Gary Bailey

Gary Bailey is a member and past president of NASW:
Gary Bailey Recognized: Named to “100 Most Influential People Of Color”
The Bay Window
Gary Bailey, DHL, MSW, ACSW, a longtime South End resident was named one of Boston’s 100 Most Influential People of Color for his work and influence in the area of academia and education, Tuesday, March 27th 2018, at an event hosted by the Boston Foundation. GK100 honorees are individuals who have distinguished themselves in the fields of Academia; Arts & Entertainment; Business; Communications & Media; Health, Human Services & Life Sciences; Law and Social Justice; Philanthropy and Non-Profit; Politics & Public Sector; Social Entrepreneurship; Technology and Innovation. Phillips and Get Konnected! described those individuals who made the list as being at the pinnacle of their careers and as individuals who have made, and are making, positive contributions to the Greater Boston community while serving as role models for the next generation of leaders.

Bill Lamb is a member:
NC’s Star Rating System for Assisted Living Homes Gets Close Scrutiny
North Carolina Health News
Bill Lamb, president of the nonprofit advocacy organization Friends of Residents in Long Term Care, believes the star-rating system has its place. “It’s a pretty simple, straightforward process,” he said. “The star-rating system is a rating system for adult care homes to provide consumer information to help families and residents make decisions about care, being able to compare one facility to another without having to get into all the bureaucratic stuff behind regulations.”

Carrie Pettus-Davis is a member:
Brown School expert to unwind ‘mass incarceration’ from Florida instead of Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“The question that we have to start asking is not is there anybody but how do we increase the likelihood and the amount of positive influences to help support people as they get out,” Carrie Pettus-Davis, 41, an assistant professor of social work at Washington University, told a gathering in Cleveland a few months ago.… Her work since arriving at the Brown School of Social Work in 2011 has been described as rigorous and timely. Her research will continue, but she’s leaving St. Louis soon for what she said is an opportunity at Florida State University that she couldn’t turn down.

[Audio] Social workers on the subway: LA Metro trying new approach to dealing with homelessness
Air Talk – 89.3KPCC
As the homelessness crisis worsens in Los Angeles, the public transit system increasingly becomes a space where people without homes take shelter, which comes with repercussions for its safety, usability and sanitation. L.A. Metro has allocated about $207 million for law enforcement this year, which is done by a mix of L.A. and Long Beach police departments, the Sheriff’s Department and private security. But as reported by the L.A. Times, under a new $1.2 million contract, Metro has been trying a new approach: social workers riding the Metro Red Line five days a week in an attempt to provide outreach and help to people who are homeless. This one year program, launched in May of last year, is now coming to a close, though there are plans to expand it out.

Brian Hudzik is Region 4 director of NASW-OH:
[Video] Human trafficking: A growing problem fueled by technology
WYTV
Brian Hudzik, the Region 4 director of the National Association of Social Workers, said it’s a growing problem. “Unlike drug dealing or arms dealing, you can only sell one of those items once. You can sell a human being over and over again.” Backpage is just one contributor to the problem of human and sex trafficking. Hudzik said in many cases, the victims aren’t choosing to do what they’re doing.

Marilyn Callahan is a member:
Retired social worker writes about pioneering work with sex offenders
Statesman Journal
[Marilyn] Callahan is a retired licensed clinical social worker, renowned locally as a pioneer in sex-offender treatment during a 50-plus-year career. The Oregon chapter of the National Association of Social Workers presented her a Lifetime Recognition Award in 2006. She’s worked in adult prisons, at juvenile corrections facilities and the Oregon State Hospital, as well as in private practice. She’s counseled and cajoled clients in just about every imaginable setting.

Social Workers: Leaders, Advocates, Champions
dcmilitary.com
What role do social workers play in the current opioid epidemic? “We need to advocate for our patients, and encourage our patients to advocate for themselves,” said U.S. Public Health Service Lt. Cmdr. Loquita Roberts, a licensed clinical social worker at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. She stressed the importance of relationship-building between providers, beneficiaries and their families, as well as the critical role that multi-disciplinary teams play in the care of patients and their outcomes.… Roberts and Rohrbaugh were among a number of speakers who discussed various topics focused on this year’s theme for National Social Work Month during three day-long symposiums at WRNMMC. Observed annually during March, this year’s theme for NSWM highlighted social workers as leaders, advocates and champions.

Leah Headings is a member:
Schools balancing emergency prep, mental health
Daily Journal (Tupelo, MS)
As school districts plan for worst case scenarios, they are balancing emergency prep against adding anxiety. Active shooter drills can feel very real to children already anxious over their safety at school. “I’m not saying they shouldn’t (have active shooter drills), but they need to be aware it could cause distress,” said Tupelo licensed clinical social worker Leah Headings, who works with children and families. “Different kids react to trauma and stress differently.”

Jen Falcone is a member:
Chamber Board Votes to Endorse Pledge Against Human Trafficking
BusinessWest.com (MA)
Coalition members include MGM Springfield, Peter Pan Bus Lines, the Springfield Regional Chamber, East of the River Five Town Chamber, the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Springfield Redevelopment Authority (owner of Union Station), Sheraton Springfield, and Springfield/Worcester Hilton Garden Inns. Jen Falcone, a licensed clinical social worker, is coordinating the group’s efforts. In that role, she will guide the member organization’s efforts and align them with law enforcement, service providers, community and faith groups, and government entities addressing the issue of human trafficking in the region.

Erin Doerwald is a member:
Learn how to kick your stress
Santa Fe New Mexican
Not only are teens navigating schoolwork and social pressures, but they’re also growing up “in a world of gun violence and terrorism, social media and lack of good health care in schools,” said Erin Doerwald, a licensed clinical social worker and the Program Director at the SKY Center (New Mexico Suicide Intervention Project). “You guys have been handed a really huge, hard baton. You have to deal with all the age-old troubles of the human condition while also figuring out how to live in a society with a collective ADHD and disconnect from nature, a world that is overscheduled, chronically sleep-deprived, and has essentially forgotten how to slow down.” Doerwald, who defines a healthy lifestyle as a balanced lifestyle, knows from experience that she feels better when her home life, work life, physical health, emotional health and mental health are all given the equal care they need. “Taking care of your mental health and being able to regulate your emotions is really difficult but really important to practice for the sake of your overall well-being,” she said.