Excerpts below are from the NASW Lunchtime Series live webinar on habits of highly effective brains. NASW members can download the on demand audio recording or read the transcript by visiting the Lunchtime Series page for details. CE credit is also available. Q: Our modern reality is that we often have to do more than one thing at a time. How many activities can our brains handle at one time? A: The answer is simple.... 

A recent editorial in Social Work Research urges social work researchers to more actively aid resistance to media bias and polemical attacks. Matthew O. Howard cites recent public attacks by Glen Beck on Francis Fox Piven, and the subsequent threats on her life by some of Beck’s listeners. Piven herself analyzed the social situation that gives rise to such irrational demagoguery, and maintains that it results from the... 

Congressional Social Work Caucus Gains Members and Holds New Briefings The Congressional Social Work Caucus (CSWC) continues to grow with 35 members, including all of the Social Worker Members as well as two Republicans, Rep. Platts (PA) and Rep. Issa (CA). Members of the caucus will represent the social work profession and the needs of social work clients through regular hill briefings, media statements, and working... 

New at the NASW Professional Education and Training Center – Research supports positive outcomes when using DBT particularly with clients who have symptoms of BPD. The Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Series includes of 3 separate courses, 1 of which qualifies for ethics credits. The courses are on-demand and remain available to you for 90 days with purchase. DBT Series: Ethics of Evidence-Based Treatment DBT Series:... 

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold the first ever Senate hearing on the DREAM Act. Dick Durbin, the United States Senator for Illinois and Assistant Majority leader announced, he will chair the first ever hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security. The hearing will take place on Tuesday June 28, at 10:00 am Eastern Time and will be webcast live at... 

Monday, June 27th is National HIV Testing Day. Early HIV diagnosis is critical, so people who are infected can fully benefit from available life-saving treatments. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 40 percent of people with HIV are not diagnosed until they already have developed AIDS. For some – that can be up to 10 years after they first became infected with the virus that causes HIV.... 

In a press conference today, the White House announced that beginning in 2012, the  FDA will require larger, more prominent cigarette health warnings on all cigarette packaging and advertisements in the United States.  This marks the first change in cigarette warnings in more than 25 years and is a significant advancement in communicating the dangers of smoking.  Social workers – particularly those working in health... 

June 20, World Refugee Day – Imagine being forced to leave your home and rebuild your life in a new country, in a new language and a new culture.  A refugee has done just that.  By definition, a refugee is someone who has been forced to flee his or her country because of persecution, war, or violence. In order to gain refugee status, a person must prove that he or she has a well-founded fear of persecution due... 

June 15, 2011, is the 6th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) – an international effort in support of the United Nation’s International Plan of Action on Ageing acknowledging the significance of elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue.  The Administration on Aging (AoA) is honored to once again publicly observe World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, putting abuse and neglect of older persons... 

June 5, 2011 was the 30th anniversary of the first reported case of HIV. On June 15 at 3pm ET, key government leaders will host a webinar/conference call on where the U.S. is with the HIV epidemic and where it is going. To register and learn more information, go to: http://aids.gov/thirty-years-of-aids  Read More →