What Do We Know About Social Workers’ Use of Heroin?

• By: S. Lala A. Straussner, PhD, LCSW Jeffrey T. Steen, PhD, LCSW Evan Senreich, PhD, LCSW
• April 16th, 2020
• addiction treatment, adverse childhood experiences, behavioral health, heroin use, mental health, opioid use, social workers, substance abuse
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Much has been written lately about the opioid epidemic in the United States. By and large, the vast majority of current opioid users are young, white males who use either heroin or fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid. But these opioid users are not only our clients, or potential clients. They are...

The Experience of Workplace Stress and Compassion Satisfaction of Licensed Social Workers

• By: S. Lala A. Straussner, PhD, LCSW New York University Silver School of Social Work
• July 1st, 2019
• burnout risk, caseload management, compassion satisfaction, job satisfaction, licensed social workers, supervision quality, workforce well-being, workplace stress
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Employed in fast-paced, often poorly funded agencies and working with clients who have experienced significant traumas, many licensed social workers are believed to experience a high degree of stress. At the same time, many feel emotionally fulfilled by their work and experience “compassion...

Co-Occurring Disorders Among Social Workers

• By: S. Lala A. Straussner, PhD, LCSW Josey Madison, LCSW New York University Silver School of Social Work
• January 1st, 2018
• addiction comorbidity, alcohol misuse, co-occurring disorders, depression anxiety PTSD, mental health prevalence, social workers mental health, substance use disorders, workforce mental health
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According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (SUD) affected an estimated 8.1 million adults or 3.7% of the total adult population in the United States....