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Member Voices: My Journey to Clinical Social Work

Social Work Blog

I had not imagined myself studying SUD, and hadn’t considered addiction a social justice issue. Almost 5 years later, I am a Clinical Social Worker offering holistic mental health services while working within a multicultural, community-based integrative behavioral health agency that is Native-centered and led.

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NASW Member Voices: Considering a career in addiction social work? Here is what you should know

Social Work Blog

Students must decide what type of social worker they want to become, and where they would like to work. There are clinical, military, hospital, school social work, and other options. Addiction is one route that a social worker can pursue, and it typically requires a Licensed Master Social Work (LMSW) certification.

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Scholarship Recipients 2022

University of Connecticut

It is an IOP dedicated to working with adolescents who are currently experiencing depression, anxiety, as well as school refusal, maladaptive eating, self-injury and suicidal ideation. I currently facilitate the middle school dialectical behavioral therapy group and this is where I’ve realized my passion for working with adolescents.