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Board Member’s Career Trajectory Changed During Internship

Social Work Blog

“When I started an MSW program at Boston College, my plan was to work in HIV/AIDS, with the immigrant population here in Boston or maybe to go back to Ethiopia,” he says. “I I have now spent over 17 years working on these important issues.”. Read the full story after logging in at Social Work Advocates magazine. .

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

Social Work Blog

When students leave the halls of academia and decide to venture on their first social work job, there is trepidation. Do my skills align with the amount of knowledge I gained in school? Students must decide what type of social worker they want to become, and where they would like to work. Will I be able to cut it?

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How Improv theater is like therapy | NASW Member Voices

Social Work Blog

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) does not identify glossophobia as a specific phobia, but its prevalence makes finding treatment for those who suffer from it important. There’s a term in clinical social work called “meeting the clients where they’re at.”

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Frozen Grief and Emotional Eating

American Board of Clinical Social Work

My daughter, who saw me through all this, is leaving next month for school in California. Treatment for emotional eating–binge eating, bulimia, anorexia, body image disorder, chronic dieting–needs to incorporate psychotherapy with behavioral/cognitive strategies, and sometimes medication. Now I have no one. That’s when I got married.

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Social Work Registration: Is it Necessary and How to Get it Done

Social Work Haven

What role does a social worker play? Social workers play a vital role in family courts and other institutions to help children, adults, and older adults hold health care decisions. They also work in schools doing assessments for special needs students.

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All You Need To Know About Social Work Articles

Social Work Haven

In social work, various articles cover topics such as social work articles on mental health, social work articles on domestic violence, social work articles on learning disabilities, medical social work articles, school social work articles and clinical social work articles.

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Social Work on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Look Back, A Look Ahead (Part Two)

Social Work Blog

Since July of 2021, NASW and the NASW Foundation have partnered in this initiative with the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Clinical Social Work Journal, 49, 495-504. McCoyd et al. Holmes, M.R., et al (2021).