Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

School social workers are tasked with completing assessments, addressing mental health challenges, providing interventions, completing referrals, and engaging families. Gun-violence prevention is absolutely a social work issue and NASW supports advocacy and legislation that puts more school social workers in the education system.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 17, 2023

The effects of burnout on client service provision, organizational health, and individual well-being are increasingly a focus of social work research, particularly against the societal backdrop of the post-COVID-19 era. In a recent issue of the journal Children & Schools , an article showcases the findings of a study on SSW burnout.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 17, 2023

The effects of burnout on client service provision, organizational health, and individual well-being are increasingly a focus of social work research, particularly against the societal backdrop of the post-COVID-19 era. In a recent issue of the journal Children & Schools , an article showcases the findings of a study on SSW burnout.

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University of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2024

Gilbert, LCSW Sat, April 20, 2024 Live Webinar 10 am – 12 pm 2 CECs – this program provides 2 hours of content on cultural competence Registration Fee: $50 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and Current SSW Field Instructors Link will be emailed when your registration is complete.

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University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

Scholarship Fund This scholarship is awarded to a student currently conducting their field placement at the UConn Counseling & Mental Health Services. My professional goals are to obtain my LMSW and LCSW while continuing to support marginalized communities.

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Shelter, Inc

MARCH 12, 2025

Santa Maria, MSW, LCSW. Santa Maria continues, To combat these challenges, governments, tech companies, and advocacy organizations must work together to implement stronger online safety measures, increase digital literacy education, and enhance international cooperation in identifying and prosecuting traffickers.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 9, 2022

As America faces a mental health crisis, the need for suicide prevention services is more imperative than ever. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, suicide is ranked as the second primary cause of death in young people among the ages of 10 to 34 and the tenth most frequent cause of death in the United States.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

April Ferguson LCSW-C Senior Practice Associate Children and Adolescents April 2024 The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) acknowledges April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Below is an advocacy opportunity, educational resources, and related organizations to help social workers and others engage in Child Abuse Prevention Month.

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University of Connecticut

OCTOBER 16, 2024

LCSW, along with recent UConn SSW alumna, Madri Hall-Faul, Ph.D., LCSW, along with recent UConn SSW alumna, Madri Hall-Faul, Ph.D., Libal’s interest in working with refugees began in 2007 when she and Harding initiated research to understand social work’s role in advocacy for Iraqi refugees who had been displaced after the U.S.-led

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 3, 2024

Time: 8:00 – 9:30 AM Presentation: Creating Institutional Infrastructure to Advance Health Equity through Community Engagement Location: Independence Ballroom RM: H, ML 4 Author(s): Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD ; Rebecca Lobb, ScD, MPH; Jennifer Pamphile, MPH; Deborah Chassler, MSW; Melanie Rocco, MSW, MPH.

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Relias

MARCH 12, 2024

Leia Salzman, PhD, LCSW, from the Tulane University School of Social Work, describes collective trauma as “an event, or series of events that shatters the experience of safety for a group, or groups, of people.” The trauma can manifest in somatic complaints, exacerbating physical health conditions.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 6, 2022

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) wishes to bring attention to the importance of mental health as it affects millions of people in the United States. Department of Labor Launches Campaign Promoting Mental Health Support in Workplaces.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Banford, LCSW My personal history of observing presidential transitions began with Jimmy Carter. Banford, LCSW It was before I became a social worker, and I frankly didnt understand the importance of policy back then. I think some radical advocacy is a great thing and social workers are trained for this. By Scott M.

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