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Member Voices: My Journey to Clinical Social Work

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Donawa, LMSW. In the spirit of collaboration, she invited a small group of facilitators, herbalists, health and healing activists to help dream up this offering together. Violeta Donawa, LMSW. I had not imagined myself studying SUD, and hadn’t considered addiction a social justice issue. Clinical Social Worker Violeta A.

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

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By Marisa Markowitz, LMSW, CASAC-T. When students leave the halls of academia and decide to venture on their first social work job, there is trepidation. Students must decide what type of social worker they want to become, and where they would like to work. The same cannot be said of working in a methadone clinic.

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How Improv theater is like therapy | NASW Member Voices

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By Marisa Markowtiz, LMSW, CASAC-T The National Institute of Mental Health defines specific phobia as an intense, irrational fear that poses little or no actual danger. Exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy are evidence based practices that mental health counselors use to treat phobias.

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

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About the skills and frameworks we bring to the table: According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the principles of ‘trauma-informed care’ include safety, trustworthiness and transparency, peer support, collaboration and mutuality, empowerment, voice and choice, and cultural, historical, and gender issues.

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Scholarship Recipients 2022

University of Connecticut

Kinlock Endowment Fund in Social Work. It is meaningful to know that my work and contributions to the LGBTQ+ community has been recognized. Last year, along with a coworker, I started a Mental Health support group for college aged Transgender students. Pahl Fellowship for Social Work Excellence.