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Social Work in the News – April 30, 2008 Apr 30th, 2008
News Source: Google News Opposites attract Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Pittsburgh, PA She is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist with Squirrel Hill Psychological Services, a division of Jewish Family & Children’s Service. … MSU student wins essay competition on preventing genocide News-Leader.com – Springfield, MO Schmidt, a senior social work major from Camdenton, Mo., submitted... 
Urgent Need For Clinical Social Workers And Agencies Who Are Medicare Providers Apr 30th, 2008
Clinical Social Work Practice Update Mirean Coleman, LICSW, CT Senior Policy Associate April 2008 Since 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been developing quality measures to improve the quality of services performed by Medicare providers. Three quality measures were developed and approved for use by clinical social workers in 2008; and four additional quality measures have been proposed... 
Video: Capitol Hill Briefing for Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act Apr 25th, 2008
This is part one of the video of the Capitol Hill Briefing held on March 31, 2008 about H.R. 5447 (S. 2858) Click here for part two. Click here for transcripts and more information on the Social Work Reinvestment Act.  Read More →
Social Work in the News – April 25, 2008 Apr 25th, 2008
News Source: Google News Thrisis, the thirtysomething meltdown, when … Chattanooga Times Free Press – Chattanooga, TN Larry Wentworth, a licensed clinical social worker who has his own psychotherapy practice in Chattanooga, said a thrisis is very different than a mid-life … Respect the social workers TheReporter.com – Vacaville, CA I am someone who chose this career of working with “the least... 
April Teleconferences: Earn CEUs Apr 24th, 2008
Treatment of Depression: Psychotherapy Works Too! Practice Teleconference(s) Exclusively for Sections Members Earn FREE CEUs | Click here to join Sections Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Register Now 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET Credit Hours: 1 CEU(s) Presenter: • Daniel Buccino, LCSW-C, BCD Moderator(s): • Karyn Walsh, ACSW, LCSW The place and power of psychotherapy as a safe and effective treatment... 
Send A Letter In Support of H.R. 5447, S. 2858 Apr 22nd, 2008
Send A Letter In Support of H.R. 5447, The Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act Send a letter to YOUR Senators in support of S. 2858! Send a Letter to YOUR Representative in support of H.R. 5447!!  Read More →
Social Work in the News – April 22, 2008 Apr 22nd, 2008
News Source: Google News Social Workers Honor William C. Bell with the International Rhoda … SunHerald.com – Biloxi, MS “For more than 25 years, William Bell has been a tireless advocate for the welfare of children and an exemplary representative of social work values,” says … The pain of it all Daily Inter Lake – Kalispell, MT The psychological aspects need to be treated as aggressively... 
Workforce Study: Social Workers and Educational Debt Apr 17th, 2008
In the Red: Social Workers and Educational Debt The 2004 benchmark national study of licensed social workers provided a wealth of information about social workers’ roles and work environments. The study also raised new questions about the social work workforce that required further exploration. Although the 2004 findings pointed to a looming... 
Social Work in the News – April 17, 2008 Apr 17th, 2008
News Source: Google News Gov. Ritter Signs Order to Recommend Child Welfare Changes My Fox Colorado.com – Denver, CO Ritter also said money from youth corrections programs would be shifted beginning next month to provide training for current and new social workers. … US Senators Barbara Mikulski and Debbie Stabenow Introduce S. 2858 … SunHerald.com – Biloxi, MS By National Association of Social... 
Happy World Social Work Day Apr 15th, 2008
Today, April 15, 2008, is Second Annual World Social Work Day! We celebrate the 2nd annual World Social Work Day coordinated by the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW). This observance invites professional social workers worldwide to celebrate the profession’s rich and diverse history. World Social Work Day PhotoStamp (click here to purchase) World Social Work Day Poster • English Version... 

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