Social workers can use the printed word, books, and poetry to empower clients, promote social justice, and offer hope By Heather Rose Artushin, LISW-CP People have long understood the healing power of words. In ancient Egypt, intentional words of healing were written...
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The open enrollment period for the health insurance marketplace is significantly shorter this year -- from November 1 to December 15, 2017. The Trump administration has also cut funding for advertising and enrollment assistance. Social workers should share enrollment...
By Alison Laurio, News contributor Melanie Sage is part of a suicide special interest group that meets on Twitter, where she said “the medium helps get us out of our silos and see problems from multiple perspectives.” In 2014, Stephanie Berzin was given a Teaching...
Mental health services are an important pre-requisite for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. The mental health practitioner's role has become more meaningful as the complexities surrounding treatment necessitate caring for the psychological aspects of HIV care,...
About three-quarters of social workers work with older adults in a wide variety of settings. Yet, only about one out of ten of social workers specializes in aging. Social work practitioners and students can obtain training in aging through the Geriatrics Workforce...
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Month is in September. Alcohol use during pregnancy is a leading preventable cause of birth defects and intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities. FASD—the general term that encompasses the range of...
The National Association of Social Workers on June 27 held a Congressional briefing that identified strategies to prevent child maltreatment of infants from the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The briefing enhanced awareness about NICU families, identified their...