Remove Counseling Remove Interventional Remove LCSW Remove Self-harm
article thumbnail

News Items – October 7, 2021

Social Workers Speak

New prisons study confirms harmful impacts of solitary confinement, value of mental health treatment and care. Jack Haden is a member: Pandemic Mental Health: Self-Diagnosing, Disparities and U Resources. Daniel Nuss, MD, will lead Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute and Linda Lee, LCSW, will serve as administrative vice president.

article thumbnail

News Items – September 30, 2021

Social Workers Speak

A new report from court-appointed watchdogs details how children in foster care are subjected to unlicensed and dangerous placements, exposed to sexual abuse or engaged in self harm, and administered incorrect or improper amounts of medication. Denton Record-Chronicle (TX). The project is funded by a $1.5 million grant from the U.S.

article thumbnail

Scholarship Recipients 2022

University of Connecticut

I plan to pursue a career in social justice which includes advocating and counseling young girls and women who have experienced injustices and trauma. My goal one day is to travel to different countries to support these women with counseling and proper education, and through this, hopefully, to write a book based on my experiences.