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NASW Member Voices: Considering a career in addiction social work? Here is what you should know

Social Work Blog

Do my skills align with the amount of knowledge I gained in school? There are clinical, military, hospital, school social work, and other options. This simply means that an individual can marry various systems, schools of thoughts, and theories, and apply them to real-life scenarios. Will I be able to cut it?

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Making Time to Talk About Alcohol Use

Social Work Blog

Four in five adults who reported being asked about their alcohol use at a checkup in the past two years and reported current binge drinking were not counseled to reduce their drinking, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. By Diana Ling, MA and Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW.

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Call for Submissions: 101 Things to Do with a Social Work Degree

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Child Welfare Social Worker vs. Social Services Specialist III) Organization Type: (Government, Non-profit, For-profit, Outside social services) Setting: (School, Clinic, Hospital, etc.) The grief counseling courses from my MSW program. Develop strong clinical skills, especially in crisis intervention and grief counseling.

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Trauma-informed Care Creates a Path Forward

Shelter, Inc

Shelter’s professional staff provides free trauma-informed clinical care to children who have experienced trauma so they can heal, build trust, and create a path forward. Sylvie Colon, a Clinical Therapist at Shelter, works with young people who have faced extremely difficult situations.

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11 Great Benefits of Being a Social Worker: Making a Positive Impact

Social Work Haven

There are a wide range of job positions available in various settings, including healthcare, education, mental health, government agencies, private practice, counseling centers, research organisations and more. This schedule allows them to spend quality time with their families and pursue personal interests during school breaks.

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“They’re not your children anymore.” Notes on news coverage of a landmark lawsuit

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The Complaint filed by the Family Justice Law Center , the New York University School of Law Family Defense Clinic and two private law firms – especially the introductory section – reads like great journalism. had written, “I am a bad kid” and “I need to behave at school or Mommy and Daddy will be arrested.” In the story, Ms.

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“Child welfare” and the moral bankruptcy of social work

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

As one such commenter put it: As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I wish news organizations such as Wapo would be more clear with using terms such as “social worker.” She wrote: I’m a licensed clinical social worker who spent my career in public child welfare, primarily providing foster care services.