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Crisis Prevention and Intervention in the Age of COVID-19

Relias

Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit American shores in early 2020, mental health experts have worried about its potential effects on those they serve — and with good reason. Measures like social distancing necessary to preserve our physical health took a toll on our mental well-being. Domestic violence.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Social workers are the largest group of mental health providers in the United States and treatment of PTSD is one of their specialty areas. Identify future areas of work/growth, boundaries as practitioners as the continued need for mental health treatment remains an essential service during the COVID 19 pandemic in the U.S.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

Relias

Safety planning has proven an effective means of supporting those struggling with mental health crises, abusive relationships, or other forms of trauma. Domestic violence. Domestic violence and safety planning. Creating a domestic violence safety plan. Provide mental health exercises.

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Safety Planning Checklist for You and Your Clients

Relias

Safety planning has proven an effective means of supporting those struggling with mental health crises, abusive relationships, or other forms of trauma. Domestic violence. Domestic violence and safety planning. Creating a domestic violence safety plan. Provide mental health exercises.

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NASW Press Holiday Sale: Save 25% Off Select Books and eBooks!

Social Work Blog

Using an intersectionality framework, the authors bring together previously fragmented research into this population and explain through case studies the topics particularly relevant to South Asians, including domestic violence, mental health, parenting, gender and sexual orientation, workplace barriers, and aging.

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Members in the News – June 22, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Jennifer Genovese is a member of NASW-NYS: 5 Lesser-Known Warning Signs of an Abusive Relationship Everyday Health In fact, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, financial abuse, harassment, and stalking all fall under the umbrella of domestic violence, says Jennifer C.

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Members in the News – July 14, 2023

Social Workers Speak

According to SAMHSA, the National Association of Social Workers and the Association of Social Work Boards , the more than 250,000 clinical social workers within America’s health and human service systems are the largest group of mental health providers in the nation — more than psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric nurses combined.