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Flourish 2025 IMPACT Awards

Michigan Social Work

Acosta is dedicated to creating positive change and fostering inclusivity within diverse communities and proactively seeks opportunities to engage with underrepresented groups. She helped co-create the SSW Student Government Advocacy Committee, amplifying the voices of diverse students. Her impact goes far beyond Ann Arbor.

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How to Improve Behavioral Health Equity

Relias

From addressing stigma and using trauma-informed care to adapting assessments and integrating services, each approach centers on meeting the unique needs of diverse populations. The path to behavioral health equity begins with intentional action and a commitment to ongoing learning, reflection, and advocacy.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Addressing Diversity in PTSD Treatment: Clinical Considerations and Guidance for the Treatment of PTSD in LGBTQ Populations . This publication from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration provides valuable tools to help people during these challenging times. There’s no right or wrong way to feel. Dynamics of Abuse .

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Big Savings: All NASW Press eBooks on Sale 20% Off!

Social Work Blog

Schmitz, can serve as a guide for educators, students, practitioners, and administrators to support the growth and development of female leaders. Women who lead effectively know the importance of lifting as we climb—of bringing other women along—and that mentoring is a critical component to the leadership development process. Starks, Gayle M.

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Strikers Shut Down Rutgers

Beyond Advocacy

We are also partnered with and striking in support of the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union (PTLFC-AAUP-AFT), representing over 3000 adjunct faculty, and the Union of Rutgers Administrators (URA-AFT), representing 2,500 administrative workers. We hoped to avoid this outcome, but the administration continued to reject our demands.

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IASSW’s ADVANCING SOCIAL WORK SERIES with SpringerBriefs

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

tannt@suss.edu.sg Advancing Social Work Practice, Policy and Research – Series Editor: Professor PK Shajahan Professor P.K. tannt@suss.edu.sg Advancing Social Work Practice, Policy and Research – Series Editor: Professor PK Shajahan Professor P.K.

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Social Work Blog

Burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma are topics that students, instructors, practitioners, and administrators are concerned about. The book is timely in that the economic downturn has put pressure on agencies to do more with less, which ultimately leads to stress.