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Why data and collaboration are key to social workers’ success

Social Work Blog

As we find ways to recognize, inspire, and equip social work professionals tackling a confluence of challenges in schools, families, and communities, the most important thing is to acknowledge the immense challenges they face every day across every sector of the service field. They do not have an easy task. For example, the U.S.

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Staff Retention in Behavioral Health: Your Questions Answered

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S.

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Teen Vaping Surges in Social Work Practice

Social Work Haven

You may also find this article useful: A Parent’s Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse Teenagers are vaping substances like nicotine and marijuana at alarming rates. This finding leads some researchers to believe that prevention programs beginning in middle or high school may be too late. Is vaping nicotine safer?

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How the journalism of child welfare fails

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The stories blithely attribute West Virginia’s high rate of removal to the fact that “More than half entered the system because of a parent’s substance abuse.” More than half entered the system because a worker checked the “substance abuse” box on a form; that is not necessarily the same thing. That’s not correct.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Counsellor : They provide counselling and emotional support to individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges, including mental health issues, addiction, and crisis situations. This includes defending individuals’ rights and addressing issues such as poverty, mental health, domestic violence, disability rights and substance abuse.

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All You Need To Know About Social Work Articles

Social Work Haven

In social work, various articles cover topics such as social work articles on mental health, social work articles on domestic violence, social work articles on learning disabilities, medical social work articles, school social work articles and clinical social work articles. Addressing substance abuse and addiction issues.

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Factors that Affect Behavioral Health Provider Retention

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S. will have shortages of : 78,050 school counselors. According to the National Council for Mental Welbeing , demand for behavioral health services will increase by the following percentages by 2030: Addiction counselors: 21-30%.