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NASW Recognizes October 6th as National Depression Screening Day

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By Denise Johnson, LCSW-C. Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social Work. It can result from a number of social, emotional, and biological factors. Screenings are completed by licensed clinical social workers and include questions about symptoms, their severity, and duration. Depression.

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News Items – August 18, 2022

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Clergy, social workers fear fallout from Okla. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Almost 2,000 mental health care workers have walked off the job in California. They work for Kaiser Permanente, and they want their employer to hire more people – more psychologists, more social workers. abortion laws. Associated Press.

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News Items – November 18, 2021

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Chicago police sergeant faces termination over raid of social worker Anjanette Young’s home. A Chicago police supervisor now faces firing for his role in the wrongful raid of social worker Anjanette Young’s home a few years ago. Greg McGann is a member: Workers may finally have some leverage with employers.

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News Items – February 10, 2022

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Mildred “Mit” Joyner, DPS, MSW, LCSW, President of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), a Social Work Pioneer! Joyner currently oversees 55 chapters of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) throughout the United States. NBC Connecticut. Mental health is a person-powered field.

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News Items – September 30, 2021

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Victor Armstrong is the first chief health equity officer at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Psychotherapy after the pandemic will likely be a hybrid — part office, part telemedicine. Victor Armstrong is a member: Victor Armstrong to lead North Carolina health equity efforts. The Charlotte Observer.

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News Items – April 13, 2023

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For Black social workers, anxiety and depression are on the rise The Conversation Since the 2020 racial reckoning, social workers have prided ourselves on working to eliminate social justice disparities. Eliminating Racism,” for instance, became an official grand challenge of social work in 2020.

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News Items – April 13, 2023

Social Workers Speak

For Black social workers, anxiety and depression are on the rise The Conversation Since the 2020 racial reckoning, social workers have prided ourselves on working to eliminate social justice disparities. Eliminating Racism,” for instance, became an official grand challenge of social work in 2020.