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Member Voices: My Journey to Clinical Social Work

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I’d gotten into community care-based work because there’s proven research that shows Black, Native, Latinx, and general working-class populations face bias from within the Healthcare System, which included mental health care providers. Clinical Social Worker Violeta A. Moral of the story?

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

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NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. 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. Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.

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NASW Brings Awareness to the Importance of Mental Health

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) wishes to bring attention to the importance of mental health as it affects millions of people in the United States. This includes how animal assisted therapy works, associated benefits and risk, as well as outlook.

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NASW Recognizes October 6th as National Depression Screening Day

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Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social Work. Depression is a very common and serious mental health condition that can significantly impact a person’s ability to function in all aspects of life. It can result from a number of social, emotional, and biological factors. By Denise Johnson, LCSW-C.

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Board Member’s Career Trajectory Changed During Internship

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“When I started an MSW program at Boston College, my plan was to work in HIV/AIDS, with the immigrant population here in Boston or maybe to go back to Ethiopia,” he says. “I I have now spent over 17 years working on these important issues.”. I was familiar with these populations and issues.”.

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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for CY 2022

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The removal of the geographic restrictions continues, allowing the beneficiary’s home as an originating site for telehealth services for the purposes of evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of a mental health disorder. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs).

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

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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? The same cannot be said of working in a methadone clinic.