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Feel the HAES®

Are you supporting enjoyable physical activity that is inclusive of various abilities? How is physical activity promoted by you or your organization? The HAES approach is a valuable framework that can positively change clients’ lives … See more

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Health Literacy: A Social Worker’s Role as Patient Advocate

WEBAs a patient advocate, my primary role is to bridge the gap in care that occurs beyond the walls of an onsite health center and the community. My responsibilities are …

Category:  Health Go Health

Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

WEBIn September 2019, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released its consensus report on Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of …

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The New Social Worker Online Blog: July 2011

WEBWhew! There have been some big changes happening around here since I last blogged we've had temperatures over 100* and same sex marriage began to take effect!

Category:  Health Go Health

Presenting a Patient or Client to the Medical Team

WEBThe time to implement your organization plan is when you sit down with the client, not when you are faced with a presentation or written notes. Know what you are …

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Preventing Retraumatization: A Macro Social Work Approach to …

WEBby Patricia Shelly, MSW, Shelley Hitzel, MSW, and Karen Zgoda, MSW, LCSW This article is based on conversation and materials shared during the February …

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Ethics Alive: Special Report on the 2021 Revisions to the NASW …

WEBOn May 18, 2021, NASW introduced these new provisions in an informative and inspirational webinar led by Dawn Hobdy (NASW’s Vice President of Ethics, Diversity, …

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EMS in the Era of Healthcare Reform

WEBOur Mobile Integrated Healthcare program (South King C.A.R.E.S) integrates different providers, both clinical and non-clinical, in meeting the holistic needs of the …

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Therapeutic Intervention for Chronic Pain—Using Acceptance and …

WEBThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines chronic pain as “pain that lasts more than several months (longer than ‘normal healing’).”. Alongside the pain itself, …

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A Policy and Practice Pandemic: Social Work Is a Blend of Macro …

WEBThe continuing pandemic is shifting the lens of macro social work. With clinicians working from their bedrooms, coffee tables, bathrooms with good lighting, and …

Category:  Health Go Health

Person-Centered Work With Patients With a Life-Limiting Illness

WEBPerson-centered care is a trend that has been building in the social work community over the last few years, and I had considered the idea of person-centered …

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Social Work at the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics: An Interview with …

WEBBy Brad Forenza, Ph.D. The San Francisco counterculture of the late 1960s birthed new ways of thinking about the world through music, politics, and art, but it also …

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Catching Our Breath To Evaluate Telehealth Best Practices

WEBExpand. Telehealth Best Practices. by Susie Kim-VanderGriend, MSW. The unprecedented global pandemic of the COVID-19 outbreak brought life as we know it to …

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Suicide Prevention: 5 Key Clinical Strategies for Engaging At-Risk

WEBby Dana Alonzo, Ph.D. (Editor's Note: This article is part of our Suicide Prevention Month series.) Research has demonstrated that up to 84% of adults aged …

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What’s in Your Backpack

WEBby Jacquelyn Lee, PhD, LCSW In academic training, intellectual rigor is prized. We aim to challenge students to think in multiple ways, question old and new …

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Confidentiality & the Duty to Warn: Ethical and Legal Implications …

WEBWhat are the ethical and legal imperatives of client confidentiality, and what impact do they have on the therapeutic relationship? Perhaps the relationship that exists …

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Based on Mind-Body Connection, Dance Therapy Offers Physical, …

WEBDance/movement therapy also provides the health benefits all exercise does. Physical activity is known to increase endorphins in the brain, which creates a feeling of …

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Infusing Social Work and Reproductive Justice To Advocate for …

WEBI’m new to social work, but have been involved in various aspects of the sexual and reproductive justice movement for nearly 10 years. What drew me to social …

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Ethics Alive: Urgent Alert—Some States Have Banned Gender …

WEBby Allan Barsky, PhD, JD, MSW The Urgency of the Situation: Florida, Georgia, Texas, North Dakota, Arizona, and other states have recently banned or …

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Social Work Month Project 2019

WEBThe New Social Worker magazine's Social Work Month Project 2019 features daily items during March 2019 by social workers and social work students showcasing the six core …

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