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How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Reading fiction in particular builds emotional literacy and empathy, research shows. 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 I found that doing this work through the therapy door, for me, is a more intuitive way.”

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How Social Workers Can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Reading fiction in particular builds emotional literacy and empathy, research shows. 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 I found that doing this work through the therapy door, for me, is a more intuitive way.”