SWRI Components Advance ACTION NEEDED National Association of Social Workers (NASW) members should contact their House Representative now and urge them to vote yes on CHAMP (H.R. 3162) coming to the House floor tomorrow, Wednesday, August 1. Members are asked to immediately email their message of support to their House member. Our suggested message is located on NASW Congress Web at: Medicare Support Letter THE ISSUE... 

Denogean : When life deals a poor hand, laugh Tucson Citizen – Tucson, AZ, USA He was nearly crippled by arthritis at age 22, has spent the nearly three decades since then in varying levels of physical pain and works as a social worker …  Read More →

Revelation: Women joining men in porn-addiction ranks, Christian … The Coloradoan – Fort Collins, CO, USA The Internet has changed the way people use pornography, said John Reynolds, a Fort Collins licensed clinical social worker who specializes in treating men. …  Read More →

Your Representative needs to hear from your regarding the issue of social worker safety. ACTION NEEDED – TODAY!! Please urge your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor HR2165, the Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act. The passage of this resolution will establish a grant program to provide social workers and others that work with at-risk populations, with workplace safety measures, equipment, and training. Background... 

Delwin M Anderson (1916 – 2007) Click here for the Obituary Click here for his Social Work Pioneer Biography “Delwin M. Anderson, 91, who was director of social work programs for the Veterans Administration, died July 20 of pneumonia at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington County. He lived in Arlington. During World War II, when Mr. Anderson was serving in the Army, he contracted hepatitis and was unable... 

Overcoming Financial Infidelity KSDK – St. Louis, MO, USA Arlene Miller, a licensed clinical social worker who counsels people with money and gambling problems, said financial infidelity is not like a drug or …  Read More →

‘SiCKO’ starts discussion Reno Gazette Journal – Reno, NV, USA People without health insurance aren’t receiving preventive health care and rack up costs in the ER, said Nancy Podewils, a licensed clinical social worker. …  Read More →

Experts: Book a good way to discuss death Marion Chronicle Tribune – Marion,IN,USA Becky Kreps, a 20-year licensed clinical social worker at Guardian Angel Hospice, 118 E. Fourth St., provided these tips for teaching children about death, …  Read More →

Ex-prisoners to get help re-entering society VillageSoup Belfast – ME, USA The board of directors includes Preston; James Gamage Jr., a Rockland businessman, who owns All-4-U staffing agency and co-owns All Aboard Trolley Co.; and John Jeffers, a licensed clinical social worker in Rockland. … Monastery gives troops a place to heal Episcopal News Service – New York,NY,USA Cox, a clinical social... 

“When Lifetime’s State of Mind premieres on July 15, viewers will be treated to an unconventional television portrayal of psychotherapists. Bisexual author Amy Bloom (Normal, Love Invents Us) — writer, creator and co-executive producer for the one-hour drama starring Lili Taylor — characterizes it as “backstage with therapists.” She should know. Besides being a critically acclaimed author...