
Hazel Richards
Seasoned clinical social worker in Colorado
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Seasoned clinical social worker in Colorado
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Hazel Richards is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience in the social work field, based in Colorado. Her practice history spans work with families, children, parents and individuals, and includes a long-standing focus on supporting children with special needs and their families through special education services.
Her background includes extensive experience in child welfare services and roles in hospital settings and adult mental health rehabilitation. She is currently employed with the Department of Veterans' Affairs, where many of the veterans served in her program experience PTSD, depression, anxiety or addictions.
Hazel approaches clinical work by helping clients clarify and express their personal goals, identify barriers that stand in the way of those goals, and build on existing strengths. She also emphasizes connecting clients with available resources that can support progress. In short, her work is aimed at helping people understand and achieve their life goals using the full range of supports available to them.
She holds licensure to practice as a clinical social worker in both Arizona and Colorado and brings three decades of practical experience to her clinical work.
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