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How Becoming an Adjunct Improved My Social Work Practice

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Editor’s Note: Christa McCrorie (she/her), LICSW-PIP, is an adjunct instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a social worker with a private practice, Creative Therapeutic Solutions, LLC, where she specializes in queer needs and trauma processing.

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Best in Mental Health for August 2020

Social Work.Career

This roundup contains some of the latest news in social work, therapy, private practice and more! Learn about NAMI’s Family to Family Program, religion and spirituality, evidence-based practices, how to promote racial equity, reduce stress/anxiety, how to be a peer reviewer and much more!

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Daicia Price Quoted in Crain’s Detroit About Police Department Mental Health Units

Michigan Social Work

Clinical Associate Professor Daicia Price is quoted in a Crain’s Detroit article on the challenges in creating specialized units to respond to mental health emergency calls. Michigan is facing a shortage of mental health professonals and, as Price noted, these community programs simply can’t compete with private practice. “We

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Best in Mental Health for Sept and Oct 2020

Social Work.Career

This roundup contains free webinars for November plus some of the latest news in social work, therapy, and private practice!

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11 Great Benefits of Being a Social Worker: Making a Positive Impact

Social Work Haven

There are a wide range of job positions available in various settings, including healthcare, education, mental health, government agencies, private practice, counseling centers, research organisations and more. Private Practice: Social workers in private practice have the flexibility to set their own hours.

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NASW Press Reads for Practice, Policy, and Principles

Social Work Blog

Wilkerson and Liam O’Sullivan addresses this shift and charts the changing landscape from analog to digital practice in varied client systems, system needs, and system levels (micro, mezzo, and macro). In Metaphor Analysis in Public Policy and Private Practice: A Social Work Perspective , Gerald V.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Counsellor : They provide counselling and emotional support to individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges, including mental health issues, addiction, and crisis situations. Therapist : Clinical social workers provide therapy to individuals, couples, and families, addressing mental health and emotional challenges.