The second act: Seniors shelve retirement, extend careers
South Florida Business Journal
As a senior issues advocate, a licensed clinical social worker and a longtime college professor, David B. Saltman has a unique perspective on seniors’ changing place in the workforce. At 71, he also knows why he returned to a second career several years ago – after a 20-year hiatus from teaching – as a visiting professor in the graduate school at Florida International University.

Bill would protect good Samaritans in bad situations
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
The bill here is supported by some two dozen organizations, including the New Jersey State Nurses Association, the National Association of Social Workers, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, and Trenton’s Rescue Mission. In 2008, the U.S. Conference of Mayors urged the states to enact such laws as part of a wider strategy against drug overdoses.

March is National Social Worker Month!
The Desert Sun
“It’s about quality of life. With the help of hospice, patients and families can focus on what’s most important, living as fully as possible in spite of illness.” Family Hospice Care recognizes and commends our fellow Social Worker colleagues, who work tirelessly helping our patients and their families through this most difficult time in their lives.

It’s National Social Worker Month
Sheridan Media (press release)
By Brad Estes on Sun 03/11/2012 07:05 This year’s theme for national social worker month, held during the month of March since 1984, is “Social Work Matters”. The Sheridan VA Medical Center employs 23 social workers. John Slaughter is social work executive at the VA; he says a common misconception is that social workers just work with children.

Social workers get special recognition
Danville Commercial News
“People stop by and say, ‘Thank you for helping my dad or sister,’” said Becky Catron, social worker at the Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System. “Sometimes, we forget that we have an impact on people’s lives.” In honor of those social workers, the VA will commemorate National Social Work Month with various events.