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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 …

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Congressional candidates square off
KeepMEcurrent.com - Scarborough, ME
Brennan, a licensed clinical social worker and a lifelong educator, said his priorities if elected include immediately ending our country’s military …

UA handles complexities for patients
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, AZ
… an innovative program at the University of Arizona, where doctors, attorneys and social workers all join forces to give hope to low-income patients. …

Polygamist sect work takes toll on social workers
Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX
After 10 years in social work, Secrest usually leaves her work at the office. But this case “has touched me a lot more than I ever expected,” said Secrest, …

Aging gracefully
MetroWest Daily News - Framingham, MA
Frances D. Kerchner, MSW, LICSW, of Kerchner Associates says, “long-term care has historically consisted of two options for older adults: move in with a …

Weill Cornell Receives Funding to Study Creation of New Elder …
Cornell Chronicle - Ithaca, NY
This grant will provide the resources to take our work to another level,” says Risa Breckman, LCSW, director of social work education and programs in the …

Stressed “Sandwich Generation” Mothers Must Care for Themselves
HealthNewsDigest.com - New York, NY
In a survey of “Sandwich Generation” mothers conducted by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), …

Methamphetamine use exacerbates problems of child abuse, neglect
Reno Gazette Journal - Reno, NV
Social workers said the effects of meth are behind most of the county’s substantiated reports of physical and sexual abuse of children and child neglect. …

Most Valuable Personnel
Washington Post - United States
When I read that social workers were working nights and weekends to do this, I recalled a recent letter to the editor that had bothered me, and when I dug …

Overview of Survey Participants

The 2004 benchmark national study of licensed social workers provided a wealth of information about social workers’ roles and work environments. The study also raised new questions about the social work workforce that required further exploration. Although the 2004 findings pointed to a looming shortage of licensed social workers, there was still much to learn about why this was the case. In what ways did career decision points, educational debt, workplace stressors, and other factors influence the recruitment and retention of this professional workforce? The NASW Membership Workforce Study was an effort to respond to such remaining questions and to gain more insight into the social work workforce.

Practice Update

This practice update discusses the new Medical Team Conferences CPT Codes and the Behavior Change Intervention CPT Codes that became effective January 1, 2008.  There are a total of six new codes available for use by clinical social workers when filing a claim form for psychotherapy services rendered. The codes are copyrighted by the American Medical Association and are not available for Web posting by NASW.  Members may obtain a copy by sending an e-mail request to mcoleman@naswdc.org