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How does an Occupational Therapist work with autism?

Prosper Health Collective

The role of an occupational therapist (OT) is to support people, families and communities to reach their health and well-being goals by working on the areas of their life that are most important to them. Occupational therapists advocate for people to embrace who they are without the need to change what makes them uniquely themselves.

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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. Johnson, ACSW, LCSW , clinical associate professor, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois Chicago.

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How Improv theater is like therapy | NASW Member Voices

Social Work Blog

I’m a mere therapist, but if I could share one piece of life advice with anyone, it would be this: Take an improv class. And, improv teachers and therapists cultivate an environment of support, empathy, validation, and a space to improve skills. There is a shared idea that it’s ok to be vulnerable and experience an array of emotions.

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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.

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News Items – March 16, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Valerie Arendt is executive director of NASW-NC: ‘Not paid what we’re worth’: NC social workers say they are essential, but undervalued ABC 11 The North Carolina School Social Workers Association hosted hundreds of school social workers Friday. They say while their work is essential, they’re undervalued.

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Members in the News – August 29, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Amy Salgado , a California-based licensed clinical social worker , said that in addition to the emotional challenges, Latino queer youth encounter practical obstacles too. Granet , licensed clinical social worker at The OCD-BDD Clinic of Northern California wonders.

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

Systemic racism in the economy, the healthcare system, and the field of clinical psychology perpetuates the disparities in access, retention, and effectiveness of mental health services. The FSU Psychology Clinic is a training clinic staffed by doctoral students and housed within the university’s clinical psychology PhD program.