News Items – August 26, 2014
Posted by knortham on 8/26/14 • Categorized as News Round Up
School bullying can cause anxiety in children, families
Celina Record
Nubia Morales, LMSW, social worker at Parkland’s East Dallas Health Center, described bullying as a “form of youth violence and a serious public health problem. It’s widespread in the U.S., and Dallas is no exception,” Morales said.
How Social Workers Add Value to Businesses From the Inside Out
Wall Street Cheat Sheet
Social workers aren’t typically associated with big business; most people would associate them with non-profits or public outreach programs, usually operating under a number of government agencies. But officials from the University of Southern California have developed a program that trains and prepares graduate and undergraduate students for placement in business settings. USC’s School of Social Work is developing a curriculum that hopes to add value to businesses by helping them become better corporate citizens.
Guilford teen in foster care finds right home, sets sights high
New Haven Register
“Julia found the family on her own,” said Ayanna Pierce, Carr’s social worker. The family had to go through the process of getting licensed as a special study resource. “Meaning their license was only specific to providing placement for Julia,” said Pierce.
Joy Redstone is a member:
Boulder seeks balance in homeless solutions
Daily Camera – Boulder News
Joy Redstone, a social worker and addiction counselor who worked on an alternative set of recommendations with Boulder Rights Watch, also said the discussion has the potential to move Boulder beyond the current divisions. “I hope we are in a community that is far less divided about these issues, where the conflicting needs of homeless people and community members and business people are all being weighed, and I would like to see much, much deeper collaboration from all three agencies,” she said, referring to Bridge House, the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless and Boulder Outreach for Homeless Overflow.
Stacy Simera is a member:
[Video] Pediatricians: ‘Let them sleep’
Cincinnati.com
The policy statement is the latest of multiple studies in the past two decades recommending later start times for schools. The Education Commission of the States recommended it in May. Others date to 1993. On Monday the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Ohio Chapter made the same recommendation. “Adolescents need one to two hours more sleep than adults and are on about a 1 1/2-hour to two-hour later shift in their circadian rhythm,” said Stacy Simera, who sits on the executive board of the national nonprofit Start School Later and is a member of the Ohio NASW. “If they have to get up at 5 a.m., it’s the biological equivalent of 1 a.m. for adults.”
[NY] State: Big shortage of social workers in healthcare
Democrat & Chronicle
According to the New York Department of Labor, employment opportunities for healthcare social workers in the Finger Lakes region are projected to grow by 22 percent between 2010 and 2020. Licensed by the state, [John] Demby has a bachelor’s degree in social work and a certification in gerontology from The College at Brockport, as well as a master’s degree in social work from the collaborative program between that school and Nazareth College.
How to Get Kids to Class
The New York Times
Policy makers usually treat dropout rates and chronic absenteeism as “school” problems, while issues like housing and mental health are “social” problems with a different set of solutions. To bridge this divide, our community school model seeks to bring a site coordinator, with training in education or social work, onto the administrative team of every school with a large number of poor kids. That person would be charged with identifying at-risk students and matching them up with services that are available both in the school and the community.
Sallie Gentry is a member:
[Video] Simple Solutions to Living with MS
WBIR (Knoxville, TN)
There’s no doubt that living with multiple sclerosis can be tough. and researchers are working hard to find out the cause of the illness. Until then many are sharing simple solutions to living with MS. Joining me now is Sallie Gentry, a licensed clinical social worker and a certified case manager.
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