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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

1 Although PTSD has commonly been associated with the military and veteran populations, it affects people of all ages, communities, gender, and social economic background. Time Moves Different in Here: Clinical Implications for Working with Populations of Color, Complex Trauma and Dissociation in the Age of COVID 19 . June 3, 2022.

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Breaking Barriers from Within

Social Work Blog

Luckily, she discovered how clinical work and humor are perfect partners to advance problem solving and healing. Lorrie has practiced in a variety of settings including private practice, non-profit, inpatient psychiatric, military behavioral health, schools, corporations, and human service agencies.

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NASW Member Voices: In Search of Transgenerational Office Space

Social Work Blog

Luckily, she discovered how clinical work and humor are perfect partners to advance problem solving and healing. Lorrie has practiced in a variety of settings including private practice, non-profit, inpatient psychiatric, military behavioral health, schools, corporations, and human service agencies.

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

However, overall, POC are less likely to receive any care compared to White individuals, and the services they do receive are less likely to be quality services (Lê Cook et al., Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). 2014; Walker et al., 43.3%) than others and the overall rate (i.e.,

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NASW Member Voices: Eclectics, Rise Up!

Social Work Blog

I shared that throughout 40 years practicing as a clinical social worker, I’ve been trained in a lot of theories and have experience in using many techniques, however, I have not earned a certification in Trauma and Attachment. Suicide is robbing us of so many loved ones and our system which is plagued by a shortage of mental health services.

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Member Voices: Intergenerational Gaffes or What Goes Around Comes Around?

Social Work Blog

Luckily, she discovered how clinical work and humor are perfect partners to advance problem solving and healing. Lorrie has practiced in a variety of settings including private practice, non-profit, inpatient psychiatric, military behavioral health, schools, corporations, and human service agencies.

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You Asked, We Answered; 12 Questions about Trauma-Informed-Care

Relias

Do organizations need to provide trauma-informed care training to non-clinical staff? For this reason, it is crucial that all staff members, regardless of their roles, be given the same trauma-informed training and communication as clinical staff. The impacts of these events can go well beyond the days or months following them.