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Trauma and Substance Abuse: A Wound Reopened in Marginalized Communities
“It’s not about the drugs. It’s about the pain.” Substance abuse is often misunderstood as a…
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Wearing Masks: The Many Faces of Depression That Black People Wear
“I’m fine.” It’s a phrase that often hides the deepest storms. In the Black community, depression…
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Can White People Experience Racial Trauma? Understanding the Nuances
The term racial trauma is most often—and most appropriately—used to describe the cumulative, generational, and direct…
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When You’re the Only One: Coping with Racial Isolation in All-White Spaces
You log into the meeting—or walk into the room—and immediately feel it.That quiet discomfort…That heaviness…That sense…
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Coping with Repetitive Mass Trauma from Community Violence
When tragedy strikes a community again and again, it leaves more than just physical scars—it creates…
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🔎 Clinical Supervision: A Tool for Interrupting Bias in Social Work
Clinical supervision provides social workers with a space to reflect on their internal responses, clinical judgments,…
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Navigating Grief After Losing a Loved One to Violence
Grief is never easy, but when a loved one’s life is taken violently—through homicide, domestic violence,…
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Moving Toward Equity: How to Mitigate Implicit Bias in Clinical Supervision
Clinical supervision is a cornerstone of ethical, effective social work practice. It’s where new clinicians develop…
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When It Hurts: What White People Can Do When People of Color Direct Anger or Hate Toward Them
In conversations about race, equity, and healing, there’s a question that white people sometimes ask—quietly, or…
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