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Social Work Registration: Is it Necessary and How to Get it Done

Social Work Haven

Some social work degree programs may only be offered through a university, college or higher education institute. They run programs to give people with substance abuse issues the tools necessary to stop them from abusing drugs or alcohol and are involved as court-appointed advocates who try to guide individuals through their legal situation.

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Criminal Justice Reform is Not Dead

Beyond Advocacy

Hailed as a bipartisan effort to ease harsh sentences, promote rehabilitation, and reduce recidivism in the federal prison system, The First Step Act lowered sentences by making the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 retroactive. I first connected with Dr. Pettus while she was at the Brown School at Washington University in St.