Social Work Archives - GILBERTO CINTRON, LMSW

Aging In Recovery, Articles, Social Work

Implications for Practice, Policy, and Lifespan Recovery Support

This is a hypothetical case for educational purposes, developed by Gil Cintron, LMSW She entered recovery at 22. At the time, no one used the phrase long-term recovery. The goal was simpler, more immediate: stop using, stabilize, survive. She had been living on the margins—selling sex to support her addiction, moving between unstable housing situations, […]

A Drug Is a Drug, addiction is a disease, aging in recovery, Alcohol Us Disorder, AUD, hypothetical case, Substance Use Disorder, SUD

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Articles, Social Work

East Harlem

East Harlem, USA Born in Mother Cabrini hospital New York, NY. First 2 years of life lived on West 103rd Street. At the age of 2 my family moved into the Thomas Jefferson Houses in East Harlem, part of the NYC Housing Authority and soon thereafter referred to as “the projects.” This was a mixed

black panther party, community organizer, east harlem, el barrio, gilberto cintron, j edgar hoover, kent state, social worker, young lords party

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Articles, Social Work

History of Social Work

National Association of Social Work (NASW) History of Social Work:: Since the first social work class was offered in the summer of 1898 at Columbia University, social workers have led the way developing private and charitable organizations to serve people in need. Social workers continue to address the needs of society and bring our

hull house, jane adams, settlement house, social work history

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