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Daniel J O'Connell, LCSW

Daniel J O'Connell, LCSW

On Being OK Within Yourself

[in this piece there is reference to looking, this is meant literally and figuratively. The use of looking is not meant to exclude those…

Aug 11, 2020

On Being OK Within Yourself

Aug 11, 2020

Daniel J O'Connell, LCSW

On Accountability and the End of Allyship.

I was recently moved, in all directions, by this article There Is No Such Thing as a White Ally.

Jun 26, 2020

On Accountability and the End of Allyship.

Jun 26, 2020

Daniel J O'Connell, LCSW

’Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost, Than Never to Have Lost at All…

In Memoriam A.H.H is a Victorian era poem by Alfred Tennyson — it contains the line: ’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have…

Nov 14, 2019

’Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost, Than Never to Have Lost at All…

Nov 14, 2019

Daniel J O'Connell, LCSW

On Veterans, and Sacrifice.

In my role as a social worker, and as a therapist, I have had the privilege and the honor of working with veterans. I also trained with…

Nov 11, 2019

On Veterans, and Sacrifice.

Nov 11, 2019

Daniel J O'Connell, LCSW

On Finding Beauty in the Death of Eleven Elephants

October 2019 — eleven elephants drowned at the base of a waterfall in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. A baby elephant had fallen into…

Oct 12, 2019

On Finding Beauty in the Death of Eleven Elephants

Oct 12, 2019

Daniel J O'Connell, LCSW

Bigotry is the Man Behind the Curtain of Racism

Racism represents the abandonment of humanity, it is a virus that destroys, but it (as a term) has become problematic. Racists and…

Aug 22, 2019

Bigotry is the Man Behind the Curtain of Racism

Aug 22, 2019

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Twelve Tips to Sustaining Yourself in Social Work.

I try to frequently remind myself of these things, and follow my own advice as much as I can. Over the years these have stood the test of…

Jul 16, 2019

Twelve Tips to Sustaining Yourself in Social Work.

Jul 16, 2019

Daniel J O'Connell, LCSW

…And I Am Young Again, Like the Mountains Under the Stars

*This entry is a deviation from my usual writing, I decided to be more forthcoming about myself — a somewhat autobiographical piece…

Apr 9, 2019

…And I Am Young Again, Like the Mountains Under the Stars

Apr 9, 2019

Daniel J O'Connell, LCSW

Dear White Folks: You Have Been Asked To Do The Work.

Dear white folks…

Feb 20, 2019

Dear White Folks: You Have Been Asked To Do The Work.

Feb 20, 2019

Daniel J O'Connell, LCSW

On Why You Shouldn’t Be Writing Articles about Psychology

Hello,

Jan 25, 2019

On Why You Shouldn’t Be Writing Articles about Psychology

Jan 25, 2019

Daniel J O'Connell, LCSW

Daniel J O'Connell, LCSW

Transatlantic LCSW. Complex cases - child protection, mental health, addiction, community & advocacy. Clinical consultant, shrink, existentialist, humanist.

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