News Items – August 11, 2022
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8/11/22
Social Worker Offering Advice for Older Adults on Streaming TV Service
1/26/22 •
Macie P. Smith featured on the “Just Ask Dr. Macie” program on Saltbox TV
aging, Macie Smith, Saltbox TV, social worker, streaming
Mattel Immortalizes NASW Social Work Pioneer Ida B. Wells as Barbie Doll
1/13/22 •
Doll will go on sale beginning Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 17
Barbie, doll, Ida B. Wells, NASW Pioneer, social worker
Is Poverty in America worse than the TV series Squid Game?
1/12/22 •
In Op-Ed, social workers at University of Texas at Austin argue reality of poverty trumps fantasy
Netflix, poverty, social workers, Squid Games, University of Texas at Austin
Meet the Author: SaraKay Smullens explains why Second Edition of Burnout and Self-Care in Social Work was desperately needed
1/10/22 •
Book changes reflect recent social and racial divisions and dysfunctions in leadership
burnout, Burnout and Self-Care in Social Work, NASW Press, SaraKay Smullens, social workersRecent Features
Documentary explores how performing arts can help heal trauma
9/21/21 •
Filmmaker Amy Erickson invites social workers to watch “Visceral”
Social Worker’s film on murder of Talana Kreeger to premiere at North Carolina festival
9/14/21 •
Tab Ballis says film Park View will raise awareness about hate crimes against LGBTQIA+ people
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News Items – August 5, 2022
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News Items – July 29, 2022
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Expert Interviews
Priest Sex Scandal: Social Work Experts Urge Patience with Survivors of Abuse
Each of these victims is going to be looking at their own recovery – Social Work Professor Dan Pollack
What should you do if a child is in danger?
NASW Arizona Chapter member Timothy Schmaltz offers advice
Someone to Talk to Upon Returning from War
Atlantic Magazine talks to Social Worker of the Year John Cowart
