Schools celebrate social workers
News-Daily.com
“As a part of the educational team, school social workers collaborate with parents, teachers, administrators and other support personnel to assist students in reaching their fullest academic potential and increase their participation in all educational programs,” said the social worker.

Hot jobs: Heavy demand for careers in social work
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Reaves, who earned a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s degree in public administration from The College at Brockport, also has a certificate in Gerontology from St. John Fisher College. For the past eight years, she has worked part time with the elderly as a medical social worker at Highland Hospital; she hopes someday to earn a doctorate and become a nursing home administrator.

Bill inspired by Arlington social worker’s death signed into law
The Arlington Advocate
Filed by State Senator Sal DiDomenico and Representative Sean Garballey, this legislation was in response to recommendations of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Safety Task Force which convened after the 2008 death of a social worker on a home visit.

Pitt social work professor receives $3 million grant to test new treatment for …
EurekAlert (press release)
University of Pittsburgh Assistant Professor of Social Work Shaun M. Eack has received a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Mental Health to examine how Cognitive Enhancement Therapy (CET), a treatment intervention developed and piloted in the mid-1990s at Pitt, may benefit the brains of people with schizophrenia and whether the therapy could help patients recover to the point where they are able to return to school or hold down a job.

Opinion: Give low-income families the support they need to help kids succeed
The Washington Post
What do we mean when we say we want “to help children succeed”? The broad, general contours of the most important things we need to do are well understood. A healthy society is one in which all kids have the ability to achieve their intellectual and economic potential.

Where would we be without social workers? (Your view)
al.com
By AL.com Since 1965, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has named March as the annual month to recognize the profession of social work.

Naval Hospital Pensacola Celebrates National Social Work Month
DVIDS
Navy Lt. Jo Ann Martinez, licensed clinical social worker, Naval Hospital Pensacola, is one of two social workers assigned to NHP. The role of Naval Social Workers has grown over the years from combating operational stress to helping patients establish healthy behaviors such as weight loss, tobacco cessation and sleep hygiene.

Social workers fill a vital role
SalemNews.net
March is National Professional Social Work Month. Social workers help people overcome poverty, inequality, insecurity, fear, violence, trauma, loss and pain. They are the key element of society’s safety net. This year’s theme is, “Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy: The Power of Social Work.”

Covenant Hospice celebrates National Social Work Month
Atmore News
Covenant Hospice is celebrating National Social Work Month throughout the month of March. The 2013 theme, “Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy,” promotes the mission of social work which is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic needs of all people, especially the most vulnerable.

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Advocate.com
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