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We Must Consider the Sleep Health of Our Clients

Social Work Advocates magazine

Mar 01, 2023

Sleep disorders and sleep deprivation often give rise to symptomatology of mental health conditions, which are more likely to be diagnosed. The presence of a mental health diagnosis can then mask the true cause of distress.

Social Worker Screening for Dissociation in Substance Use Clients

Social Work Advocates magazine

Mar 01, 2023

The NASW Specialty Practice Sections webinar "Social Worker Screening for Dissociation in Substance Use Clients" provides methods to identify dissociation and showcases techniques to use in order to treat clients effectively.

Sleep Health is a Social Justice Issue

NASW Social Work Talks

Jan 17, 2023

Jessi Pettigrew, MSW, LCSW, PhD candidate at the Graduate School of Social Work at Colorado State University explains why sleep health is a social justice issue. She says social workers should be concerned about sleep health, even if they aren’t working in a clinical setting.

Economic Well-being: An Introduction | Meet the authors

NASW Press

Nov 02, 2022

Deborah M. Figart, PhD, and Ellen Mutari, PhD, are the co-authors of "Economic Well-Being: An Introduction" from NASW Press. In this groundbreaking book, Figart and Mutari make the study of economic life accessible, applicable, and exciting.

Don't Forget About the Opioid Crisis

Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW | Social Work Advocates magazine

Oct 26, 2022

The opioid crisis is considered a public health emergency, with 136 deaths per day and climbing. Last year,107,000 people died from opioid overdose. Opioids are a factor in 83 percent of overdose deaths.