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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 …

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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 …

This is part one of the video of the Capitol Hill Briefing held on March 31, 2008 about H.R. 5447 (S. 2858)

Click here for part two.

Click here for transcripts and more information on the Social Work Reinvestment Act.

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Thrisis, the thirtysomething meltdown, when …
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Chattanooga, TN
Larry Wentworth, a licensed clinical social worker who has his own psychotherapy practice in Chattanooga, said a thrisis is very different than a mid-life …

Respect the social workers
TheReporter.com - Vacaville, CA
I am someone who chose this career of working with “the least among these,” as the Bible describes the poor and afflicted, and the literal “least” among us, …

LETTER: Giving thanks for social workers year round, not just in April
Spring Grove Herald - MN
Although Houston County is a small community, it has many hard-working social workers that deserve recognition for their efforts. Social workers touch the …

Bipolar disorder in children: A new look
ElmLeaves - Elmwood Park, IL
Sue Nadel, a licensed clinical social worker at Glenbrook South High School in Glenview, urged parents to tell the school about their child’s illness and …

Social Worker: Girls Often Intimidate Each Other Differently Than Boys
WISC - Madison, WI
Judith Utevsky, who’s a licensed clinical social worker for Group Health Cooperative, said that relational aggression takes many forms. …

Homeless Sleep Out Attracts Social Work Students to a Good Cause
Bottom Line - Frostburg, MD
The Social Work Alliance, and more recently the brothers of Alpha Phi Omega, have been hosting the Homeless Sleep Out for four years, and Jessica Hartell, …

Treatment of Depression: Psychotherapy Works Too!

Practice Teleconference(s) Exclusively for Sections Members
Earn FREE CEUs | Click here to join Sections

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Credit Hours: 1 CEU(s)

Presenter:
• Daniel Buccino, LCSW-C, BCD

Moderator(s):
• Karyn Walsh, ACSW, LCSW

The place and power of psychotherapy as a safe and effective treatment for depression is sometimes not as well appreciated as that of medications. This teleconference will review some of the research about therapy effectiveness and the factors common to all models of therapy that make the most contribution to outcome.

Workforce Trends: Where is the Profession Going?

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
(NASW Members ONLY)

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
Credit Hours: 1 CEU(s)

Demographic shifts, the aging baby boomer generation and new service population are among the trends that will affect the general labor force and the social work profession in particular. This teleconference will explore some of the opportunities and challenges for the social work labor force that future trends will present.

Presenter(s):
• Tracy Whitaker, DSW, ACSW

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Social Workers Honor William C. Bell with the International Rhoda …
SunHerald.com - Biloxi, MS
“For more than 25 years, William Bell has been a tireless advocate for the welfare of children and an exemplary representative of social work values,” says …

The pain of it all
Daily Inter Lake - Kalispell, MT
The psychological aspects need to be treated as aggressively as the medical factors, said David Segerstrom, a licensed clinical social worker at the center. …

Assessing True Truancy
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga, TN
The school social worker should be calling me to find out why, not sending me a letter that states this is a “legal document” and blah, blah, blah. …

MEASURE TO PROTECT LGBT FOSTER YOUTH PASSES FIRST COMMITTEE
Out In America - Columbus, OH
“Social workers are the first line of defense in ensuring that foster youth are safe in all their environments, including school,” said NASW-CA Executive …

Call to standardise social work
Viet Nam News - Hanoi, Vietnam
Hong said the social-worker network must keep pace with the development of the nation and focus on retraining grassroots welfare employees working at ward …

Touro students at UN
Connecticut Jewish Ledger - West Hartford, CT
The students, from Touro College’s recently established school of social work, will discuss humanitarian aid in meetings April 15. The discussions follow a …

In the Red: Social Workers and Educational Debt

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. Click here to view the study.

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Gov. Ritter Signs Order to Recommend Child Welfare Changes
My Fox Colorado.com - Denver, CO
Ritter also said money from youth corrections programs would be shifted beginning next month to provide training for current and new social workers. …

US Senators Barbara Mikulski and Debbie Stabenow Introduce S. 2858 …
SunHerald.com - Biloxi, MS
By National Association of Social Workers In concert with a global celebration of the social work profession this week, two US Senators, …

Seychelles marks Int’l Social Workers’ Day
Africast - Westport, CT
VICTORIA, April 16 — The longest-serving and best-performing social workers have received awards for their dedication to, and enrichment of, social work in …

Smyth Elected President of National Social Work Group
UB News Center - Buffalo, NY
Nancy Smyth, dean of the School of Social Work, has been named to a two-year term as president of the St. Louis Group. BUFFALO, NY — Nancy J. Smyth, …

University’s MSW program is one of the best
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park, NJ
Monmouth University’s Master of Social Work program was named as one of the best in US News & World Report’s annual list of Best Graduate programs 2009. …

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