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Honour for student who fled Zimbabwe
Bradford Telegraph Argus - Bradford, England, UK
Sakile Mtombeni, a 38-year-old father of two, will graduate from a social work degree at the University of Bradford this summer. Mr Mtombeni was presented …

Fuel costs strain schools’ budget
News & Observer - Raleigh, NC
The only increase Superintendent Carl Harris requested for widening services was $532000 for two more language interpreters, four social workers and …

Life coach helps people by turning problems into advantages
Seminole Chronicle - Oviedo, FL
Messineo went on to get his master’s degree in social work and became a licensed clinical social worker. He now does life and business coaching, …

Miranda Named Director of Multicultural Student Affairs
EKU News Center - Richmond, KY
Miranda, who joined the EKU faculty in 1992, is a licensed clinical social worker and holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology/sociology from Florida …

Professor’s essay will appear in social textbook
Tundra Drums - Anchorage, AK
A portion of an essay McEachern wrote about community work as social work will soon appear in a revised third edition of “Introduction to Social Work: …

Health Beat: Domestic abuse’s impact on older wome
Gloucester Daily Times - MA, USA
Older women are often the forgotten victims of domestic abuse, says Katie Galenius, LICSW, director of the Older Battered Women’s program at Greater Lynn …

NASW is pleased to endorse Give an Hour, a nonprofit organization that gives free mental health services to U.S. military personnel and families. Give an Hour is working to develop a national network of volunteers for addressing the psychological symptoms directly related to deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. Give an Hour also offers services to parents, siblings, and unmarried partners who are not entitled to receive mental health benefits through the military.

You can help by donating an hour of your services to a soldier or family member that the Department of Defense has identified as needing mental health services. After receiving professional services, participants are matched with community organizations that are in need of volunteers. Participants benefit in two ways, by having their psychological needs addressed and helping out in their own communities.

Please visit www.giveanhour.org/ for more information about donating your time to this important cause.

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School social workers help needy families
Tampa Bay’s 10 - St. Petersburg, FL
School social workers go shopping at OASIS (Outreach Assisting Students In Schools), a program that offers the basics for free. Volunteers help sort donated …

Thousands of kids saved from drug environments
San Diego Union Tribune
By Kristina Davis These are scenes that social workers like Norma Rincon frequently encounter after police raid a drug-infested home. …

Too Old for a Blankie?
Mom Logic - Burbank, CA
Luckily, momlogic friend and parent educator Jill Spivack, LCSW had some reassuring advice. First of all, she says, never forcibly remove a blanket or other …

Striking social workers air grievances at Knesset meeting
Jerusalem Post - Israel
Perry said that the average social worker is currently responsible for the well-being of 100-120 children - and 100-200 case files - and this overload had …

Study of ‘94 Adoption Law Finds Little Benefit to Blacks
Washington Post
Because the law forbids discussion of race during the adoption process, it prevents social workers from preparing white parents for the challenge of raising …

New director finds helping others ‘very satisfying’
South Bend Tribune - South Bend, IN
By ROBIN TOEPP PLYMOUTH — Social work is an umbrella category for a career encompassing a lot of different roles, and not one that Indiana native Connie …

The National Association of Social Workers is pleased to co-sponsor the Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) Fourth National Conference on LGBT Aging. The conference, presented by AARP, will be held October 12-14, 2008 at the Marriott New York at the Brooklyn Bridge.

Currently, SAGE is seeking proposals for its Fourth National Conference on LGBT Aging, entitled, It’s About Time: LGBT Aging in a Changing World. Proposals are due no later than May 15th. (Extended to May 30th) Multiple submissions are welcome. For more information on proposal submissions contact www.sageusa.org/nationalconference

Goals of the Conference are to:

• Increase awareness of the diversity of LGBT people ages 50 and older for professionals and policymakers working in aging services, LGBT programs, HIV areas, and related fields.
• Provide concrete, tangible examples of replicable work that will build capacity in agencies providing or seeking to provide services to LGBT seniors.
• Provide an interactive and educational setting where experts share information with attendees on the latest issues, services, programs, policies, research and trends addressing the future of LGBT aging.
• Offer “skills-building” training for professionals seeking to begin or increase their capacity to provide services and programs that look to the future of LGBT aging in the United States.
• Offer “best practices” or “lessons learned” in the development of programs and services for underserved senior populations that have applicability to LGBT seniors.

Conference organizers welcome proposals focusing on:

• Service & Program. We are seeking presentations on effective service delivery systems and program/service models; outreach techniques, needs assessments and other developmental tools; best practices/lessons learned; reaching underserved populations, and more. Capacity-building sessions that offer staff and board development, fundraising approaches, event development, marketing/communications and other “nuts and bolts” components for creating LGBT services and programs in senior settings especially welcome.
• Effective Policy Strategies/Removing Barriers. We are seeking presentations from policymakers, funders and agency professionals which address successful partnerships within and between LGBT and aging service programs; working with AAA’s and offices for aging; cultural competency curricula and training programs; policy and legal sessions on barriers affecting LGBT seniors; funding and fiscal strategies, and more.
• Health, Wellbeing & Sexuality. We are seeking proposals for sessions that will increase competency in the areas of health, mental health, sexuality, and spirituality. The graying of the AIDS epidemic; trans-health issues; substance abuse; developmental and physical disabilities; elder abuse; and other specialized areas are welcome.
• Role of Research/Research to Practice. We are seeking research (completed and in development) on or affecting LGBT aging; HIV over 50 and other health research; translating research into practice, practice-based research, effective evaluation and outcome measurement practices; and analyses of current issues in aging.

For a complete application and further information, visit www.sageusa.org/nationalconference

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Acton will hire a social worker
Boston Globe
Moore said he hopes the town’s recent decision to hire a social worker will fill a need in this community, where the median household income is $91624 and …

Social workers turned away from FLDS ranch
CNN
ELDORADO, Texas (CNN) — Texas Child Protective Services workers were turned back from a polygamist sect’s ranch Wednesday when they tried to investigate …

Stressed about Switching Schools?
Mom Logic - Burbank, CA
Momlogic friend and parent educator Jill Spivack, LCSW, suggests that parents: Break the news simply: Don’t go into explanations about financial hardship or …

ChildServ aids teenage moms living in foster homes
New Lenox Patriot - Orland Park, IL
Currently, more than two dozen teenage girls are benefiting from the program, said Elizabeth Heneks, LCSW, Vice President of Programs for ChildServ. …

Hill takes over
Logan Daily News - Logan,OH,USA
Social work has been a lifelong passion for Hill. “I knew at an early age I wanted to work in a helping profession,” she said. “My first job was at Scenic …

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Navigating sex, drugs and alcohol with your teen
Brookline TAB - Needham, MA
Panelists include: Jennifer Slonaker, MSW, director of education for Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts; Mark O’Connell, Ph.D., clinical instructor …

PTSD: Resources for You and Your Service Member
Kitsap Sun (Subscription) - WA
“Courage After Fire” by Keith Armstrong, LCSW, Suzanne Best, Ph.D., and Paula Domenici, Ph.D., is a self-help book written with the veterans of Iraq and …

China deals with children orphaned by quake
Reuters
Experts and social workers warn that much more needs to be done to repair the deep psychological damage that they and other survivors have suffered, …

Battling poverty in the classroom
Vail Daily News - Vail, CO
That’s why many believe the school district needs to hire a trained social worker to help lighten the load for all the schools. …

Care Issues in the Late and Final Stages of Dementia
WREX-TV - Rockford, IL
Daniel Kuhn, MSW, LCSW, Director of the Professional Training Institute, Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Illinois Chapter Jeannine Forrest, RN, PhD, …

Hospice Program Provides Patients and Families Options
Nurse.com - Falls Church, VA
… PhD, LCSW, MT-BC (board certified in music therapy), executive director of Seasons’ Illinois office, who helped devise the agency’s open-access program. …

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Two Clinical Social Workers Give You Ways to Reinvigorate Yourself
ABC News
The mom-over included tips on how to better take care of yourself from clinical social workers and “Sleepeasy Solutions” DVD creators Jill Spivack and …

Irene Sendler, Polish Social Worker Helped Save Jewish
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe, GA
Irene Sendler, a Polish social worker who helped save the lives of nearly 2500 Jewish children during the Nazi’s reign in Germany, has died at the age of 98 …

Going to School for Your Health
KREN CW 27 TV - Reno, NV
According to Bob Livingstone, licensed clinical social worker and author of The Body Mind Soul Solution: Healing Emotional Pain through Exercise (Pegasus …

Opening the subconscious can set a healing path
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal - Tupelo, MS
Licensed clinical social worker Melissa Ratliff uses hypnotherapy as one tool to help people dealing with traumatic experiences. …

For teens, it’s a wired world
Danbury News Times - Danbury,CT,USA
Jones, a licensed clinical social worker, said distraction is not limited to teenagers. He teaches graduate courses at Fordham University where students …

Counselors’ roles expand when crises hit schools
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park, NJ
Although Wegeman works at Point Road School three days a week — working the other two days as a licensed clinical social worker at her office in the Brook …

Camp tackles grief
Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison, NY
That’s one of the key lessons taught by Hudson, DeBrule and the newest staff member, licensed clinical social worker Mimi Granat. Hudson works with children …

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Competing House bills use databases to check workers’ legal status
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee, WI
The organization has about 60 employees and screens new hires through background checks and other databases to confirm the credentials of its social workers …

HEAR THIS: Susan Dowd Stone Explains Men Also Suffer From …
EmpowHer - Phoenix, AZ
by hernews Susan Dowd Stone, MSW, LCSW, President of Postpartum Support International joined us on EmpowHer and to talk about a CBS News story that …

Coventry resident named Social Worker of the Year
Suburbanite - Akron, OH
It promotes, develops and protects the practice of social work and social workers. The association also seeks to enhance the well being of individuals, …

Q&A: Baby boomers face care crunch
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com - Ann Arbor, MI
Last week The News talked with Paula Allen-Meares, the dean of the University of Michigan School of Social Work, who served on the committee that issued the …

Breathing new life into your job
Edmonton Journal - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
While still in social work back in the early 1990s, Kinjerski was amazed at how certain individuals could be so energized about work and committed to making …