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News Items – October 7, 2021

Social Workers Speak

New prisons study confirms harmful impacts of solitary confinement, value of mental health treatment and care. Jack Haden is a member: Pandemic Mental Health: Self-Diagnosing, Disparities and U Resources. Daniel Nuss, MD, will lead Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute and Linda Lee, LCSW, will serve as administrative vice president.

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News Items – July 22, 2021

Social Workers Speak

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, LCSW, Clinical Director at LifeLine Utah joined us in studio as part of our You Are Not Alone partnership. The Darien Times.

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News Items – September 30, 2021

Social Workers Speak

A new report from court-appointed watchdogs details how children in foster care are subjected to unlicensed and dangerous placements, exposed to sexual abuse or engaged in self harm, and administered incorrect or improper amounts of medication. Nicole Sbordone is a member: 15 Signs Your Friend Is Trying To Break Up With You.

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You Asked, We Answered; 12 Questions about Trauma-Informed-Care

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

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Scholarship Recipients 2022

University of Connecticut

This scholarship was established in memory of Donna Millette-Fridge by the School of Social Work in recognition of her commitment to helping the mentally ill become self-sufficient. My plan is continuing to work in the group setting and IOP services, specifically with individuals who are experiencing self-harm, depression and anxiety.