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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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Crisis Prevention and Intervention in the Age of COVID-19

Relias

To better understand the effects of the pandemic on crisis situations and the associated methods of prevention and intervention, we will discuss the following crisis situations: Substance use disorder. Domestic violence. Substance Use Disorders and COVID-19. Domestic Violence.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

Relias

Substance use disorder. Domestic violence. Substance use disorders and safety planning. The ramifications of these substance use disorders go beyond the individual. The families of those dealing with substance user disorders (SUDs) have also been shown to be greatly affected. Psychiatric Advance Directives.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

Relias

Substance use disorder. Domestic violence. Substance use disorders and safety planning. The ramifications of these substance use disorders go beyond the individual. The families of those dealing with substance user disorders (SUDs) have also been shown to be greatly affected. Psychiatric Advance Directives.

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In “child welfare” the horror stories go in all directions – all year long

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

In response, the state’s Department of Child Services temporarily stopped referring children to Pierceton Woods, a nonprofit residential facility which treats boys for substance use disorders and sexually harmful behaviors. That lasted 11 days…. ● In Utah, NBC News reports on how the state has shut down an RTC.

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News Items – September 30, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Victor Armstrong is the first chief health equity officer at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Rose Turner is a member: [Video] What the Gabby Petito story means for survivors of domestic violence. Victor Armstrong is a member: Victor Armstrong to lead North Carolina health equity efforts.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

This has resulted in a fixation on clinical services and proprietary models rather than proactive family support. The practice of taking children from survivors of domestic violence was curbed in New York City thanks to a successful lawsuit. See also the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law , where Prof.