February 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Ohio city rewrites abortion ban, advocacy groups end lawsuit ABC News Groups advocating for professional social workers and abortion rights said they have succeeded in forcing a small Ohio city to significantly narrow its ban on conducting or recommending abortions and so have ended their legal challenge.

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News Items – January 6, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Kayti McDaniel , a licensed clinical social worker and California-based therapist pointed out another problem with multitasking: “Multitasking can actually be experienced as a threat to your nervous system,” she tells Scary Mommy. A clinical social worker by training, he graduated with his master’s degree from the University of Michigan.

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News Items – February 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Ohio city rewrites abortion ban, advocacy groups end lawsuit ABC News Groups advocating for professional social workers and abortion rights said they have succeeded in forcing a small Ohio city to significantly narrow its ban on conducting or recommending abortions and so have ended their legal challenge.

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

With aspirations of receiving my LCSW following my degree, the opportunities I was able to have in this placement allow for me to have a better overall understanding of the importance of clinical work. My professional goals are to obtain my LMSW and LCSW while continuing to support marginalized communities.

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Members in the News – July 28, 2023

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Diane Elze honored as an NASW Social Work Pioneer University of Buffalo The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has named Diane E. Elze, PhD, associate professor emeritus in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, a “Social Work Pioneer,” one of the profession’s highest honors. Both in need of more staff.

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News Items – October 6, 2022

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. “Almost everyone is on some kind of social media these days, where it’s common to post pictures of our lives, friends, family, pets, and even what we ate for lunch,” licensed clinical social worker Katherine Glaser, LCSW , tells Well + Good. The McDonough County Voice. Schools Struggle to Hire Mental Health Workers.