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E-Newsletter • November 2024 |
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Editor's E-Note
Researchers from UCLA Health and the US Veterans Affairs Office have found that a newly developed therapy that confronts past trauma and stress-related emotions—called emotional awareness and expression therapy—can significantly reduce chronic pain in older adults.
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A New Therapeutic Approach to Chronic Pain
A new study led by UCLA Health and the US Veterans Affairs Office found chronic pain among older adults could be significantly reduced through a newly developed psychotherapy that works by confronting past trauma and stress-related emotions that can exacerbate pain symptoms.
Published in JAMA Network Open on June 13, the study compared the newer therapy, known as emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET), to traditional cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating chronic pain as well as mental health symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms among older veterans.
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Help All Around
Next Avenue celebrates the ways social workers help in all aspects of our lives.
Taking Aim at TikTok
A number of US states have sued TikTok, alleging that it’s contributing to a mental health crisis among American teenagers, reports BBC News. The District of Columbia and 13 states have filed separate suits that highlight particular features of the social media platform that are especially problematic.
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COVID Took a Toll on Social Service Nonprofits
The Conversation reports on new research by the University of Memphis and Utah Valley University about the effect of low pay, burnout, and high staff turnover during the pandemic.
LGBTQ+ Women and Health Disparities
NPR reports on a national survey conducted between June 2021 and 2022 of 5,000 individuals who identify as women, finding that 66% of LGBTQ+ women have sought treatment for trauma and 22% have attempted suicide. |
Dual Degree Master’s in Public Administration and Social Work
The University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy offers a dual degree for students who want to be administrators of social service agencies. The first year of the two-year program focuses on the standard social work first-year curriculum, while the second year combines public administration work and social work. Learn more »
Book Offers a New Way to Consider Patterns of Personality
Personality and Wholeness in Therapy: Integrating 9 Patterns of Developmental Pathways in Clinical Practice by Daniel J. Siegel, MD, and the PDD Group applies the perspective of interpersonal neurobiology to a traditional wisdom framework widely known as the Enneagram of Personality. Learn more » |
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COVER STORY
It’s Time to Talk About Money
Without equitable compensation, many social workers may leave the profession.
FEATURE
Grief After Pregnancy Loss
Men and women may grieve the loss of a child through miscarriage or stillbirth differently, and men’s suffering may go unacknowledged.
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