Internships help social work students gain professional experience
Graduate Guide
For instance, students who are pursuing a Master of Social Work at California’s Humboldt State University can also serve as interns with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Mental Health and Social Services branches, the Times-Standard reported.

Campus Authors: Ross C. Brownson, Graham A. Colditz and Enola K. Proctor
Washington University Record
Proctor, the Frank J. Bruno Professor of Social Work Research at the Brown School, notes that the field of dissemination and implementation science is rapidly growing but widely scattered; it has no “disciplinary home.” “Washington University, with its ease of transdisciplinary collaboration and proclivity for fostering new ideas, has been a wonderful base in which D&I researchers can thrive,” she says.

This Week: Was Hilary Rosen Right? PLUS: Voting Rights Watch 2012
The Nation. (blog)
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) announced this week their 2012 NASW Media Award Winners, including “This Week in Poverty,” by Nation contributor Greg Kaufmann for ‘Single Topic Blog.’ The award recognizes Greg’s tireless coverage of poverty issues, including unemployment, children in poor households and Temporary Assistance to Need Famillies. Congratulations to Greg! Be sure to read his latest post, “Will Pennsylvania Rip Another Hole in the Safety Net?”

‘Bully’ film hits close to home
Boston Herald
Prescod was among a group of high school teens, as well as a college student and a social worker, whom the Herald accompanied to the screening to gauge their reaction to the critically acclaimed documentary.

Facing grief after loss of a pet
Wilton Bulletin
“The grieving process is the same, whether you’ve lost a person or a pet,” said Kristin Carpenter, who has worked as a hospice social worker at Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County for the past two years.

put your true self out there
CNN
By Brené Brown, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She is the author of “The Gifts of Imperfection.” Brown spoke at the TED2012 conference last month in Long Beach, California. TED is a nonprofit organization dedicated to “Ideas worth spreading,” which it makes available through talks posted on its website.

Student’s passion for social work leads to new experiences
Springfield News-Leader
But, after a recommendation to try social work, she signed up for an introductory course. “I had never heard of social work before, but when I stepped into that classroom on the first day of classes, I knew I was in the right place,” she said.