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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. PTSD impacts millions of people in the United States. According to the National Center for PTSD, a program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, about seven or eight of every 100 people will experience PTSD in their lifetime.”

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Addressing Racism and Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare: A Review With the Experts

Relias

For behavioral health providers, addressing racism and racial trauma in behavioral healthcare is crucial. At our 2021 Impact Nation conference , we sat down with three experts in the field of behavioral healthcare and its intersection with racism and racial trauma. Addressing the Impact of Racial Trauma in Behavioral Healthcare.

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NASW Member Voices: ?Social Work Mentorship Honors the Wisdom Within Our Profession

Social Work Blog

Honoring Mentorship I first met Nick in 2005 when I was a brand new clinician at our regional VA Healthcare System. Nick and I worked together in the mental health outpatient clinic and it’s fair to say we clicked immediately. I then explained that it wasn’t a group for Veterans only but for their spouses, too.

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How To Take a Trauma-Informed Approach to Birth Trauma

Relias

Birth trauma is an adverse psychological reaction following pregnancy or childbirth similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Also labeled as postpartum PTSD or postnatal PTSD, birth trauma can occur for several reasons. What is birth trauma?

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Celebrating support workers

Social Care

Leanne Flint joined Cygnet Healthcare as a support worker in 2008. I looked online and found a health care support worker vacancy at Aspen Clinic in Mexborough. When I was growing up, a member of my family suffered very bad anxiety, depression and post -traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I agreed and never looked back.

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

With aspirations of receiving my LCSW following my degree, the opportunities I was able to have in this placement allow for me to have a better overall understanding of the importance of clinical work. My goal for my final year is to do a clinical internship working with children. Mary Ellen and John D.

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Scholarship Recipients 2022

University of Connecticut

I currently work part-time for a somatic therapy clinic which has afforded me the opportunity to learn about this niche specialty, piquing my interest in the power of mindfulness specifically around the treatment of PTSD. Christopher Cocchi, Individuals, Groups, and Families concentration. Lorena Martinez, Public Policy concentration.