A $476,000 federal grant will help support efforts to expand mental health treatment for three groups considered at-risk in West Virginia — children, active-duty service members and military veterans. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,...
Month: March 2013
Grant will support training for 25 WVU graduate students
A $476,000 federal grant will help support efforts to expand mental health treatment for three groups considered at-risk in West Virginia — children, active-duty service members and military veterans. The grant is from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,...
NASW Applauds Appointment of Julia Pierson as Secret Service Director
NASW applauds President Obama for appointing Julia Pierson as Director of the United States Secret Service (USSS). This is a milestone for women and the USSS as Ms. Person is the first woman in the agency’s nearly 150 year history to hold the top leadership position....
NASW webinar focuses on Trauma Informed Assessments
By Rena Malai, News staff The Lunchtime Series webinar “Use of Trauma Informed Assessments of Youth entering the Juvenile Justice System” explores the impact of early childhood trauma on juvenile justice involvement. The webinar also discusses the need for social...
Louise Proehl Shoemaker – July 7, 1925 – March 19, 2013
Louise Proehl Shoemaker had an illustrative career as a group worker, educator, and the Dean of the School of Social Work, University of Pennsylvania. In the 1940's and 1950's she worked in the Elliot Park Neighborhood House, Minnesota, the Lutheran Social Services...
SWAN activities include Australia, Ukraine, Armenia
By Rena Malai, News staff NASW and the NASW Foundation formed the Social Workers Across Nations (SWAN) initiative to provide a mechanism for social workers to offer their expertise and skills to serve humanitarian needs within the international community on a...
Touro College students lobby New York legislators to support the Dream Act
Students from the Touro College Graduate School of Social Work, and Professor Jennifer Zelnick (pictured, front row), went to Albany, N.Y., recently to lobby legislators on the New York state “Dream Act” – legislation that would extend public and private funding for...
Third anniversary of the Affordable Care Act
Saturday, March 23 is a day worth recognizing. It’s the 3rd anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act. Since 2010, the Affordable Care Act has provided millions of Americans with greater consumer protections, with expanded coverage, and with more value...