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School Social Work: Perception and Reality

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Our guests are Alyssa Ernst, MSW ’10, LMSW, and Stephanie Stodolka, LMSW, two school social workers who have been around the block. Alyssa Ernst , LMSW, is a school social worker in the Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District.

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Member Voices: My Journey to Clinical Social Work

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Healing Justice Values Alongside Therapeutic Interventions. Donawa, LMSW. Violeta Donawa, LMSW. This was community care that in the Field, we might call an “intervention” at the meso level. By Violeta A. We called ourselves HealingByChoice! But for many of us, this was culture. Clinical Social Worker Violeta A.

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Trauma-Informed Restorative Justice Practices in Schools: An Opportunity for School Social Workers

Social Work Blog

However, RJ can also be understood as a trauma-informed mental health intervention allowing perpetrators, who have frequently been victims of past trauma, to regain a sense of voice and control, and to maintain social connection within their community. The journal Social Work is a benefit of NASW membership.

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NASW Member Voices: ADHD and Mindfulness

Social Work Blog

By Marisa Markowtiz, LMSW, CASAC-T Multi-ethnic group of kids in fitness class together. 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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“Es Como Que no los Conociera”: Reunification of Unaccompanied Migrant Youth with Their U.S. Families

Social Work Blog

In addition, the results point to the importance of developing interventions to increase trust, empathy, and communication between unaccompanied immigrant youth and their parents. Study Authors: Liza Barros-Lane, PhD, LMSW , assistant professor of social work, University of Houston-Downtown. blended families).

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Understanding Animal Assisted Therapy: How it Conforms to Social Work Practice

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Lori Ratchelous, LMSW. demonstrate the ability to match differing therapeutic animal roles and interventions to address the different types of human-health and wellness related needs in different settings (schools, nursing homes, hospitals). Saturday, October 23, 2021. 9 am – 11 am. 50 – All Others.

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Association between Loneliness, Mental Health Symptoms, and Treatment Use among Emerging Adults

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The authors conclude that the significant impact of loneliness on mental health symptoms and the effect of social support on service use highlight the importance of developing interventions to prevent and reduce loneliness over the life course.