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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure. The Center for Deployment Psychology will be hosting a 90-minute webinar entitled “Treating PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure.”

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September is National Recovery Month: Supporting the Journey to Recovery 

Social Work Blog

By Makeba Royall, LCSW NASW Senior Practice Associate In 1989, National Recovery Month was started during the month of September. David Stoecker, LCSW , is founder and director of Better Life in Recovery. The brief provides strategies and best practices when working with individuals affected by substance use and mental disorders.

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September is National Recovery Month: Supporting the Journey to Recovery 

Social Work Blog

By Makeba Royall, LCSW – NASW Senior Practice Associate In 1989, National Recovery Month was started during the month of September. Facing the Opioid Crisis (podcast episode) David Stoecker, LCSW , is founder and director of Better Life in Recovery.

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232 -Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) CEU Workshop

Counselor Toolbox podcast

~ Review the function of the SAP and how the SAP and LPC/LCSW may need to function together on an interdisciplinary team or in a co-occurring disorders treatment facility.

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SSW Faculty and Students Present at 2024 SSWR Annual Conference

University of Connecticut

The research presented by the SSW community comprises a variety of topics, including foster care, LGBTQIA+ youth, substance abuse treatment, mindfulness-based intervention, and gender-affirming care, among many others. The theme of the Conference is “Recentering & Democratizing Knowledge: The Next 30 Years of Social Work Science.”

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The Impact of Collective Trauma and How Behavioral Health Organizations Can Help

Relias

Leia Salzman, PhD, LCSW, from the Tulane University School of Social Work, describes collective trauma as “an event, or series of events that shatters the experience of safety for a group, or groups, of people.” Collective trauma occurs when this type of event happens to an entire community.

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NASW Brings Awareness to the Importance of Mental Health

Social Work Blog

Administration for Community Living, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Denise Johnson, LCSW-C. May 16, 2022. 5 th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium. This event is co-sponsored with the U.S. May 18, 2022. June 8, 2022.