Shari Botwin, LCSW

08/24/2025

Very excited to start teaching my first course . I am learning how to use canvas and just published the syllabus for the students. Let's do this!!!

08/22/2025

This was my view today at work! I met with a plaintiff and we were able to use the beauty of life to help her stay grounded and move through the interview🙏

08/07/2025

I am thrilled to announce that I will be making another bucket list dream come true. Starting this fall, I will be stepping into the role of adjunct professor, teaching "Working with Survivors of Trauma and Abuse," for Rutgers University Masters School of Social Work. Who would have thought I would go from being a student and graduating from there in 1996 to becoming a professor! Let the healing journey continue for all of us in the fight of a lifetime:)

08/01/2025

In this episode of Brian Entin Investigates, I speak with a close family member of surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen. We discuss how Dylan is trying to heal...

07/20/2025

Let the madness begin. Starting to prepare my keynote for Helix Human Services annual conference being held on Thursday, October 9, 2025. And stay tuned, details about my next book coming soon!!

07/17/2025

Before the jury heard from the women at the center of the case, the prosecution brought in a “blind expert” to reframe how their stories would be understood:...

07/15/2025

Before the jury heard from the women at the center of the case, the prosecution brought in a “blind expert” to reframe how their stories would be understood: Dr. Dawn Hughes. With insight from clinical experts, Shari Botwin, LCSW and Dr. Daniel Bober, a forensic psychologist, this episode explor...

07/14/2025

https://apnews.com/article/menendez-brothers-murder-evidence-trial-aca7289952e2c49dd71f56d15ebc0eb7
Excluding evidence of alleged sexual abuse during the Menendez brothers' trial is unjust. The judge's ruling represents a significant victory for the brothers if credible evidence exists that they were abused by their father. How can the jury deliver a fair verdict without access to information that might explain why these individuals, who were teenagers at the time, committed such a heinous act? It is also crucial for the public to comprehend the perceived level of danger when teens or children are subjected to such profound harm.

A judge has ordered Los Angeles prosecutors to explain why the Menendez brothers’ murder convictions should not be re-examined in light of new evidence supporting their claims of sexual abuse by their father.