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.

A Step Backwards for Voting Restoration for the Formerly Incarcerated

A Step Backwards for Voting Restoration for the Formerly Incarcerated

By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Advisor The Nebraska legislature recently restored the voting rights of 7,000 people with felony convictions who have already completed their full sentences. However, two days before the law (Legislative Bill 20) was set to go into...

Check Out NASW Press Summer Reads and Earn CEUs Too!

Check Out NASW Press Summer Reads and Earn CEUs Too!

NASW Press offers continuing education credits on a wide array of books via the NASW Social Work Online CE Institute. Titles range from burnout, self-care, and meditation to ethical standards in social work, digital practice, economic well-being, social...

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