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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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Social Work Can Play a Critical Role in Pain Management

Social Work Blog

Kljajic, LCSW, is director of coaching and therapy at Lucid Lane, a company that specializes in medication taper management and support. She emphasizes that social workers play a critical role in helping people manage their chronic pain, as well as those who may have developed an opioid misuse disorder.

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Members in the News – August 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Robin Bilazarian is a member of NASW-NJ: It Turns Out, Washing Your Face Can Benefit Your Brain Mind Body Green As licensed clinical social worker and master EFT trainer Robin Bilazarian, LCSW, DCEP , previously told mbg , “When we are agitated or stressed out, everything about us is robbing blood to go to major muscles.”

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Fundamentals of Emotional Freedom Technique

University of Connecticut

Catherine Ewing, LCSW, MDiv Friday, March 3, 2023 In-Person 9:30 am – 1:30 pm 4 CECs $80 – UConn SSW Alumni and Current Field Instructors $100 – All Others Room location and directions will be included in your confirmation email. Various forms of Energy Psychology have been practiced since the early 1980s.

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Members in the News – August 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Jennifer Kelman, LCSW, a family therapist working with JustAnswer , tells Best Life that it’s also important to put a limit on phone calls from your in-laws. Marshall, LCSW, is director of clinical services and delegate representative for the National Association of Social Workers, Washington, D.C.

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Fundamentals of Emotional Freedom Technique

University of Connecticut

Catherine Ewing, LCSW, MDiv. Emotional Freedom Technique is a form of Energy Psychology, combining psychotherapy and energy healing techniques. EFT has application across a broad range of issues, including stress and anxiety related disorders, PTSD, physical pain, self-sabotage, cravings and addictions and performance.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Talia Filippelli is a member of NASW-NJ: Elevate Your Parenting Psychology Today The theory of emotional intelligence (EQ) was introduced by Peter Salovey and John Mayer in the 1990s, and advanced and brought to the general public through Daniel Goleman’s 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence. But should it?