Social Work Blog

MAY 25, 2022

NASW recognizes June as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. PTSD impacts millions of people in the United States. According to the National Center for PTSD, a program of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, about seven or eight of every 100 people will experience PTSD in their lifetime.”

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 3, 2022

Intrusive thoughts or flashbacks of a traumatic event are similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Experts agree that regardless of culture, a "nervous breakdown" means that the individual is no longer able to do his " normal functioning " due to extreme emotional or psychological distress or a psychiatric condition.

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Relias

JANUARY 27, 2023

While racial trauma is like PTSD, it is different because of perpetual exposure to race-based stress by individuals and communities. Therapeutic interventions may be most effective when racial trauma is addressed and treated as the trauma that it is. Make medical/psychiatric referrals as needed.

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University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

During my time at UConn, learning how to work with different groups of people and learning different interventions will help me expand my knowledge even further after graduation. My field placement is with Wellmore Behavioral Health in Waterbury, where I am an Intensive In-home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services clinician.

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