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NASW Member Voices: ADHD and Mindfulness

Social Work Blog

Sarah McConkey, LCSW, specializes in ADHD and finds that mindfulness has been shown to be risky for survivors of sexual assault and other clients with complicated trauma histories. Social workers can familiarize themselves with evidence-based practices like CBT or DBT.

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NASW Member Voices: In Search of Transgenerational Office Space

Social Work Blog

By Lorrie Appleton, LCSW I am preparing to meet a new therapy client. We face each other and enter into a verbal dance I like to refer to as the “Acronym Tango,” (IFS, CBT, DBT, EMDR, EFT, cha-cha-cha). Appleton, LCSW specializes in couples, family, and individual therapy. Let’s call her Emily). But I digress.

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NASW Member Voices: Eclectics, Rise Up!

Social Work Blog

Appleton, LCSW I am noticing a curious trend in the mental health field. Lorrie Appleton, LCSW My initial thought was humorous. Just pull up your favorite word find platform and search – ACT, ISJ, RFT, CBT, SST, CPT, EMDR, ATTCH, and LMNOP. Appleton, LCSW specializes in couples, family, and individual therapy.

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3 Focused Steps to Find Emotional Calm during a Storm of Emotions

R.E.A.L. Social Workers

BACKGROUND Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a modality that I often use with my clients. In traditional CBT, we work together to identify thought patterns, and thought content that cause harm or distress. If you enjoy this post, please subscribe to the Stress Talk Newsletter.

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SSW Faculty and Students Present at SSWR Conference 2023

University of Connecticut

Author(s): Margaret Lloyd Sieger, PhD , University of Connecticut School of Social Work; Cynthia Nichols, LCSW , University of Connecticut School of Social Work; Melissa Sienna, UConn Health; Marilyn Sanders, MD, UConn School of Medicine. Presentation: Factors Associated with Child Welfare Diversion for Substance-Exposed Infants.

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Your Comprehensive Guide to Kids and Anxiety

Beautiful Voyager

The difference is usually an adult has more awareness and an ability to articulate what they are experiencing due to a more expansive feeling vocabulary, says Linda Snell MSW, LCSW at New Method Wellness. The two most common forms of treatment are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, says Dorfman.

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