By Paul R. Pace Carol Sobelson, MS, said she was inspired to enter social work because, “I recognized I was a good listener.” “That led me down a clinical path for training so I could be even a better listener in understating and helping people,” says Sobelson,...
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After Retirement from Clinical Practice, Chapter President Still Eager to Serve
Carol Sobelson, MS, was inspired to enter social work because, “I recognized I was a good listener.”
Nutrition plays role in mental well-being
By Paul R. Pace, News staff Social work has a long history of helping prevent food insecurity by supporting programs that supplement diet and nutritional needs of low-income families and single adults. However, growing research shows an important connection food...
CRISP launches student advisory council ‘YSocialWork’
By Paul R. Pace, News staff The Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy, or CRISP, has launched its own student advisory council and is using the slogan and hashtag “YSocialWork” in its campaign to engage social work students and young...
New $350,000 grant to aid AIMS model study
By Paul R. Pace, News staff A new grant will aid the study of a social work intervention with clients in primary care settings. Current literature is lacking in studies that show differential impact of social work interventions on quality of life, health and health...
Voting rights march ends with D.C. rally
By Paul R. Pace, News staff In 1965 people gave their lives for the right to vote, said Cornell William Brooks, president and CEO of the National NAACP. “We need to protect the right to vote in 2015,” Brooks told a cheering crowd outside the nation’s capital on Sept....
Social workers discuss criminal justice reform
By Rena Malai, News staff NASW member Sammy Rangel has cumulatively spent about 16 years in prison throughout his life, mainly for charges related to theft and violence. Rangel, who originally is from Chicago, said he started getting into trouble with the law at age...
Voice Awards focus on suicide prevention
By Rena Malai, News staff Hollywood’s star shone on social work at the 10th annual Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Voice Awards, held in August in Los Angeles. The theme this year focused on suicide prevention, and film directors, writers,...