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News Items – April 29, 2022

Social Workers Speak

. “If self-care is about what you do for yourself, then community care is what you put into and what you are able to receive from the community you have built around yourself, as well as the community you live in,” says Donna Oriowo, PhD, LICSW , therapist, author and licensed independent clinical social worker.

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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. As a child, Lorrie aspired to be a comedian.

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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.

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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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NASW Member Voices: Considering a career in addiction social work? Here is what you should know

Social Work Blog

There are clinical, military, hospital, school social work, and other options. Large hospital systems typically employ LMSW social workers because they have demonstrated clinical acumen and the ability to navigate practice scenarios. So why should students enter the realm of clinical social work in addiction?

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News Item – July 15, 2021

Social Workers Speak

The grant will enable the School of Social Work to provide $10,000 scholarships over four years to 116 Master of Social Work (MSW) students in clinical field placements, with the ultimate goal of expanding integrated behavioral health services for medically underserved communities. Inside the Mayor’s Plan to Help N.Y.C.’s s Schools Recover.

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News Items – October 14, 2021

Social Workers Speak

A lack of communication about the rules, or payments being even one penny off, are among the reasons thousands of social workers, teachers, military members, and government employees say they were rejected for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. In the loving company of his family, he took his last breath on Thursday, September 23, 2021.