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See me, feel me, touch me, heal me: Virtual reality and social work  

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Louanne Bakk, PhD, MSW , is a clinical associate professor and director of the Doctor of Social Work program at the UBSSW. Development of an Immersive Virtual Reality Learning Environment: Integrating Trauma-Informed Principles into Human Service Agency Settings. Journal of Technology in Human Services, (40), 1-28.

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U.S. Administration for Children and Families Grant Funds Research Project

University of Connecticut

The primary goal of the project is to determine whether the “Breakthrough Parenting Curriculum: Navigating Trauma Across Generations (BPC)”— a trauma-informed parenting intervention — is effective at promoting child, parent, and family wellbeing among underserved families at-risk for involvement with the child welfare system.

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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. Individuals will be dispatched to mobile crisis teams thus reducing involvement from law enforcement and Emergency Medical Services. Department of Health and Human Services. 2021, December 9).

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Reproductive Justice: A call-to-action for Social Work in the Post-Roe World

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Diaz, DSW, is an associate professor in the Human Services Department at the New York City College of Technology, CUNY. She holds a doctorate in clinical social work from the School of Policy and Practices at the University of Pennsylvania and is a licensed clinical social worker. Show Notes. Episode Transcript Download.

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Native American Healthcare Disparities: Challenges and Solutions

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Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) reported that 42.1% I work with healthcare facilities to identify unique healthcare workforce needs and offer innovative solutions for regulatory compliance, hiring and onboarding, staffing and retention, and clinical learning. In 2019, the U.S. with 34.3%

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

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As a human services professional or educator, you spend a lot of time devising a great autism education plan for each of the children you care for. Engel works as a clinical psychologist who specializes in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). To learn how to do this, we spoke with Cheryl N. Engel, Ph.D. Engel, Ph.D.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Time Moves Different in Here: Clinical Implications for Working with Populations of Color, Complex Trauma and Dissociation in the Age of COVID 19 . Addressing Diversity in PTSD Treatment: Clinical Considerations and Guidance for the Treatment of PTSD in LGBTQ Populations . Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social work.

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