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LCSW Exam Prep: Clinical Documentation

Therapist Development Center

This month’s ASWB LMSW and LCSW topic is one that is important well beyond the exam: Clinical Documentation. Even our code of ethics speaks to the importance of clinical documentation. “Social workers should take reasonable steps to ensure that … Continued.

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Photography Hobby Gives Clinical Social Worker Purpose and Hope

Social Work Blog

He started taking photos and stuck with it because, “I was good at it and it gave me something to do,” said LaPensee, MSW, ACSW, LICSW, LCSW, a clinical social worker in private practice in Tampa, Fla. “I I was a young man working retail and felt I had no goal or purpose.”

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Change Healthcare Cyberattack: What Social Workers Should Know

Social Work Blog

By Denise Johnson, LCSW-C Senior Practice Associate March 2024 In February 2024, a major healthcare cybersecurity attack occurred, affecting many patients and providers including clinical social workers (CSWs). NASW has developed a uniform set of technology standards to guide social workers in their practice.

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Alumni Spotlight: Jelan Agnew, LCSW

University of Connecticut

Headshot of Jelan Agnew, LCSW , Name, Profession Title and Employer, SSW Class & Concentration. Jelan Agnew, LCSW, fo under of Nalej of Self, LLC. Class of 2011, clinical concentration. . Brief description about your career path. .

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Navigating AI in Social Work Education

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Editor’s note: In this blog post, four social worker educators share a sample from their new and free resource about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in social work education. Alexander Rubin , LCSW, is a clinical assistant professor based in field education at the University at Buffalo School of School of Social Work.

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A Worrying Rise in Women’s Drinking: How Social Workers Can Help

Social Work Blog

By Diana Ling, MA, Program Manager and Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW, Senior Research Project and Training Coordinator; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin. . Getty Images. For professional development resources, visit NASW’s Behavioral Health webpage.

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“Good Trouble” at School: A Call to Action for School Social Workers

University of Connecticut

Tanya Bulls, DSW, LCSW. Limone, PhD, LCSW. School social workers don’t always receive discipline-specific clinical supervision in their school setting. The lack of supervision is inconsistent with known best practices of the social work profession. Christine L. Thurs, September 8, 2022. 2 pm – 4 pm.

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