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How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Owner of Change Your Narrative consulting and training practice, Nancy S. Scherlong discovered a passion for doing healing work with words when she was an MFA student with a background in creative writing and psychology. “I Consider the invasion of Ukraine, gun violence, oppression, and women’s rights as just a few examples.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

The Center for Deployment Psychology will be hosting a 90-minute webinar entitled “Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.” This blog from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence discusses the dynamics of abuse and helpful resources. June 21, 2022.

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How Social Workers Can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Owner of Change Your Narrative consulting and training practice, Nancy S. Scherlong discovered a passion for doing healing work with words when she was an MFA student with a background in creative writing and psychology. “I Consider the invasion of Ukraine, gun violence, oppression, and women’s rights as just a few examples.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Identifying Risk and Protective Factors : Risk Factors : Social workers identify potential risk factors that may impact the individual’s well-being, such as substance abuse, domestic violence, or exposure to trauma. As a social worker, one of your most important roles is to be an advocate for those in need.

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Sexual Abuse – When asked to keep it secret….

Gary Direnfeld

That can bring psychological and emotional harm. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice. Trigger warning. This post discusses sexual abuse. —— Sexual abuse. It shouldn’t happen. For some, it does.

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When Your Family is the Threat

Gary Direnfeld

It is at least psychologically abusive and where there is a financial and/or housing dependency then it is also financially abusive. Those who do escape tend to be psychologically healthier for it. It’s often projected as brought about by your choosing, where they try to make you feel responsible for the outcome.

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If Your Childhood Abuser Wasn’t Held Accountable

Gary Direnfeld

Such secrets perpetuate pain and abuse to others and cause further psychological harm to the person abused. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice. You no longer need to keep the painful secret.