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

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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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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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Making Time to Talk About Alcohol Use

Social Work Blog

By Diana Ling, MA and Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW. April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an opportunity for social workers to make alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) part of routine care. Looking closer at the data, just 14 percent of women who binge drink said they received advice to reduce drinking, compared to 25 percent of men.

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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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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Transitions to 988

Social Work Blog

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency has further exacerbated the need to improve access to crisis intervention services. It will also allow for more cost-effective early intervention strategies to reduce health care spending. Denise Johnson, LCSW-C. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline reported receiving almost 2.4

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A Worrying Rise in Women’s Drinking: How Social Workers Can Help

Social Work Blog

By Diana Ling, MA, Program Manager and Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW, Senior Research Project and Training Coordinator; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin. . Getty Images. For professional development resources, visit NASW’s Behavioral Health webpage.

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September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month

Social Work Blog

Alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) is supported by more than 30 years of research showing its effectiveness in reducing prenatal alcohol use and FASDs. Social workers can make a difference by sharing this key message with clients—and by screening all adults for risky alcohol use. Based on this evidence, the U.S. Ingersoll, K.,

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