Careers series: How do I become an Advocate?
world.edu
Elizabeth J. Clark, executive director of the Washington-based National Association of Social Workers, defines advocacy as “representing, defending, supporting or intervening on behalf of an individual, group, or community.”

Social work rooted in passion and social justice
Hilltop Views
One of the core understandings within the social work profession is that we are social beings who are intricately connected to other people and our environment.

Carcieri chooses DCYF employee as child advocate
Providence Journal
She graduated from Stonehill College in 1981 with a bachelor of arts degree, and earned a master’s degree in social work from Rhode Island College, as well as a Juris Doctor degree from the New England School of Law.

On beekeeping and social work: is City out of touch?
Rochester City Newspaper
The latest Occupational Handbook of the Bureau of Labor Statistics says, “Employment for social workers is expected to grow faster than the average (ie, 14-19 %) for all occupations through 2018.

Social Workers Are Awesome
GeriPal.org
It is often the social worker on the team that understands what is really going on with the patient and identifies the key details that make it possible to effectively care for them.

Home > Moving Beyond Addiction > How a Loved One in R…
Beliefnet.com
by Sherry Gaba, LCSW As I walk this road of recovery with my loved one, I need to remind myself constantly to remember two very important words, “forgiveness” and”compassion”.

Dr. Roberta Greene Named Board Trustee for Barbara Jordan Freedom Foundation
University of Texas at Austin News
AUSTIN, Texas — Roberta Greene, Ph.D., MSW, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work, has been named to the Barbara Jordan 2010 Charitable Trust Board of Trustees.

Va. Social Worker Pleads Guilty To Fraud
WJZ
(AP) ― A former Grayson County senior social worker has pleaded guilty to defrauding two elderly patients under her care. US Attorney Timothy Heaphy said 36-year-old Jennifer Edward Hall of Galax pleaded guilty Wednesday to bank fraud, access device fraud and conspiracy to commit access device fraud. Sentencing is set for Jan. 24 in U.S. District Court in Abingdon.

Social worker studying domestic violence finds herself becoming a victim
CultureMap
Melinda was pursuing her master’s degree in social work at the University of Houston and working at the Women’s Center when she began to notice similarities in the abuse cycles she was studying and her own relationship with her boyfriend.

The power of restorative justice
University of Texas at Austin News
The Institute for Restorative Justice and Restorative Dialogue in the Center for Social Work Research is concerned about how we, as a society, respond to the harm that comes from wrongdoing and oppressive social forces.

Fighting for life
Hamilton Spectator
But among organizations working to lower the toll, there’s still the “silo effect” — medical, social work and therapeutic communities work without adequate communication and co-ordination. A suicide-prevention conference in Hamilton this week is working to change that, looking for action strategies to prevent suicides.

Social class may impact treatment for depression
PhysOrg.com
Depression has a profound impact on an individual’s productivity. That’s particularly true among individuals in lower social classes and with lower levels of education, such as many of those in sales and support jobs, says Lydia Falconnier, assistant professor in UIC’s Jane Addams College of Social Work.