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Early Screening for Autism Can Help Your Child Thrive: Learn About Your Child’s Development

CO4Kids

It was designed to address months-long psychological testing waitlists that are often priced out of reach of many families. How do they interact with us and with their environment,” Himel says. Their testing model seeks to quickly and affordably identify the right diagnosis and treatment strategies.

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NASW on amicus brief on case involving repatriation of a child, mother who suffered abuse

Social Work Blog

Golan (mother), had suffered extreme physical, sexual and psychological abuse by Mr. Saada (husband and father), and should be returned to their country of residence. Supreme Court is whether returning a child who has been exposed to extreme domestic violence to their country of residence would result in more harm.

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NASW to join White Ribbon Day in Congress

Social Work Blog

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is a proud partner of White Ribbon VA , a national call to action to eliminate sexual harassment, sexual assault, and domestic violence across the Department of Veterans Affairs. NASW will take part in White Ribbon Day in Congress on December 1, at 10:30 a.m.

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Reducing Workplace Violence in Nursing & Healthcare

Relias

While lateral violence doesn’t put healthcare workers in immediate physical danger, it still creates a toxic work environment that negatively impacts employee productivity and morale. Domestic Violence. It is not uncommon for violence that occurs outside of the workplace to creep into healthcare settings.

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How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

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 Poetic approaches have been and continue to be used to promote awareness of such critical problems as domestic violence, poverty, racism, sexism, and so much more.

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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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The good news: A public radio station in Kansas City talked to the right people for a "child welfare" story. The bad news: They still missed the point

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Getting down to cases The story begins this way: Shayla Curts, 22, had been living at Newhouse KC, a domestic violence shelter in Kansas City, Missouri, for several months after the birth of her second child. She said it gave her a safe place to breast feed her infant and care for her 4-year-old while trying to get back on her feet.