BYU protest: Students rally for endangered undergrad social work … Salt Lake Tribune – United States With no warning, administrators in an Oct. 31 letter to faculty announced a decision to immediately “restructure” the School of Social Work . … In a clinical yoga practice, physiology meets philosophy Crosscut – Seattle,WA,USA Hager trained in California as a clinical social... 

One of the best ways to get involved in public policy is to work for a campaign either as a volunteer or paid staff. You get to be involved on the ground floor and often can interact with staff at high levels. Many people who actively volunteer for a campaign can later be hired by the candidate once they reach office. Â NASW would like to hear about your experiences volunteering on or working for a campaign.  Read More →

Holiday Stress WWAY NewsChannel 3 – Wilmington, NC Clinical social worker, Alfreda Gee says fatigue and anxiety are just a few of the symptoms. Gee says “people also find that they are having trouble … Honoree Social Workers Talk of Job Satisfaction New York Sun, NY Several of tonight’s award recipients who were unsatisfied with jobs in banking, accounting, and publishing, and social work is... 

Slipping the Punch Bates Magazine – Lewiston, ME Though her own boxing credentials include the flyweight title in the 2002 San Francisco Golden Gloves, Wright is first of all a clinical social worker. … Service Animals Help Children with Mental Health Problems PR.com (press release) – Levittown, NY “A lot of people stare at us; regular people just don’t understand it,” says... 

Register Now! Please join the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) on December 6th & 7th 2007 at the Washington Metropolitan Regional Conference on Reentry: Impact on the Professional Frontline Reentry Workforce Description: Statement of Purpose To provide relevant and current information of the state of reentry in jurisdictions in and around the Metropolitan Washington, DC area Objectives of the... 

Campaign video highlights important work of social workers   HOW CAN I USE THIS VIDEO? Here are some suggestions on opportunities to use this video: • Conferences • Career Fairs/Career Days • Grand Rounds • Presentations to Senior Management • Student Recruitment • Community and Religious Meetings • Editorial Boards with Newspapers • Health Fairs   WEB 2.0 HELPING THE CAMPAIGN — WHAT... 

Over eighty NASW Pioneers and guests attended the third annual NASW Pioneers program and luncheon on October 20, 2007, at the Women’s National Democratic Club in Washington, D.C. Bernice Catherine Harper was Chair of the planning committee with members Catherine Harris, Beryl Carter Rice, Joan 0. Weiss, Kenneth S. Carpenter, Jessie Smith, Elizabeth Watkins, Steve Hornberger, Norma Gray Jones, and Barbara Soniat.... 

‘Welcome School’ Eases Post-Katrina Placements Education Week News – Bethesda, MD Staffed with two full-time teachers, a social worker, a half-dozen placement specialists, a registration coordinator, and two administrators, … Glasgow Village Steering Committee, local leaders and WUSTL social … News from Washington University in St. Louis, MO George Warren Brown School of Social Work... 

Arrests for sex crimes falling Arizona Republic – Phoenix, AZ Sandra Nettles, a licensed clinical social worker with Deer Valley Counseling in Phoenix, says statistics show there is low a recidivism rate among … A family’s struggle to care for mom Daily News Tribune – Waltham, MA … as important as taking care of physical ailments, says Linda Cohen, a licensed independent clinical social... 

The U.S. Department of Education has created a new call center for borrowers to obtain information about the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 (H.R. 2669). The number for the Federal Student Aid Information Center is 1(800) 433-3243. The law forgives outstanding education debt for those persons that meet the eligibility requirements. Those that would benefit are employees that have made 120 monthly payments on their...