For Immediate Release March 31, 2008 Contact Amber Moore 202-336-8277 or amoore@naswdc.org WASHINGTON— The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), in collaboration with other national, state and community organizations, supports the Hospice Foundation of America’s (HFA) National Bereavement Teleconference-Living with Grief: Children and Adolescents on April 16, 2008. HFA’s 2008 Teleconference will... 

Background The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued seven Medicaid regulations that will significantly cut Medicaid payments for social work and other services to vulnerable Medicaid clients. The regulations are an attempt to implement Medicaid cuts proposed in the Bush Administration’s Fiscal Year 2008 Budget. Recently, Representatives John Dingell (D-MI) and Timothy Murphy (R-PA) introduced... 

News Source: Google News Letter: Social workers help people in all stages of life TCPalm – West Palm Beach, FL I wonder just how many people really understand what social workers do? When I took an informal poll in our community, many people responded: “Don’t they … Social workers play many roles in our society Cumberland Times-News – Cumberland, MD Social workers aim to open the doors of... 

In celebration of Social Work Month 2008, NASW has launched the Social Work Photo Puzzle! http://www.socialworkblog.org/photoPuzzle/ Adding your photo and comment to the Social Work Photo Puzzle is a great way to show your love and support of the social work profession and to express yourself in a unique way. This photo puzzle contributes to the “digital legacy” of social work and lets the world know WHO the Social... 

As the population ages, many adult children are grappling with an unprecedented social, cultural, economic, and personal revolution as they transition into the primary caregiver role for their aging parents. Produced, written, and directed by award-winning filmmaker Michael Kirk, Caring for Your Parents is a moving two-hour special that draws much-needed attention to this universal reality. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/caringforyourparents/  Read More →

News Source: Google News Breaking unemployment news to the kids Southtown Star – Chicago, IL “For children ages 5 to 10, only answer the questions as they ask them,” said Scott Costello, a licensed clinical social worker who owns Personal Solutions … Experts reach out to struggling moms in Champaign Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette – Champaign, IL McDonald, a licensed clinical social... 

CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE UPDATE Mirean Coleman, MSW, LICSW, CT Senior Policy Associate March 2008 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Quality Insights of Pennsylvania (QI) to develop quality measures to improve the quality of health care services delivered to Medicare patients. Through QI, over seven measures have been developed for use by clinical social workers since... 

News Source: Google News Social workers help those in need Chicago Daily Herald – Chicago, IL Throughout the year and during National Social Work Month, our social workers encourage individuals, families and communities to focus on the strengths and … National Social Work Month celebrated in March Hattiesburg American – Hattiesburg, MS A social worker is knowledgeable of community resources to... 

News Source: Google News New DVD Highlights Role of Social Workers PR Web (press release) – Ferndale, WA (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 13, 2008 — With National Professional Social Work Month in March, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is raising the … UNCW OKs new college to train health workers StarNewsOnline.com – Wilmington, NC “Right now, by 2014, we’ll be 9000 to... 

Exclusively for NASW Specialty Practice Sections members, Boundary and Dual Relationship Issues in Social Work: Ethical and Risk-management Considerations Teleconference. Presenter: Frederick Reamer, PhD Thursday, March 20, 2008 1-3 pm ET. For more information, click here. Exclusively for NASW members, Making Ethical Decisions. Presenters: Dawn Hobdy, MSW, LICSW and Andrea Murray, MSW, LICSW Tuesday, March 25, 2008 1-2...