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Member Voices: My Journey to Clinical Social Work

Social Work Blog

Healing Justice Values Alongside Therapeutic Interventions. Donawa, LMSW. Violeta Donawa, LMSW. This was community care that in the Field, we might call an “intervention” at the meso level. By Violeta A. We called ourselves HealingByChoice! But for many of us, this was culture. Moral of the story?

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NASW Member Voices: ADHD and Mindfulness

Social Work Blog

By Marisa Markowtiz, LMSW, CASAC-T Multi-ethnic group of kids in fitness class together. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that develops in childhood and lasts into adulthood. A common quote is that ADHD is “a disorder of not doing what you know.”

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Here are resources for social workers

Social Work Blog

It highlights the dangers of unsafe alcohol consumption and promote awareness in reducing alcohol use disorder. million people ages 12 and older had an alcohol use disorder (AUD) in 2019. Underage drinking is common and early use can lead to an alcohol use disorder later in life. April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Winter 2020.

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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

The Connect to End COVID-19 project was a multi-level, multi-pronged intervention, and I believe it demonstrated that preventing and ameliorating any such crisis in the future will require that type of intervention in order to successfully have the desired impact. McCoyd et al. In 2021, Holmes found that the prevalence rate of 26.2%

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

This scholarship opportunity will help cover the costs of the LMSW exam to be able to further my progress toward my end goals. My professional goals are to obtain my LMSW and LCSW while continuing to support marginalized communities. After graduation, I plan to receive my LMSW, and eventually my LCSW.

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