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Members in the News – June 29, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Kanika Henry is a member of NASW-AZ: ASU alum helps guide those experiencing traumatic loss Arizona State University Arizona State University alum Kanika Henry knows them all. It’s also when the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that pediatricians start screening children for substance abuse.

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The Virtual Way to Getting Better: Helping Reduce Health Disparities Online

Society of Clinical Psychology

Treatment use and engagement has been historically low among people of color due to factors like lack of availability of, and accessibility to quality and affordable care, stigma about mental illness, as well as experiences of racism and discrimination in therapy settings.

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All You Need To Know About Social Work Articles

Social Work Haven

This article provides an overview of narrative therapy techniques and strategies for using them to engage clients in productive conversations about their experiences. He examines how new technologies can be used to improve interventions, explore data, and manage cases in innovative ways.

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The Next Generation of Parenting Interventions: The role of Mindfulness and Compassion

Society of Clinical Psychology

The rationale for the inclusion of mindfulness to enhance the impact of traditional behavioral family interventions is that it could increase psychological flexibility and reduce the influence of negative thoughts and feelings a parent may have about a child’s behavior (Brown, Whittingham, Boyd, McKinlay, & Sofronoff, 2014). Compassion.

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Strong Social Work Personal Statement Examples

Social Work Haven

During this phase, I had the opportunity to engage in fieldwork, where I witnessed firsthand the impact of social workers working tirelessly to address the needs of marginalised communities. I am excited about the prospect of joining [mention the university/program] and its esteemed MSW program.

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Culturally Informed Therapy for Schizophrenia: A Review

Society of Clinical Psychology

Specifically, they state that, “as society continues to become more and more culturally diverse, mental health providers must continually engage in ongoing self-assessment related to knowledge, skills and abilities to provide culturally responsive care” 2. Such interventions seeking to thwart systemic inequities (e.g., Background.

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What can science tell us about suicide? (Answer: Not nearly enough… yet.)

Society of Clinical Psychology

Some clinicians might add to this picture related characteristics such as emotion dysregulation, substance abuse, or impulsivity. But are these kinds of things truly characteristic of people who will go on to engage in suicidal thoughts and behaviors? in psychology from Wake Forest University in 2005, went on to earn his Ph.D.