Social Work Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Kljajic, LCSW, is director of coaching and therapy at Lucid Lane, a company that specializes in medication taper management and support. Building trust and therapeutic rapport is essential when working with any client referred to mental health services, Kljajic says. It is available online at the Social Work Online CE Institute.

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Doin' The Work

MAY 29, 2023

Martinez explains the Liberation Health Model, which she co-created, as an approach that utilizes a sociopolitical framework for assessment of what is causing problems for people, and intervention techniques to help them live better. She shares examples and stories from her own experience applying the model.

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Social Work Discoveries

APRIL 24, 2023

In this episode, Mim and Lis explore a story from a social worker in the Early Intervention space. We hear what Early Intervention is, and the approaches for supporting families before their situation reaches a crisis point. Learn more about the Targeted Earlier Intervention Programs discussed in this episode. Would they agree?

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

By Diana Ling, MA and Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW. April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an opportunity for social workers to make alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) part of routine care. Looking closer at the data, just 14 percent of women who binge drink said they received advice to reduce drinking, compared to 25 percent of men.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 25, 2022

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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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Licensed mental health care professionals diagnose ADHD using the DSM-5. Mindfulness is a practice that encompasses a variety of mindfulness-based interventions. One study found these interventions to be complementary to other active treatments for ADHD, like behavioral interventions and medication.

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Doin' The Work

JULY 26, 2022

Episode 55 Guest: Maxine Davis, MSW, MBA, PhD Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Maxine Davis, who is an Assistant Professor and the Chancellor’s Scholar of Inclusive Excellence in Intimate Partner Violence Prevention & Intervention at Rutgers School of Social Work. www.dointhework.com. www.dointhework.com.

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Social Workers Speak

JULY 29, 2022

The new program is designed to help attract and retain doctors, nurse practitioners, and other clinicians who care for New Yorkers with mental health or substance use needs as the U.S. faces a national mental health professional shortage. These two mental health professionals met on Facebook and immediately clicked.

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Social Workers Speak

JUNE 29, 2023

A senior crisis intervention specialist who has worked at the Chandler Fire Department for 16 years, Henry (’05 BSW, ’07 MSW) said a crisis can happen lightning fast, anytime and anywhere. Susan Reay is a member of NASW-NE: Five UNO Projects Aim to Boost Behavioral Health Training through $1.7 Therapist David Fawcett, Ph.D.,

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Social Workers Speak

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Isabel Logan is a member of NASW-CT: Winning Over Skeptics: More Police Departments Enlist Social Workers For Crisis Intervention. Connecticut Health I-Team. LCSW , and signed on in the fall of 2021. Gail Flack is a member of NASW-OK: Mental Health Expert Shares Ways To Find Support During The Holidays.

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Social Workers Speak

JULY 8, 2022

Chase, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, MSW, who is an associate professor at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, will begin her three-year term as NASW president on July 1, 2023. She will succeed Mildred “Mit” Joyner, DPS, MSW, LCSW. Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital adds social work fellowship program. VUMC Reporter.

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Social Workers Speak

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Angela Melzer is a member: Mental health impacts of pandemic are multifaceted. More people are willing to take accountability for their mental health,” she said. Tay Robinson is a member: [Video] Baptist Health of Louisville welcomes National Guard’s assistance with COVID patients. Steamboat Pilot. “We

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Social Workers Speak

OCTOBER 7, 2021

New prisons study confirms harmful impacts of solitary confinement, value of mental health treatment and care. The Study confirms what has been known for years: our prisons will be safer and people will return to our communities healthier if prison mental health treatment is fully funded. The Progressive Pulse.

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The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

The hive mind at Wikipedia adds : Play therapy is a method of meeting and responding to the mental health needs of children and is extensively acknowledged by experts as an effective and suitable intervention in dealing with children’s brain development. Will play therapy be on the LCSW exam? You never know. Good luck!

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Social Workers Speak

JULY 22, 2021

As LCSW and holistic psychotherapist Alison Stone notes, it may be difficult to truly savor and enjoy your coffee if you’re slugging it down while “doing a million things and running out the door.” Dan Scholz is a member: [Video] Youth today are facing significant challenges for their mental and emotional health.

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Parenthood Understood

JULY 2, 2021

A brief list: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor (LCSW-S). The difference between an LCSW and an LCSW-S is that the LCSW-S has taken additional training in order to officially supervise LMSWs towards their clinical licensure. Let’s start with: Who’s who?

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University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

Scholarship Fund This scholarship is awarded to a student currently conducting their field placement at the UConn Counseling & Mental Health Services. My professional goals are to obtain my LMSW and LCSW while continuing to support marginalized communities.

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Social Work Tech

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The Affordable Care Act helped people access health and mental health healthcare, but the politicians that got that law passed left a lot of blood on the floor for it and we may have to fight in the same way to keep as much of it intact as possible. Ignacio Pacheco, MSW, LCSW. Fear is a terrible beast.

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Social Workers Speak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

While some breakups happen drastically, others happen slowly over time,” Nicole Sbordone, LCSW , a licensed clinical social worker , tells Bustle. Kristine Reynolds is a member: Fourth COVID wave taking a toll on health care workers. Nicole Sbordone is a member: 15 Signs Your Friend Is Trying To Break Up With You. NBC Chicago.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 6, 2022

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) wishes to bring attention to the importance of mental health as it affects millions of people in the United States. Department of Labor Launches Campaign Promoting Mental Health Support in Workplaces.

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Social Workers Speak

AUGUST 29, 2023

Breen, LCSW. However, if this is not the case, it’s best to set your expectations about the length of stay up front, says Najamah Davis, MSW, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker. “If a parent or parents have a length of stay in mind, discuss this with your adult child,” she tells Best Life.

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Relias

JANUARY 27, 2023

Researchers have been exploring the question of the impact related to frequency and numbers of a single category of ACEs,” said Kristi McClure, LCSW. Therapeutic interventions may be most effective when racial trauma is addressed and treated as the trauma that it is.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 9, 2023

The research presented by SSW covers a wide range of areas and our expertise, including child welfare, foster care, sexual and gender minority youth mental health, and substance use, among others. Thursday, January 12. Time: 3:15 – 4:45 PM. Presentation: Factors Associated with Child Welfare Diversion for Substance-Exposed Infants.

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University of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2022

Last year, along with a coworker, I started a Mental Health support group for college aged Transgender students. I want to make a difference in the mental health system by inspiring a new generation to stand up and speak for what's right. Kinlock Endowment Fund in Social Work. Pahl Fellowship for Social Work Excellence.

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Social Workers Speak

AUGUST 11, 2023

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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Social Workers Speak

DECEMBER 2, 2021

School-age children are seeking out mental health care more than ever. Although getting more mental health resources out to local school districts and surrounding communities is a priority, mental health professionals also wonder if schools have enough staff to address the needs of students.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 3, 2024

The research presented by the SSW community comprises a variety of topics, including foster care, LGBTQIA+ youth, substance abuse treatment, mindfulness-based intervention, and gender-affirming care, among many others.

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Social Workers Speak

APRIL 8, 2022

Melissa Webb is a member: 40 Under 40: Melissa Webb, LCSW, Clinical Director, Red Rock Psychological Health. Melissa Webb is on a mission to treat, educate and destigmatize a broad spectrum of mental health disorders , with an emphasis on sexual health and sexual abuse. Las Vegas Sun. Public News Service.

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 2, 2023

Fortune Magazine Being a mental health provider or substance use provider are “very good areas for social workers to focus on right now,” Mirean Coleman, clinical director at the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) , tells Fortune. Seventy-six percent of providers have to contact a company multiple times to resolve an issue.”

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 2, 2023

Fortune Magazine Being a mental health provider or substance use provider are “very good areas for social workers to focus on right now,” Mirean Coleman, clinical director at the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) , tells Fortune. Seventy-six percent of providers have to contact a company multiple times to resolve an issue.”

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Participants were briefed about NASW’s priority legislation and greeted by NASW CEO Anthony Estreet, PhD, MBA, LCSW-C, who assumed his role on February 6. At our NASW Capitol Hill Day, we found that every single legislative staff member, both Democrat and Republican, recognizes mental health and wellness as a priority issue.

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