Social Work Blog

MAY 25, 2022

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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CO4Kids

MARCH 3, 2025

According to the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado, Colorado defines brain injury as: Damage to the brain from an internal or external source, including, but not limited to, a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), that occurs post-birth and is noncongenital, nondegenerative, and nonhereditary, resulting in partial or total functional impairment in one or more (..)

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

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.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

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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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

I was exposed to a diverse range of subjects, from sociology and psychology to policy analysis and research methods, all of which contributed to a deeper understanding of the intricacies of social issues. One of the defining moments in my life came when I volunteered at a local shelter for survivors of domestic violence.

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Relias

JANUARY 23, 2024

Maternal mental health is the emotional, psychological, and social well-being of women during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. As we work to improve all aspects of maternal health, we must bring more focus to an area of critical concern — supporting maternal mental health.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

In social work, various articles cover topics such as social work articles on mental health, social work articles on domestic violence, social work articles on learning disabilities, medical social work articles, school social work articles and clinical social work articles. Social Work Quotes.

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Social Work Haven

JUNE 15, 2023

This can include children and youth in foster care, individuals experiencing homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, older adults facing neglect, and many others. Advocacy for Vulnerable Populations One of the primary responsibilities of a social worker is to advocate for the rights and well-being of vulnerable populations.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 13, 2023

His work had an immense influence on the field of psychology, and he is widely credited for revolutionising the way people understood human behaviour and communication. Celia Williamson is an American social worker and professor at the University of Toledo, where she teaches courses on human trafficking, victimisation, and domestic violence.

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Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

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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Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

That can bring psychological and emotional harm. Trigger warning. This post discusses sexual abuse. —— Sexual abuse. It shouldn’t happen. For some, it does. There can be worse.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 8, 2023

However, if one’s own parents brought harm to your life for emotional and psychological abuse, let alone physical abuse or even other problems such as alcohol over-consumption, then it remains reasonable to be protective of one’s kids. This are tough situations. Are you following me on Facebook yet?

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Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 4, 2023

Such secrets perpetuate pain and abuse to others and cause further psychological harm to the person abused. The abuser should have been confronted and not only for you, but for the protection of others likely affected by their abuse too. Just know, at your discretion, now as an adult, you don’t have to continue to protect your abuser.

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Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 9, 2024

You have to understand, the nar-cissist isn’t looking for a win/win. They’re often not even looking for a win/lose. What they are looking for is to make the life of someone they blame, miserable. If they win something in the process, that’s just a bonus.

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Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 9, 2024

Abandonment. That sense of being left behind. It’s so triggering. Then when the distance is bridged and the dramatic reconnection wears, the doubt sets back in. Then the sabotaging. Not sure if it’s oneself or the other. It’s just insecure again. The ambivalence creates tension yet again.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 11, 2024

That gaslighting. It causes so many to believe they are somehow to blame for matters actually originating with their partner.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But this medical model – the idea that abuse and neglect always were some kind of psychological failing in the parent, became the organizing principle around efforts to fight child abuse. Oh, says the Scooby gang, but there’s also domestic violence. Except it doesn’t actually prevent abuse and neglect. So send money.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In New York, thanks to a class-action lawsuit , its illegal to tear children from their homes and throw them into foster care just because they witnessed domestic violence typically a husband or boyfriend beating the childs mother. So now theres another lawsuit. The coalition has signed on to support the bill.)

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Child Welfare Monitor

MARCH 4, 2024

Attachment theory , which is widely accepted and taught in classes on psychology, social work and human development, posits that a strong attachment is central to the development of infants and affects their brain development and their ability to form relationships throughout life. New Mexico: $5.5

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