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Guest Post: Helping and Compassion Fatigue by Thomas R. Metzinger, LCSW, CCHt (USMC Veteran)

Bipolar Bandit

When handling trauma, therapists, counselors, health professionals, caregivers, and others that are helping, seek to understand the person, get a pulse on the crisis, engage in triaging the most devastating issues, and offer interventions that help to restore, or create in some cases, stability. Metzinger, LCSW, CCHt (USMC Veteran).

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Two Ways to Decolonize a Social Work Research Course

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Editor’s Note: Dr. Amy Werman, DSW, LCSW , is a lecturer at the Columbia School of Social Work , with over 20 years of teaching experience in social work education. Are ivory towers all that? Learning Objective: Demonstrate anti-racist and anti-oppressive social work practice at the research level.

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Addressing Equity in Schools: Youth Participatory Action Research and Transformative Social and Emotional Learning during COVID-19

Social Work Blog

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and rise in racial injustices signaled the need to engage students in macro-level interventions to maximize their contributions to their schools, communities, and society. Owens, LCSW , lecturer of social work, Jane Adams College of Social Work, University of Illinois Chicago. Study authors: Chastity L.

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Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder

Social Work Blog

By Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Did you know that clients with borderline personality disorder are over-represented in all levels of mental health care? They might feel intense sadness, fear, shame, or anger and engage in disruptive behaviors like self harm or isolation. I have gained so much from my clients. Find her online at [link]

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Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder

Social Work Blog

By Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Did you know that clients with borderline personality disorder are over-represented in all levels of mental health care? They might feel intense sadness, fear, shame, or anger and engage in disruptive behaviors like self harm or isolation. I have gained so much from my clients. Find her online at [link]

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“Good Trouble” at School: A Call to Action for School Social Workers

University of Connecticut

Tanya Bulls, DSW, LCSW. Christine Limone, PhD, LCSW. engage in activities to practice how to get into “Good Trouble” for themselves and the students they serve. Monday, February 21, 2022. 2 pm – 4 pm. 40 – UConn SSW Alumni and Current Field Instructors. $50 50 – All Others.

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UConn School of Social Work Faculty and Ph.D. Students to Present at SSWR 2025

University of Connecticut

Room: Grand Ballroom C, Level 2 Author(s): Jon Phillips, PhD ; Jessica Strolin-Goltzman, PhD; Amy Bielawski-Branch; Carter Bradshaw, MSW; Kylie Harrington, LCSW ; Cristina Mogro-Wilson, PhD & Matthew Price, PhD Presentation: Preventing Child Maltreatment: Results from a Pilot Study of a Trauma-Informed Parenting Intervention Time: 2:00 p.m.

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