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Emily Henderson, LMSW, MSW ’13

University of Connecticut

Emily Henderson is Master level social worker who currently works for The Department of Corrections as a License Drug and Alcohol Therapist. Emily Henderson found her passion with this population after an internship experience in Alabama at the Julia Tutwiler Women’s Correctional Facility.

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Emily Henderson, LMSW, MSW ’13

University of Connecticut

Emily Henderson is Master level social worker who currently works for The Department of Corrections as a License Drug and Alcohol Therapist. Emily Henderson found her passion with this population after an internship experience in Alabama at the Julia Tutwiler Women’s Correctional Facility.

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Baylor Researchers Examine Relationship Between Imprisoned Mothers and Their Adolescent Children’s Risk Behaviors

Swhelper

institutional corrections facilities. SWHELPER Women represent the fastest-growing population in U.S. In the past four decades, the number of women incarcerated has increased by more than 475%, rising from 26,326 in 1980 to 152,854 in 2020.

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Licensing Investigations: Suggestions from Social Workers Who Received Sanctions

Social Work Blog

The participants’ suggestions for improving the investigation process centered around five primary themes: ensuring the process is fair; treating licensees with kindness and respect; using a collaborative approach; using a corrective approach; and hiring professional social workers as investigators.

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“There is Nothing Wrong With You”

American Board of Clinical Social Work

In a culture in which medicine diagnoses and treats illness and disease and the criminal justice system identifies the perpetrator and delivers judgment and punishment, it is no wonder that couples might believe that identifying and correcting what is wrong with someone solves the problem.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Community Organizer : Social workers may organise and mobilise communities to address social issues, promote social justice, and create positive change. The role of a social worker, whether in clinical settings, correctional facilities, or private practices, plays a critical role in promoting positive change.

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How the journalism of child welfare fails

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Imagine for a moment that you are a reporter assigned to write a multi-part in-depth series on the criminal justice system. That’s not correct. Two online news sites published more than 10,000 words about foster care in West Virginia. Not one of those words came from a birth parent. Yeah, I know: Opioids.