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Case managers, social workers shine in patients’ hospital care [4 …
NewsOK.com (subscription) - Oklahoma City, OK
Yet, the star performers for older patients often involve personnel rarely heard of but vitally important: case managers and social workers. …

Lost Boy earns degree in social work from Western Michigan U
Chicago Tribune - United States
Chol, 25, is getting a master’s degree in social work from Western Michigan University. He may be the first of his peers in West Michigan to earn that honor …

Toronto’s panhandling plan: $5 million for social workers
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
A plan to curb panhandling by spending almost $5 million a year to hire more social workers was unanimously endorsed by the city’s executive committee …

Miracles do happen
Shelby Star - Shelby, NC
Patti Ellis McMurry, LCSW, MA, is Vice President of Access for Hospice Cleveland County. Contact her at 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, …

Loise Sullivan; Social Worker, Political Activist
Washington Post - United States
Loise Angela Mary Zanzucchi Sullivan, 76, a clinical social worker who was executive director of the Rosemount Center in Washington, died of complications …

Social worker turns loss into positive plan
Lock Haven Express - Lock Haven, PA
By JIM RUNKLE — That’s when the Williamsburg, Va., woman learned she’d never see her brother again. He had been shot down in cold …

The 2nd IFSW
“Social Work: Making a World of Difference”
Photo Competition

Be a part of this competition by entering a photo that captures the theme of Social Work: Making a World of Difference.

A panel of Social Workers will shortlist 25 photos which will be exhibited at the International IFSW Conference in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, August 16-19, 2008. There an International Panel will judge the final placings.

To enter send your photo with title and small description (no more than 15 words) to Veronica Marsman, 74 Forestglen Drive, Timberlea, Nova Scotia, Canada by the 30 June, 2008.

The photo is not to exceed 6inches X 4inches (150mmX100mm). You may submit more than one photograph to the competition, providing it is of a different subject to your previous submissions. Multiple shots of the same subject will not be accepted. Please note that IFSW reserves the right to maintain copyright of the winning picture. The author may use the picture with permission from IFSW.

Please note emailed photographs will not be accepted. Photo Competition rules and conditions of entry are attached.

First prize package is a minimum of 500 US Dollars, second prize a minimum of 250 US Dollars and third prize minimum of 100 US Dollars.

We look forward to your entry of Social Work: Making a World of Difference

Veronica Marsman for IFSW Promotion of the Profession Committee
International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)
Postfach 6875
Schwarztorstrasse 22
CH-3001 Berne
SWITZERLAND
Tel (41) 31 382 6015
Fax (41) 31 382 1125
E-mail: global@ifsw.org
Web: http://www.ifsw.org

The IFSW web site reference is: http://www.ifsw.org/en/p38001294.html

IFSW Photo Competition rules (more…)

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Social worker thrives on empowering others
South Bend Tribune - South Bend, IN
Smith recently talked with Tribune correspondent Jennifer Ochstein about how she became interested in social work. I am committed to two home visits per …

Social worker Truong Hong Tam plays with several of her adopted …
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam
A social worker works hard to provide her HIV-infected adopted children with a family she never had while growing up. “Life once taught me anger, …

9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma
U.S. News & World Report - Washington, DC
FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) — Social workers run the risk of suffering severe psychological stress from hearing too many stories of trauma, according to …

IDB awards female social workers
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
By Mariam Al Hakeem, Correspondent Riyadh: The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has awarded this year’s IDB Prize of $50000 to Runa Khan of Bangladesh and …

Students stand up for an endangered social work major
CSB/SJU The Record - St. Joseph, MN
By John Buethe Sophomore social work major Kelly Broughton was one of a handful of students protesting at the opening brunch and address of Scholarship and …

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Opposites attract
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh, PA
She is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist with Squirrel Hill Psychological Services, a division of Jewish Family & Children’s Service. …

MSU student wins essay competition on preventing genocide
News-Leader.com - Springfield, MO
Schmidt, a senior social work major from Camdenton, Mo., submitted an editorial piece, “Waiting on the World to Change.” Contestants were required to …

20th Edition of the Encyclopedia of Social Work Published
FOXBusiness - USA
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and Oxford University Press are proud to announce the 20th Edition of the Encyclopedia of Social Work. …

Social work conference to focus on men
Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - Tuscaloosa, AL
TUSCALOOSA | “Caring, Sharing and Preparing to Serve: The First Conference on Social Work With and For Men,” will be Monday and Tuesday at the Bryant …

New book looks at nearly 100 years of social work at the …
News from Washington University in St. Louis - Saint Louis, MO
By Jessica Martin April 24, 2008 — To celebrate nearly 100 years of existence and a new era in social work education, the George Warren Brown School of …

Initiative to promote ’sound young minds’
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Sixty-four per cent of elementary schools have a regular psychologist, but only for 14.4 hours per month; 70 per cent have a regular social worker,

Social workers group honors Tucson’s Ryan
Tucson Citizen - Tucson, AZ
Ryan helps physicians and social workers work with patients on issues such as disability, hunger and poor housing. The advocacy program is funded in part by …

Today, April 15, 2008, is Second Annual World Social Work Day!
We celebrate the 2nd annual World Social Work Day 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.

World Social Work Day PhotoStamp (click here to purchase)

World Social Work Day Poster • English Version Only (pdf version) • English/French/Spanish Verison (pdf ver