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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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Why the DSM Doesn’t Acknowledge Sensory Integration Symptoms

University of Connecticut

Therefore, DSM 5 conditions such as ADHD, PTSD, Tourettes, ASD, ODD, the Anxiety Disorders as well as Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, are never understood or treated through the lens of sensory integration. Imagine trying to treat a client with ASD or PTSD and not teaching the client about their sensory system reactions?

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

Social Work Blog

Nick and I worked together in the mental health outpatient clinic and it’s fair to say we clicked immediately. The group focused on the impacts of PTSD on the couples’ relationship and intimacy and ways to support one another in their survivorship. I then explained that it wasn’t a group for Veterans only but for their spouses, too.

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Therapist Turns Game-Creation Hobby Into Full-Time Business

Social Work Blog

By Alison Laurio Jessica Marcrum, MSW, LSW, a clinical social worker focusing on individual therapy and cases of trauma, PTSD, domestic abuse and sexual abuse, has put her private practice in Pittsburgh on hold for a while as she focuses on building her tabletop game-design hobby into a business.

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Therapist Turns Game-Creation Hobby Into Full-Time Business

Social Work Blog

By Alison Laurio Jessica Marcrum, MSW, LSW, a clinical social worker focusing on individual therapy and cases of trauma, PTSD, domestic abuse and sexual abuse, has put her private practice in Pittsburgh on hold for a while as she focuses on building her tabletop game-design hobby into a business.

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Therapist Turns Game-Creation Hobby Into Full-Time Business

Social Work Blog

By Alison Laurio Jessica Marcrum, MSW, LSW, a clinical social worker focusing on individual therapy and cases of trauma, PTSD, domestic abuse and sexual abuse, has put her private practice in Pittsburgh on hold for a while as she focuses on building her tabletop game-design hobby into a business.

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Addressing Healthcare Challenges of Women Veterans

Relias

Mental health challenges : Women Veterans experience higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and military sexual trauma (MST) compared to their male counterparts. As a result, women Veterans may need to seek care outside the VA system, leading to fragmented healthcare experiences.