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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

1 Although PTSD has commonly been associated with the military and veteran populations, it affects people of all ages, communities, gender, and social economic background. This event is open to the public and intended for behavioral health/healthcare providers who treat military personnel, veterans, and their families.

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Realm of the Dead - Using Art in Social Work Education and Practice

Michigan Social Work

The audience also will revive the turmoil caused by his father's sexual molestation, the domestic violence during Brazil's military dictatorship and Pinto's arrival, at 21, as an undocumented immigrant in New York City in 1987 and the challenges he faced as a gender nonconforming gay man.