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EP30: Providing Psychosocial Care at Doctors Without Borders

EP30: Providing Psychosocial Care at Doctors Without Borders

FromNASW Social Work Talks


EP30: Providing Psychosocial Care at Doctors Without Borders

FromNASW Social Work Talks

ratings:
Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Apr 30, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Athena Viscusi, LCSW, is a Psychosocial Care Specialist at Doctors Without Borders. She's directed mental health programs in Haiti, South Sudan, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Myanmar, and Palestine. She's hired, trained and supervised local workers in refugee camps and worked with clients in cholera and Ebola treatment centers. Prior to this, she was a community mental health provider in Washington, DC. She worked with immigrants and refugees, at a domestic violence shelter, and a homeless outreach and substance abuse treatment program. She also directed a gang intervention program that provided services to youth and their families.
Released:
Apr 30, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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