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CMS Creates Additional Place of Service Code for Telehealth

Social Work Blog

The purpose of this blog is to clarify what POS codes clinical social workers should use when providing telehealth services. Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social Work. POS codes are used on health insurance claim forms to indicate where patient services are rendered. Prepared by.

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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. Social workers are the largest group of mental health providers in the United States and treatment of PTSD is one of their specialty areas. Prepared by.

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News Items – December 9, 2021

Social Workers Speak

In this episode, we talk with Unified School District of De Pere School Social Worker (and UW-Green Bay Psychology alum) Melanie Brick about the many ways she and her fellow school social workers bring hope to students so they can thrive at school. That’s why some are hiring social workers.

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Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing

Social Work Blog

Application to Clinical Social Work Services. Under a new federal rule to protect consumers from surprise health care bills, clinical social workers and other health care provider types must, effective January 1, 2022, provide a good faith estimate of expected charges. See January 5, 2022 update.

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Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing

Social Work Blog

Application to Clinical Social Work Services. Under a new federal rule to protect consumers from surprise health care bills, clinical social workers and other health care provider types must, effective January 1, 2022, provide a good faith estimate of expected charges. December 2021.

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Members in the News – July 28, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Diane Elze honored as an NASW Social Work Pioneer University of Buffalo The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has named Diane E. Elze, PhD, associate professor emeritus in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, a “Social Work Pioneer,” one of the profession’s highest honors.

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Scholarship Recipients 2022

University of Connecticut

Mary Borecki Buck is an UConn School of Social Work alumna committed to supporting the education of future generations of social workers. This scholarship, created by Mary and her late husband, Raymond, will provide financial support to a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Work program.