News Items – January 15, 2020
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1/15/20
Sesame Workshop Turns to Social Workers to Help Kids Impacted by Opioid Crisis
12/13/19 •
Social workers part of a team helping mold scripts, story books and other materials
addiction, children, opioid, Sesame Street, social workers
New film explores life of social work icon Frances Perkins
10/11/19 •
Director Mick Caouette: “It is safe to say that she has improved the life of every single American”
documentary, Frances Perkins, Mick Caouette, NASW Pioneer, social worker
Social Media Group formed to connect Black Male Social Workers
7/02/19 •
“I think it satisfies a niche,” creator André Marcel Harris says
André Marcel Harris, Black Men in Social Work, National Association of Social Workers, social media, social workers
Social Worker helps Youth create radio spots to educate peers about peer pressure, other issues
5/03/19 •
NASW member Silas Kelly is also a radio show host
National Association of Social Workers, New Horizons Counseling, Silas Kelly, Smithtown Youth Bureau, social workers, youthRecent Features
FOSTER offers unflinching but uplifting look at child welfare system
5/01/19 •
HBO documentary prominently showcases positive work of social workers
And the winners of the 2019 NASW Media Awards are…
3/28/19 •
Recipients include film Instant Family, NPR reporter Sarah Varney
“Confessions of a Social Bully” now available to stream online
2/04/19 •
Film creator social worker Lisa Cohen is using short film as an educational tool
Media Watch
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News Items – January 8, 2020
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News Items – January 2, 2020
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1/02/20
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
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