Social Work in the News - January 8, 2008

Don’t stereotype social workers
Newsday, NY
She’s not a social worker, but an administrator.” This phrase serves to perpetuate stereotypes about this important profession. …

Ottawa social worker fights for homeless
Vancouver Sun, Canada
Mary-Martha Hale is a 53-year-old social worker for the Anglican Diocese’s Centre 454 — a drop-in centre in the toughest part of the nation’s capital where …

CW Post Professor Elissa Giffords Named Social Worker of the Year
C.W. Post Campus, NY
Brookville, NY – Elissa Giffords, DSW, LCSW, associate professor of social work at the CW Post Campus of Long Island University, has been named Social …

Skid row’s neediest may get housing and care
Los Angeles Times, CA
If the board approves the next phase, beginning next week a county social service team of seven — including a social worker, mental health employees, …

Learn to negotiate to nurture your own needs this year
The Southern, IL
She has worked as a registered clinical social worker with people who have disabilities, mental health concerns and older adults, and she is a member of the …