October 31st, 2007
Empowering women, one stitch at a time
YourHub.com -
… was established in 2005 by Executive Director Carol Lease and Mental Health Counselor Joycee Kennedy LCSW to provide support for participants in need of …
Staff opts to stay at hospital during fire
Clinical social worker Gloria Fernandez, who did everything from answering phones to washing dishes, said she felt a need to volunteer. …
October 30th, 2007
Woman honored for her work on adoption front
BurlingtonFreePress.com, VT
By Gail Callahan WINOOSKI — Dorsey Naylor has spent 40 years working in the social work field, and her advocacy skills have earned her respect statewide. …
Foster care stipend makes finding parents tough
Asheville Citizen-Times, NC
Earlier this month, Children’s Rights, the National Foster Parent Association and the University of Maryland School of Social Work released a new study that …
October 29th, 2007
Eric Albers named 2007 Social Worker of the Year
UNR NevadaNews -
“Receiving this award was a total surprise to me,” said Albers, an associate professor in the
New: Shining light on SAD
Kane
Cathi Hendricks, a licensed clinical social worker at TriCity Family Services in
UB School of Social Work to Sponsor Workshops on Treating Problem …
UB News Center, NY
… A Trauma-Informed Approach for Teens,” in November sponsored by the Office of Continuing Education at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. …
October 28th, 2007
Meditative breathing can lower stress levels
Press-Enterprise -
Harriett Rubinstein, a licensed clinical social worker who practices in upstate
October 25th, 2007
Social Work school gets new name
NYU has officially renamed its
October 24th, 2007
UWS’s Social Work program earns reaccreditation
Duluth News Tribune (subscription reqired), MN
The Social Work undergraduate program at the
Pitt School of Social Work to Launch Nationally Certified Gambling …
University of Pittsburgh News (press release), PA
… and Northside residents wrangle over plans for the new Pittsburgh slots parlor, the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work (SSW) is preparing to …
October 23rd, 2007
County schools social worker gets district honor
Rome News-Tribune, GA -
Melanie Watson, social worker for Floyd County Schools, has been named District Social Worker of the Year for northwest Georgia by the School Social Workers …
October 22nd, 2007
We know social workers serve their clients and their communities on any given day.
We know we are a profession dedicated to communities, families and individuals.
We know that we need to tell more people, with pride, about the good work we do.
The National Social Work Public Education Campaign has created tools for social workers to use to educate people about the breadth and depth of the profession. We have created advertising, public relations and marketing materials that tell people about the profession. Now, we have a video that will show people that, on any given day, social workers help in so many ways.
October 22nd, 2007
Care Critical for Homeless
“This could happen to anyone very quickly,” said Carole Elliott, a licensed clinical social worker at Frederick Dialysis. If health benefits or family …
Van Buren school social worker tops in the state
MLive.com, MI
BY EMILY MONACELLI LAWRENCE — For three decades, Sue Bensinger has advocated for children in her role as a school social worker in Van Buren County. …
State names Lee employee Social Worker of Year
The News-Press, FL
By news-press.com A Lee County employee has been named the Florida State School Social Worker of the Year. Robin G. Pitura, an itinerant school social …
Hospital social worker plan met with protest
Contra Costa Times, CA
Officials want to open jobs to unlicensed employees to fulfill mandate or lose as much as $300 million… In the past, clinical specialists did some of this work. People who hold that position must be a licensed clinical social worker, marriage and family …
October 22nd, 2007
In an October 14 column, conservative columnist George F. Will attacks the social work profession for advocating for social justice. To read the entire column, click here.
NASW responded to Mr. Will’s column with a Letter to the Editor to The Washington Post. Please click here to read the letter from Dr. Elizabeth Clark, executive director of NASW.
What do you think about this criticism of the social work profession and one of its highest standards – social justice?
Update:
Following the release of an Oct. 14 syndicated column by George Will in the Washington Post, the NASW national and chapter offices have worked in partnership with various schools of social work to send letters to editors across the country. The following letters have been published in response to the Will column which promoted findings from the National Association of Scholars.
If you have seen the George Will column (or a related NAS article) in your local media and have responded with your own letter to the editor or op-ed, please forward the information to media@naswdc.org. NASW and CSWE continue to work on this issue and invite feedback from the social work community and the profession’s many stakeholders.
Thank you for your assistance.
Elvira Craig de Silva, DSW, ACSW
NASW President
Washington Post
Betsy Clark letter published October 20, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/19/AR2007101902281.html
Scott Monroe letter published October 17, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/17/AR2007101702142.html
Buffalo News
Patrick Dexter letter published October 19, 2007
http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/everybodyscolumn/story/187472.html?imw=Y
Charlotte News & Observer
Kim Strom-Gottfried letter published October 21, 2007
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/letters/story/744179.html
Hartford Courant
David Partyka letter published October 18, 2007
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/letters/hc-lets1018.artoct18,0,1668607.story
Arizona Daily Star
Betty Orman letter published October 24, 2007
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/207757
The Sacramento Bee
Paul Mattiuzzi letter published October 22, 2007
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/445911-p3.html
The Times - Picayune
Carolyn Cooper letter published October 18, 2007
http://nola.live.advance.net/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1192690433231370.xml&coll=1
Maine Sunday Telegram
Catherine Stakeman letter published October 22, 2007
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=141683&ac=PHedi
Times Union
Michael Hornsby letter published October 21, 2007
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=631716&category=LETTER&BCCode=OPINION&newsdate=10/22/2007
Wheeling News-Register
Samuel A. Hickman letter published October 20, 2007
http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/501186.html?nav=514
The Island Packet
Denise Friday letter published October 21, 2007
http://www.islandpacket.com/opinion/letters/story/58555.html
The News-Record
Bob Wineburg letter published October 21, 2007
http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007710210302
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