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Contested Disability: Sickle Cell Disease

Social Work Blog

While the molecular model of SCD has led to advances in medical management, its reductionism obfuscates the sociopolitical dimensions of the condition, affording little attention to the racialized, gendered, classed, and disabling disparities faced by people with SCD. The journal Social Work is a benefit of NASW membership.

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40% of family support staff have personal experience of domestic abuse, finds survey

Community Care

Practitioners identified knowledge and training gaps in relation to working with disabled children, families from diverse communities and LGBTQ+ families. Authorities support the wellbeing of their workforces through clinical and reflective supervision and access to counselling.

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“The machine has labeled you as high-risk”

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The Hackneys and their lawyer suspect that the algorithm, and the humans who may be slavishly following it, discriminated against them because of disabilities. In this case, and at least two others, they are investigating whether, in Pittsburgh, humans and machines alike violated the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Helping Schools Motivate Parents to Participate in their Child’s Autism Education Plan

Relias

Engel works as a clinical psychologist who specializes in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She has worked as a school psychologist in public schools in New York and as a clinical psychologist in various clinic settings. To learn how to do this, we spoke with Cheryl N. Engel, Ph.D. Communication. Open door policy.

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

inSocialWork

Born and raised on Buffalo’s East Side, Brown has worked at the intersection of education and social justice as a general and special education teacher, an advocate for students with disabilities, and a school administrator. Kathryn Franco, LMSW, MPH, is an adjunct professor at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work.

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How does an Occupational Therapist work with autism?

Prosper Health Collective

OT’s work with people of all ages and through all stages of life, with varying physical, cognitive or psychological disabilities and conditions. They also work in a variety of settings, such as clinics, home, schools and the community, depending on the goals of the person they are working with.

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Section 10 Graduate School Survival Guide and Tip Sheet

Society of Clinical Psychology

This SCP Student Blog piece by the SCP Section 10 Campus Reps is a useful resource to individuals who are preparing to apply to graduate schools in psychology. Applying to Graduate School? Set up one master essay as a template and change out select sections that should be sculpted for each particular school.

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