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School Safety: How Social Workers Can be Helpful and Stay Mentally Strong

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There have been 27 school shootings so far this year —the last one in Uvalde Texas, according to NPR. Preparedness, vigilance, and training are the pre-op to the surgery that is school violence. School Social Work Toolbox. A school social worker may be apt to start a support group after a tragic event.

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NASW Member Voices: Considering a career in addiction social work? Here is what you should know

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By Marisa Markowitz, LMSW, CASAC-T. When students leave the halls of academia and decide to venture on their first social work job, there is trepidation. Do my skills align with the amount of knowledge I gained in school? There are clinical, military, hospital, school social work, and other options.

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

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Article author: Dayna Sedillo-Hamann, LMSW , adjunct lecturer, Silver School of Social Work, New York University. The journal Social Work is a benefit of NASW membership. It is available online or, at a member’s request, in print.

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