Drug Addiction and Mental Illness: Got Coverage?
If you had a heart attack, your health insurance would pay for emergent medical care, maintenance medication, and follow-up care. If you were in the midst of a manic episode or struggling with a heroin...
View ArticleChildren of Substance Abusing Parents Book Review
Book review of Children of Substance Abusing Parents
View ArticleWhat Every Social Worker Needs To Know About Screening, Brief Intervention,...
The U.S. federal government has put forth the SBIRT model to identify and provide treatment services to individuals with substance disorders. SBIRT is an acronym for Screening, Brief Intervention, and...
View ArticleBy Walking We Make the Path: Research About the Involvement of Families in...
In August 2014, social worker Rosita Mazzi visited the United States and the office of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER. During that time, Mazzi presented her research to the Pennsylvania Chapter of NASW and to...
View ArticleReal World Clinical Blog: Rethinking Addiction Treatment
Addiction work is truly trauma work. Trauma work requires deep attunement; recognition of developmental capacity and limitations; and steady, vigorous attention to the relationship.
View ArticleHarm Reduction Energy - Original Artwork
This art piece was inspired by the information from a 2016 summer graduate school class at California State University East Bay. The class was Assessment and Treatment of Substance Abuse, and it...
View ArticleCollegiate Recovery Programs Offer Proximity, Student-Driven Services
Collegiate Recovery Programs (CRPs) provide a supportive environment within the college campus culture for students in recovery. The person-in-environment approach is one that is in sync with social work.
View ArticleBook Review: Old and High
The New Social Worker's book review of Old and High: A Guide to Understanding the Neuroscience and Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Baby Boom Adults’ Substance Use, Abuse, and Misuse
View ArticleBody Brokers: An Out-of-Control Perversion of The Affordable Care Act
Body Brokers is an unsettling film that reveals abuses that began to occur after the Affordable Care Act was signed in 2008, requiring every healthcare provider to cover treatment for substance use...
View ArticleBook Review: Deviate From Denial
The New Social Worker reviews Deviate From Denial: Erasing the Stigma of Addiction and Recovery Through Inspirational Stories
View ArticleBuilding Bridges Internationally: Rosita Mazzi Visits The New Social Worker...
Rosita Mazzi, a social worker from Italy, visited The New Social Worker office in Pennsylvania and shared ideas and research with students and social workers at Temple university and PA NASW.
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