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

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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., WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

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News Items – July 21, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Ryan Estes is a member of NASW-NC: [Video] More than 65,000 people in North Carolina contact 988 lifeline in its first year WECT In the first year of the new 988 suicide and crisis lifetime , the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says more than 65,000 people in the state have reached out looking for help.

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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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NASW Member Voices: In Search of Transgenerational Office Space

Social Work Blog

As a Systems Therapist, I welcome all attendees to the session, (in person or in absentia). My job, as her therapist, is to provide crowd control. Luckily, she discovered how clinical work and humor are perfect partners to advance problem solving and healing. Lorrie’s post-graduate experiences span over 40 years.

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Members in the News – July 7, 2023

Social Workers Speak

He’s the former director of the Division of Mental Health for North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services and a former vice president of Behavioral Health for Atrium Health. I’m a licensed clinical social worker in New York. People of color often face barriers when seeking treatment.

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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. I want to thank Google and other search engines for making therapist shopping quick and easy.

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News Items – July 29, 2022

Social Workers Speak

NYC Health + Hospitals will offer psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychologists, and licensed clinical social workers between $30,000 and $50,000 of debt relief in exchange for a three-year commitment to serve the public health system. a licensed clinical social worker and founder of PostpartumMen.com. Yahoo News.

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