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Member Voices: My Journey to Clinical Social Work

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Donawa, LMSW. Violeta Donawa, LMSW. Since the 1970s, our agency has been rooted in Traditional Medicine and currently specializes in Substance Use Disorders, issues of acculturation and cultural maintenance, and other common mental health concerns including, but not limited to, anxiety and depression. By Violeta A.

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

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By Marisa Markowitz, LMSW, CASAC-T. When students leave the halls of academia and decide to venture on their first social work job, there is trepidation. Students must decide what type of social worker they want to become, and where they would like to work. Getty Images. Will I be able to cut it? About The Author.

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How Improv theater is like therapy | NASW Member Voices

Social Work Blog

By Marisa Markowtiz, LMSW, CASAC-T The National Institute of Mental Health defines specific phobia as an intense, irrational fear that poses little or no actual danger. I’m not suggesting that improv is a cure for depression or anxiety, or any mental health concern. Laughter is the best medicine.

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Scholarship Recipients 2022

University of Connecticut

It is an IOP dedicated to working with adolescents who are currently experiencing depression, anxiety, as well as school refusal, maladaptive eating, self-injury and suicidal ideation. I currently facilitate the middle school dialectical behavioral therapy group and this is where I’ve realized my passion for working with adolescents.