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Show '' mrji r 18 Feature Lawsing makes a difference helping people SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER SL1W7 4,000 hours of supervised expeBy Barbara Pyles who rience and several exams. Karen Lawsing is a person makes a difference in peoples lives. As a Licenced Clinical Social Worker, she has been providing children, adolescents, adults, couples and families with counseling since 1981. According to Lawsing, a Licenced Clinical Social Worker is a nationally recognized title that is earned after a masters degree with Her experience and background include working in underserved rural areas in the Appalachian Mountains ofW est Virginia, Pennsylvania, and western Maryland. She has worked with diverse cultural and ethnic populations in Arizona and Utah. to Lawsing has the know-how help individuals and families deal with a variety of mental health and daily living problems. She is associated with Cinnamon Hills in St. George, a treatment program for adolescents. She also works as a Medical Social Worker for Southern Utah Health Care. Recently, Lawsing opened a private practice in Kanab and works in the area two days a week while still maintaining her who need to deal with the issues residential practice in St. of abuse. Lawsing uses a lot of metaGeorge. Plus, Lawsing teaches college courses in social work phors in her work. Problems and psychology, and is called are like mushrooms, she says. upon, at times, to give educa- "They grow in the dark and feed on manure. Other people are tional presentations. uncomfortable when they hear holds woman This busy young degrees in Education, Psychol- bad things so we tend to keep them to ourselves. Keeping them ogy and Social Work. isLawsing says social work is to ourselves only makes the different from psychology in that sue of shame grow. But if you () (h Cl Therapist Karen Lawsing has opened a practice in Kanab . Her office is located beNnd Willow Creek Book Store. Photo by Barbara Pyles. social work is expose the problem to the light, We not only look at we can begin to eliminate it The therapist explained that the individual, but also how the individual relates within there are many different schools the family, and howthe family of thought for counseling people. multi-dimension- ro t- -kp al. relates to the greater commu- By being action orientated, Lawsing gives people information that they can use here and now. I think we all have strengths, and I like to build on nity. She says psychology focuses primarily on what happens with the person. Cer-tairthat is a prime consid- ty FREE ACTIVATION SAVES YOU $ftQ. Problems are like mushrooms, she says. They grow in the dark and feed on manure. SfrcoKornH for void fost tiliss f.xrrns: FREE USE OF A f.'.STCROLA PKOIS." eration, but we cant deny the the strengths. But I do not that problems have on nore weaknesses or faults For example with al- - cause that is where the problem coholism and drug depen- - is coming from. We do need to dency, you just cant say no, build on strengths and elimi-sh- e says. It is a lifestyle nate the negative, she says. I change.Those issues affect the try to be supportive, but I am not entire family in a number of going to tell you everything is different ways. The treatment okay when things are not okay. is usually successful when the - Lawsing sees patients two whole family gets treatment, days a week In Kanab at 261 because the whole family is South 100 East; behind Willow affected by the illness. : CreekBookStore. Call 7 According to Lawsing, one , for an appointment. Lawsing of the things women are con- - realizes that people work, and cemed about are issues of will actfust her hours accord-sexuabuse. I have a lot of ingly. Your concerns are always experience treating women in confidential. She is licensed as a that area. It is a problem, and Clinical Social Worker in Utah we need to be able to recognize, and Arizona. Lawsing is certi-lt- . Lawsing would like to start fied by Medicare and. will bill a support group insurance co&fain&k. liuiu ig-imp- 20 i::ou33D fc::mES per kohth. es. well get you started. And while you're here, for a limited time you can make a 5 minute call to anywhere in the continental U.S. for fret Stop by today and 644-811- al COMMNETOCELUJIAR TMpnc Aher &cni m to mortNytM only long dUanc. nmlng minuM cnvgn not Mbdad. -Then leneme piegety el CemmNei ihiee moih monvily lee be 117 Ire. C CommWst eh a Inc Some service agreement nequeee isalncucm apply. crtor die . Ci O' m |