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Educational Personnel as Reporters of Suspected Child Maltreatment 22 Aug 2013 | 01:19 am
Over 3 million referrals for suspected child abuse or neglect were made to Child Protective Services (CPS) in the US in 2009. Reports of suspicion of child maltreatment are more likely to come from ed...
Member’s mantra is ‘hungry kids can’t learn’ 21 Aug 2013 | 07:48 pm
NASW News’ “Social Work in the Public Eye” NASW member Evan King’s mantra is “hungry kids can’t learn,” she says in an article on Oregonlive.com. King’s efforts to prevent hunger among students at Ro...
Implicit Spiritual Assessment: An Alternative Approach for Assessing Client Spirituality 20 Aug 2013 | 12:53 am
Social work professionals realize more and more that spirituality plays an important role in fostering health and wellness. To help practitioners understand this relationship in clients’ lives, a spir...
Pennsylvania lawmakers learn that ‘Social Workers Change Futures’ 16 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm
The NASW Pennsylvania Chapter held a rally on April 16 at its state capitol rotunda in honor of its annual Legislative Advocacy Day. More than 800 social work students and professionals carried signs...
The National Association of Social Workers Commends the Department of Justice on the Smart on Crime Initiative 16 Aug 2013 | 12:56 am
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) commends Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the August 12, 2013 announcement of the Smart on Crime initiative. Among...
“Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement for Addiction, Stress, and Pain,” by Eric L. Garland 16 Aug 2013 | 12:21 am
Human existence can be beset by a variety of negative mental states such that life seems devoid of meaning, but it can also be liberated—a meaningful life reclaimed and savored through cultivation of ...
Virtual reality lab aids social work research 1 Aug 2013 | 07:03 pm
By Rena Malai, News staff Attending a virtual party might sound more like a video game experience than a sophisticated research tool. But according to Amy Traylor, assistant professor at the Universi...
Vermont court rules in favor of patient in Mental Health Parity case 29 Jul 2013 | 10:05 pm
By Paul R. Pace, News staff The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act of 2008 still awaits a final federal rule to implement the law. However, progress was made for patients’ rights on Apr...
Santa Fe DBT launches postgraduate fellowship for social workers 22 Jul 2013 | 06:57 pm
By Paul R. Pace, News staff Social workers at Santa Fe Dialectical Behavior Therapy in New Mexico are taking an active role in promoting more social workers with a specialty in Dialectical Behavior T...
Oklahoma NASW chapter provides outreach in tornado aftermath 19 Jul 2013 | 12:22 am
By Rena Malai, News staff On May 19 and 20, tornadoes tore through the Oklahoma City area, causing deaths and injuries and affecting thousands of residents. The storms left a path of devastation in s...
