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

University of Connecticut

Therapists often question if by having their animal present while working are they actually providing AAT services to their clients. The webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. Animal assisted therapy (AAT) has become increasingly popular over the past decade. Questions surface as to what AAT really is.

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How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

I was going to do this work as a visiting artist,” Scherlong explained, “and all my friends at the time were therapists and suggested that I get a social work degree. Scherlong discovered a passion for doing healing work with words when she was an MFA student with a background in creative writing and psychology. “I

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

University of Connecticut

Therapists often question if by having their animal present while working are they actually providing AAT services to their clients. The webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) has become increasingly popular over the past decade. Questions surface as to what AAT really is.

LMSW 40
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Understanding Animal Assisted Therapy: How it Conforms to Social Work Practice

University of Connecticut

Therapists often question if by having their animal present while working are they actually providing AAT services to their clients. The webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) has become increasingly popular over the past decade. Questions surface as to what AAT really is.

LMSW 8
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Understanding Animal Assisted Therapy: How it Conforms to Social Work Practice

University of Connecticut

Therapists often question if by having their animal present while working are they actually providing AAT services to their clients. The webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. Animal assisted therapy (AAT) has become increasingly popular over the past decade. Questions surface as to what AAT really is.

LMSW 40
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How Social Workers Can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

I was going to do this work as a visiting artist,” Scherlong explained, “and all my friends at the time were therapists and suggested that I get a social work degree. Scherlong discovered a passion for doing healing work with words when she was an MFA student with a background in creative writing and psychology. “I

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Adult social care vacancy rate hits 10%

Community Care

Among roles, 18% of registered nursing posts were vacant, up 8.4 In relation to filled posts, nursing homes were most badly hit, with a fall of 6% since March 2021 and a drop of 8.5% percentage points over the previous year, with registered manager vacancies at 13.4% and care workers 12.2%. among care worker posts specifically.