Social Work in the News – June 24, 2008

Jun 24, 2008

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Sahara stands up against domestic violence
IndiaPost.com – Union City,CA,USA
Founding board member LCSW Sheela Mehta is still on the Sahara board and continues her dedicated efforts with a focus on client empowerment and mental …

UB School of Social Work Students Receive Awards
UB News Center – Buffalo,NY,USA
Rebecca Green of Buffalo, the Terese M. Eusanio Memorial Scholarship recognizing and supporting a continuing part-time MSW student who demonstrates an …

A PORTRAIT OF CHANGE
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com – Newark,NJ,USA
Two social workers showed up at the Hightstown apartment, and later returned with two carloads of shopping bags filled with canned tuna, cereal, tea, …

Families get gift when seniors accept help to handle grief
BurlingtonFreePress.com – Burlington,VT,USA
According to Rebecca Brooks, a licensed clinical social worker with Networks and a hospice social worker for the VNA, “Losing a partner can be difficult due …

Keep pop cool and safe this summer
Daily News Tribune – Waltham,MA,USA
By Debbie Gitner, LCSW, and Linda Sullivan, RN Q: My father does not drink a lot of liquids and I am worried with the warm weather that he will become …

Three Things to Know About Alcohol SBIRT During FASD Awareness Month

Three Things to Know About Alcohol SBIRT During FASD Awareness Month

Learn three key facts about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs), prenatal alcohol exposure, and alcohol SBIRT during FASD Awareness Month, including how social workers can help prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies and support individuals and families affected by FASDs.

NASW Joins Brief to Support Juvenile Rights in Legal Settings

NASW Joins Brief to Support Juvenile Rights in Legal Settings

While adolescents are capable of sound decision-making in more calm and deliberative settings, the brief argues that the stress and time pressure of plea bargaining specifically undermine their ability to knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waive important legal rights.

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