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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure. The Center for Deployment Psychology will be hosting a 90-minute webinar entitled “Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.”

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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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UConn School of Social Work Faculty and Ph.D. Students Present at CSWE 2023

University of Connecticut

Poster Presentation & Session : Cultural Competence Training in Social Work Education: The Undocumented LGBTQ+ Immigrant Youth Perspective Author(s) : Craig Mortley, MS ; Yvonne Mbewe, LCSW Time : 3:00 p.m. - Megan Berthold, PhD, LCSW ; Yvonne Mbewe, LCSW ; Craig Mortley, MS ; Madri Hall-Faul, MSSW ; Scott Harding, MSW, PhD

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News Items – May 18, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Alyse Freda-Colon is a member of NASW-NYS: So You Just Got Ghosted—Here’s How To Deal, According To Therapists Style Caster “Getting ghosted in dating happens all the time,” says Alyse Freda-Colon, LCSW , a licensed psychotherapist and relationship coach. People ghost primarily to avoid having an uncomfortable conversation.

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News Items – May 18, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Alyse Freda-Colon is a member of NASW-NYS: So You Just Got Ghosted—Here’s How To Deal, According To Therapists Style Caster “Getting ghosted in dating happens all the time,” says Alyse Freda-Colon, LCSW , a licensed psychotherapist and relationship coach. People ghost primarily to avoid having an uncomfortable conversation.

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NASW Brings Awareness to the Importance of Mental Health

Social Work Blog

This webinar will discuss how to handle and move past multiple co-occurring pandemics, using a mental health focus on substance use disorder, housing, work, education, and transportation among other relevant topics. Denise Johnson, LCSW-C. Access Code: 6268721#. June 8, 2022. Prepared by. 1 Mental health by the Numbers.

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

With aspirations of receiving my LCSW following my degree, the opportunities I was able to have in this placement allow for me to have a better overall understanding of the importance of clinical work. My professional goals are to obtain my LMSW and LCSW while continuing to support marginalized communities.