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Long COVID and the Implications for Social Work

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These disparities demand the attention of social work change agents, along with the inability or unwillingness of our government leaders to pass long COVID legislation, the lack of long COVID clinics, and the need for advocacy and education related to workplace accommodations, paid sick and family leave and expanded disability benefits.

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The Alliance for GLBTQ Youth - Mark Houston, LCSW and Pauline Green, Esq

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Guests: Mark Houston, LCSW and Pauline Green, Esq. Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW. . Transcription services provided by FIU’s Disability Resource Center. . We discuss the harm that can be done by social workers and clinicians who do not challenge heterosexism and cisgenderism. Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW. .

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Black Disability, Disabled Women of Color, Empowerment, Advocacy - Vilissa Thompson, LMSW

Doin' The Work

Episode 8 Guest: Vilissa Thompson, LMSW Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW www.dointhework.com. a self-advocacy and empowerment movement for people with disabilities. She also shares about creating the hashtag #DisabilityTooWhite and the Black Disabled Woman Syllabus. a self-advocacy and empowerment movement for people with disabilities.

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White Supremacy in Social Work - Charla Cannon Yearwood, LSW and Laura Hoge, LCSW

Doin' The Work

Guests: Charla Cannon Yearwood, LSW and Laura Hoge, LCSW. Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW. . Transcription services provided by FIU’s Disability Resource Center. . In this episode, I talk with Charla Cannon Yearwood and Laura Hoge, two members of SWCAREs – Social Work Coalition for Anti-Racist Educators. www.dointhework.com.

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September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month

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How Social Workers Can Make a Difference. and are the leading preventable cause of developmental disabilities. Social workers can make a difference by sharing this key message with clients—and by screening all adults for risky alcohol use. September 2022. FASDs may affect up to 1 in 20 schoolchildren in the U.S.

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Members in the News – September 12, 2023

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Ryan Estes is a member of NASW-NC: [Video] 988 lifeline signs installed around Wrightsville Beach to spread awareness of mental health resource WECT Ryan Estes, LCSW, LCAS, CCS , on 988: “It’s a moment to really tackle stigma and to take time to be more intentional with outreach to the community to draw awareness.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Here’s what she talked about WCBU For many years, I’ve worked as a disability advocate. So this year, I was very excited when they announced that they will be focusing on a disability topic here at the UN. Thus, it’s possible for someone to consistently have a few sociopathic traits without having the diagnosable condition.