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.

Social Workers Help Pet Owners Navigate Homelessness

Social Workers Help Pet Owners Navigate Homelessness

Last year, New York city opened its first pet-inclusive homeless shelter By Faye Beard Christine Kim, MSW, knows well the choice many unhoused individuals face when deciding to keep their pets with them—no matter what. “Many people experiencing homelessness are even...

Violence in Schools: Social Workers Need to be Part of the Change

Violence in Schools: Social Workers Need to be Part of the Change

By Sue Coyle At 13, eighth-grader Melissa* is no stranger to lockdown drills—drills where students and staff practice what they would do if an active shooter was on campus. She says the drills occur monthly, more frequently at the beginning of the school year, and are...

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