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Board Member’s Career Trajectory Changed During Internship

Social Work Blog

However, his experiences as a clinical social work intern opened his eyes to the impacts of severe mental illness, as well as the intersecting issues of mental health, substance use disorders, poverty, incarceration, and racism. This changed the trajectory of my professional career,” says Abebe, LCSW, LICSW, MA. “I

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News Items – August 18, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Marcus Wade is a member: Are East Texans concerned about safety in the upcoming school year? So who’s more concerned, is it the students going back to school or is it the parents? Angelo State University has added a new Doctor of Social Work (D.S.W.) Angelo State University Adds Third Doctoral Program. San Angelo Live.

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News Items – February 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Mikaela Frissell is a member of NASW-TX: Dell Medical School receives gift to promote clinical social work The Daily Texan Social workers provide patient-centered care that accounts for all aspects of a patient’s health. who also served as a community advocate.

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News Items – February 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Mikaela Frissell is a member of NASW-TX: Dell Medical School receives gift to promote clinical social work The Daily Texan Social workers provide patient-centered care that accounts for all aspects of a patient’s health. who also served as a community advocate.

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Frozen Grief and Emotional Eating

American Board of Clinical Social Work

My daughter, who saw me through all this, is leaving next month for school in California. Brenda was a beautiful woman with long black hair who came for therapy and recounted her story: “Two months ago I had a double mastectomy. At that time, my husband left me for another woman. Now I have no one. That’s when I got married.

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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

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the School of Social Work is able to offer a number of scholarship opportunities to our BSW, MSW, and Ph.D. These scholarships not only help students meet their financial obligations but also recognize their academic achievements and contributions to the social work profession.