Molina’s skid row crusade
Los Angeles Times - CA
Los Angeles county social workers said 3-month-old Mikeal Wah-hab looked well-fed, healthy and safe when they examined him at a skid row mission. …

Interaction groups to reach more families
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign, IL
“We feel like families don’t need to be in crisis to benefit from a group like this,” said Laura Swinford, a licensed clinical social worker and program …

Social worker decries increasing number of street children
The Tide - Port Harcourt, Niger Delta, Nigeria
A social worker, Rev. Dele George has urged the various tiers of government to evolve a mechanism for the rehabilitation of street children in Nigeria. …

Hazardous waste causing trouble on East side
UT The Daily Texan - Austin, TX
The UT School of Social Work and the Center for Social Work Research hosted the first of a series of open seminars highlighting issues of health disparity …

McCorkle ending 30-year career working with children at DFCS
The Times-Herald - Newnan, GA
Along the way, McCorkle furthered his education and training in the area of social work because he felt strongly about the department’s mission of helping …

Guarding Health, And Independence
Washington Post, Washington DC
Jennifer Edge, a social worker from ElderLink, lifted each rug…

Social work, diversity given greater importance at UAB
The Kaleidoscope, AL
Jason Streater, a UAB sophomore majoring in social work, is just one of the many. After sitting down for an interview with Streater, I have come to realize …

To get fit in ‘08 set smaller goals, seek support
Georgetown Record - Beverly, MA
… set for yourself and determine whether they’re reasonable, says Diane Hawkins-Clark, an independent clinical social worker at Newburyport Counseling. …

Orphans Share Their Stories with BYU
BYU Newsnet, UT
By Samantha Strong - 28 Jan 2008 With quiet dignity, three African orphans took their seats on stage at BYU’s School of Social Work’s Orphan Awareness …

Studies Cite Head Injuries As Factor in Some Social Ills
Wall Street Journal
School social workers and teachers with special training across the state show other teachers how to recognize and work with the brain-injured, …

The Faith to Outlast Politics
New York Times
… worth billions of dollars each year, as Ram Cnaan, a professor of social work at the University of Pennsylvania, has proved in several studies. …

Woman picked to head juvenile justice agency
The Star-Ledger, NJ
Lawson holds a bachelor’s de gree in sociology from Bennett College in Greensboro, NC, and a master’s degree from Howard University School of Social Work. …

GLBT community sounds off on gay divorce
EDGE Boston
“There’sa sense of pressure and visibility,” says Rich Domenico, LICSW [Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker], a Boston therapist specializing in …

Caregivers need care, too
Republican Eagle - Red Wing, MN
“Another thing I found that was so important to me is the social worker who came to the house,” Gardas said. “I had a couple of meltdowns and I just felt so …

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Meet and Greet Chat on Tue, Jan 29, 2008

NASW and the New Social Worker Online are delighted to announce that we will be opening the chat room for a meet and greet, Tuesday, January 29th at 9 PM EST. Old and new chatters are welcome and registration is free! The chat will be about an hour, catching up, getting to know new folks, and exploring the possibilities at the new, improved site!  Remember to check here regularly for chat topics or sign up for email reminders! Signup today! Registration is free!

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Top Five Signs Technological Gadgets Are Ruining Your Relationships
Newswise (press release)
… have personal connections and use coping skills in face-to-face interactions,” says John O’Neill, LCSW, LCDC, CSAT, director of addictions services for …

After body found in lake, who was she?
Chicago Tribune
Robyn was from Milwaukee, had attended Boston University and, with a 2006 master’s in social work from Loyola, had gotten a job as a psychiatric social …Note: Robyn Bercovici was an NASW member. View obituary.

‘Small’ woman wants to gain weight
Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville, FL
… about trying to hold to a Western standard of “curves,” said Kathy Kater, a licensed independent clinical social worker who runs BodyImageHealth.org. …

The blues are in session
Rocktown Weekly, VA
After receiving his Master of Social Work degree at Tennessee State University, Versen served four years in the US Army as a social work officer. …

Lawmakers look at quality of state’s human services
Rutland Herald, VT
Right now that is done on the ground by social workers, but creating a 1-800 number for a centralized intake center in Waterbury will assure consistency, …

A tradition of serving Newton’s ‘hidden poor’
Boston Globe, United States - 7 hours ago
Agency social workers and educators also travel to homes in Watertown and Waltham when needed, helping new immigrant parents practice English literacy with …

An Elegant Solution….In Three Acts
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
In three parts, the solution takes form starting first with the role of the social worker, then foster parents (paying the piper), and finally education …

Sports, sex – it’s all academic
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
“I traffic in these very contradictory sites,” said Nylund, a professor of social work at California State University, Sacramento. …

Is Our Region Prepared to Handle the Social Impact of Casino …
University of Pittsburgh News (press release)
PITTSBURGH-A report released today by the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work (SSW) says…

Outcry over loss of BYU program
Deseret News, UT
By Amy K. Stewart PROVO — Brigham Young University officials say they had good reasons to cancel the bachelor’s of social work program. …

VCU social work dean stepping down
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA
After 16 years as dean of Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Social Work, Frank R. Baskind will step down in June. He will remain a professor with …

Social worker adds youthful twist
Hattiesburg American, MS
Northrop, 26, spent several years in the university setting and finished her college years in 2005 with a master’s degree in social work at the University …

‘Rooting for the underdog’ — InnerView: Greg Lavin brings social …
Enterprise-Record, CA
Greg Lavin’s career as a social worker has shown him people care passionately when children are in need. Now that he is executive director at Butte Humane …

An opportunity to erase AIDS stigma
Hindu, India
On the campus of the Madras School of Social Work at Egmore, there were plantain festoons, freshly painted pots in which rice gurgled energetically, …

Breaking the cycle of poverty through financial education
News from Washington University in St. Louis, MO
“SBSSW is truly excited about our 2nd Annual Financial Freedom Seminar,” says Michele Fontaine, SBSSW co-chair and second-year social-work student. …

Fort Drum-area educators, counselors cope with deployment issues
NYSUT.org, NY
Donald Mott of Fort Drum with, from left, school counselor Melissa Jones and social worker Jennifer Bryant-Ulrich, both from Indian River. …

VIEWING THE FOSTER CHILD POPULATION, IN PROPORTION
CityLimits.org
But it seems like that elephant is invisible to fewer people all the time, notes Gayle Samuels, a social worker at the Center for the Study of Social Policy …

Know the warning signs of teens with the blues
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park, NJ, USA
During the teen years, adolescents have to cope with a tremendous amount of change, pointed out David Roden, a licensed clinical social worker and certified …

Cracking Down on Truant Students
WSAV-TV, GA
Today, 3 On Your Side Education Reporter, Randi Hempel rode along as a school resource officer and social worker made house calls. …

Sense of purpose
Jerusalem Post, Israel
The idea behind the press was to give the center’s patients a sense of purpose, says Avraham Verter, a social worker at the center for the past 15 years. …

Cutting Pre-K Expulsions
Hartford Courant, United States
In New Haven, children with behavioral problems are matched with social workers, and outside counselors are brought in when necessary. …

The 2008 Social Work Month Tookit is now available at www.socialworkers.org/pressroom/swMonth/2008

Celebrate Social Work Month – March 2008

Each year social workers across the country celebrate the profession during March – National Professional Social Work Month.  We reflect on the history of the profession, celebrate the important work that is currently being done and look toward a future of promise for the individuals, families and communities we serve.

Our focus for Social Work Month is a central tenant of social work – building on strengths.  The foundation for growth and change in an individual, a family and a community are their strengths.  More than 600,000 social workers are educated in the “strengths perspective” which emphasizes working with client or community resources, capabilities, support systems, and motivations to meet current challenges.

All individuals, families and communities have strengths.  Understanding and utilizing these strengths are essential to improving emotional health and well-being.

The Social Work Month 2008 logo signifies the connections that social workers provide between the areas from which people draw their strength – home, health, family, friends, and communities.

Celebrate the 2nd Annual World Social Work Day - April 15, 2008

Join us in celebrating the 2nd annual World Social Work Day, April 15, 2008. 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.