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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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. …

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Caregivers need to care for themselves
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek, CA
Glen Feigelman, LCSW, a social worker at Alameda Hospital, often sees signs of caregiver burnout such as being irritable and resentful; feeling overwhelmed; …

Agency foresees deficit
Record-Searchlight (subscription) - Redding, CA
Caren Wilds, a licensed clinical social worker, said she doesn’t know what outsourcing or other cuts would mean, but worries about mentally ill clients. …

Guest Opinion: Social workers must take a stand for peace
UI The Daily Iowan (subscription) - Iowa City, IA
I am convinced that not only should social workers play a role in the peacemaking process, we are obligated to do so. According to the National Association …

Crime Tape, Pools Of Blood Not Uncommon Sight For Oakland Social …
NBC 11.com - San Francisco, CA
Oakland social workers said that their jobs have taken a dangerous turn, as they have literally had to step over pools of blood to check in with their …

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Mental health court: Local legal system takes on mental health issues
Quad City Times - Davenport, IA
Lisa Salvadore is a licensed clinical social worker with the DuPage County Health Department, which also offers services similar to those available at …

Sue Mason: Let’s Go Crazy
Catoosa County News - Ringgold, GA
Several times each year, I get a call from a young person who needs to “ask a social worker some questions.” The student is usually in an undergraduate …

SB social worker honored for work
San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino, CA
Sawa was named Social Worker of Year by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) California, Inland Empire chapter. He received the award in a …

Work to recruit, retain social workers
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines, IA
However, as a student pursuing a master’s in social work, significant barriers might prevent that. Iowa leaders should be particularly concerned with the ..