By Sherilda T. Lyons, MSW, CMSW Dedicated to the victims of Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina affected this nation in many ways. It also had a dramatic affect on me because my biological family members, who live in the impacted areas of both New Orleans and...
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Grief and Loss: How Social Workers Help
A Response to the Virginia Tech Tragedy Dealing With Tragedy Dealing With Tragedy (Spanish Version) Grief and Loss - How Social Workers Help Social Workers Make a Difference - Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina: Social Workers Make a Difference
By Dina Ortiz, MSW, LCSW Dina Ortiz, LCSW, is social worker specializing in outpatient mental health care. She is a California resident and has traveled to the Gulf Coast to help Hurricane Katrina survivors. This is her firsthand account. During the first week of...
How Social Workers Help with Schizophrenia
By Timothy Tunner, PhD, MSW Introduction Group Therapy Individual Therapy Assertive Community Treatment Family Therapy Additional Services Vocational Rehabilitation A Final Note Introduction There are more and better treatments than ever before for...
Relationships: How Social Workers Help
The Negative Impact of Envy on Relationships Love, Honor & Obey: Working With Military Men and Their Families Teaching Marital Communications Skills An Unusual Marriage Counseling Session: A Mother's Thanks
Family Safety: How Social Workers Help
Working With Male Batterers About Priest/Clergy Sexual Abuse - Trauma and Healing Traumatic Bonding in Kidnap Victims and Battered Women Child Protection Social Workers Domestic Violence - How Social Workers Help "Thank You for Saving My Daughter's Life"
How a Social Worker Influenced My Life
By Yuri Yamada Streat When I was a young single mother, I applied for financial assistance while going to college. One requirement was that a social worker had to make a home visit. I lived in a government subsidized apartment and I wanted to make a good impression. I...
How Social Workers Help Individuals With Schizophrenia
By Timothy Tunner, PhD, MSW Introduction Group Therapy Individual Therapy Assertive Community Treatment Family Therapy Additional Services Vocational Rehabilition and/or Educational Assistance A Final Note Introduction There are more and better...
Providing Support to Elderly Immigrants
By Susan Winston, MSW, LCSW The fastest growing segment of the population in the United States are seniors over the age of 85. Older persons in the United States are faced with many challenges. According to The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, Americans over age...
Addictions: How Social Workers Help
How Social Workers Help Addicts Learn Stress Reduction "My Gambling Client's Family Is Desperate" The Dark Side of Prescription Drugs How Social Workers Help Families of Addicts
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Couples’ Lament: Stop Arguing, Start Laughing
By Lorrie R. Appleton, LCSW “You have got to be kidding me! I leave the children with you for five minutes and now they have colored all over the wall? What were you thinking?? Was your brain in your head when I put you in charge?” Verbal Reply: “It’s just a...
A Letter to LGBTQIA2S+ Kids, Youth from Social Workers
We write this letter to LGBTQIA2S+ kids and youth to express deep gratitude that you exist, because our world would be incomplete without you. We honor the richness of your authenticity and openly proclaim that you are perfect exactly as you are. Ralph Waldo Emerson...
Ask a Social Worker: My son is being bullied
My 12-year-old son is getting bullied in school. He is not very athletic or popular but excels in his classes and band. But I’m worried. He complains he is sick more and wants to stay home instead of going to class. I think he is depressed. Some of the bullying may be...