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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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University-Assisted Community Schools: Children & Schools Journal January 2023 Issue Examines This Topic

Social Work Blog

Community schools are place-based engagement strategies, where multiple organizations and their resources are mobilized around youth, with a focus on academics, social supports, services, and opportunities that lead to improved student learning and well-being, stronger families, and healthier communities.

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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. Educate: Engage in perspective-taking through books and documentaries, and evaluate clients as individuals.

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Nicole Drake receives CDHS’s Public Service Recognition Award

CO4Kids

Back to Blogs Child Welfare Blog Nicole Drake receives CDHSs Public Service Recognition Award Nicole Drake, County Intermediary Administrator in the Division of Child Welfare (Office of Children, Youth and Families) received the departments Public Service Recognition Award. She is a powerhouse!

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What Is Lateral Violence in Nursing?

Relias

To create healthier, more positive workplace environments, it is essential for healthcare administrators to take the time to truly understand lateral violence in nursing and the significant adverse effects it can have on patients and practitioners alike. Who are the main perpetrators of lateral violence in nursing?

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Learn a combination of diagnosis and interventionist tools of dissociation to consider when engaged in treatment of populations of color. Addressing Diversity in PTSD Treatment: Clinical Considerations and Guidance for the Treatment of PTSD in LGBTQ Populations . There’s no right or wrong way to feel. Dynamics of Abuse .

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Social Worker of the Year: ‘As social workers, we promote social justice’

Community Care

She had been handed the social justice advocate award earlier in the ceremony for her work creating diversity workshops for foster carers and social work colleagues following George Floyd’s murder in May last year. If it was just me bringing that model, I’m not sure that people would have engaged as such,” she said.