Social Workers in the News – May 19, 2008

May 19, 2008

News Source: Google News

Navigating sex, drugs and alcohol with your teen
Brookline TAB – Needham, MA
Panelists include: Jennifer Slonaker, MSW, director of education for Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts; Mark O’Connell, Ph.D., clinical instructor

PTSD: Resources for You and Your Service Member
Kitsap Sun (Subscription) – WA
“Courage After Fire” by Keith Armstrong, LCSW, Suzanne Best, Ph.D., and Paula Domenici, Ph.D., is a self-help book written with the veterans of Iraq and

China deals with children orphaned by quake
Reuters
Experts and social workers warn that much more needs to be done to repair the deep psychological damage that they and other survivors have suffered,

Battling poverty in the classroom
Vail Daily News – Vail, CO
That’s why many believe the school district needs to hire a trained social worker to help lighten the load for all the schools.

Care Issues in the Late and Final Stages of Dementia
WREX-TV – Rockford, IL
Daniel Kuhn, MSW, LCSW, Director of the Professional Training Institute, Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Illinois Chapter Jeannine Forrest, RN, PhD,

Hospice Program Provides Patients and Families Options
Nurse.com – Falls Church, VA
PhD, LCSW, MT-BC (board certified in music therapy), executive director of Seasons’ Illinois office, who helped devise the agency’s open-access program.

3 Travel Tips That May Improve Mental Health

3 Travel Tips That May Improve Mental Health

Merely the thought of traveling can be anxiety-inducing. Turbulent flights, lost luggage, foodborne illnesses, and catfished accommodations are horror stories just waiting to be told.   

Stop Spiraling Out of Control

Stop Spiraling Out of Control

In her powerful memoir Building a Life Worth Living, Marsha M. Linehan takes readers on her journey from being a suicidal teenager to a noted psychologist. Linehan created the ground-breaking Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which was originally developed to treat Borderline Personality Disorder. Today, experts say the DBT method is used to treat a broad range of mental health challenges from anger management to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

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