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Member Voices: My Journey to Clinical Social Work

Social Work Blog

Healing Justice Values Alongside Therapeutic Interventions. Donawa, LMSW. Violeta Donawa, LMSW. This was community care that in the Field, we might call an “intervention” at the meso level. By Violeta A. We called ourselves HealingByChoice! But for many of us, this was culture. Clinical Social Worker Violeta A.

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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: Breana Bietsch, MSW, LMSW Presentation: Collaborative Approach to Understanding Aging LGBTQ+ Populations Health in New England: Findings from Lived Experiences Time: 9:45 a.m. Room: University, Level 4 Author: Jane Lee, MSW, MBA Presentation: Take the Subsidy or Not? 11:15 a.m.

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NASW Member Voices: ADHD and Mindfulness

Social Work Blog

By Marisa Markowtiz, LMSW, CASAC-T Multi-ethnic group of kids in fitness class together. Mindfulness is a practice that encompasses a variety of mindfulness-based interventions. One study found these interventions to be complementary to other active treatments for ADHD, like behavioral interventions and medication.

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Trauma-Informed Restorative Justice Practices in Schools: An Opportunity for School Social Workers

Social Work Blog

However, RJ can also be understood as a trauma-informed mental health intervention allowing perpetrators, who have frequently been victims of past trauma, to regain a sense of voice and control, and to maintain social connection within their community. The journal Social Work is a benefit of NASW membership.

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“Es Como Que no los Conociera”: Reunification of Unaccompanied Migrant Youth with Their U.S. Families

Social Work Blog

In addition, the results point to the importance of developing interventions to increase trust, empathy, and communication between unaccompanied immigrant youth and their parents. Study Authors: Liza Barros-Lane, PhD, LMSW , assistant professor of social work, University of Houston-Downtown. blended families).

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Understanding Animal Assisted Therapy: How it Conforms to Social Work Practice

University of Connecticut

Lori Ratchelous, LMSW. demonstrate the ability to match differing therapeutic animal roles and interventions to address the different types of human-health and wellness related needs in different settings (schools, nursing homes, hospitals). Saturday, October 23, 2021. 9 am – 11 am. 50 – All Others.

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Here are resources for social workers

Social Work Blog

Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): Best Practices for the Prevention and Treatment of Risky Drinking in Girls/Women of Childbearing Age. Assessment and interventions of risky alcohol use is extremely important amongst girls and women. Makeba Royall, LMSW. Alcohol Use in the United States.