Dr. Becky Clark Makes a Difference
Atlantic Highlands Herald
Written by Daniel Vance. Saturday, 06 October 2012 10:07. danvance_120 I had a delightful surprise checking my “in” box the other day: an email from a New York City reader, Dr. Becky Clark, a clinical social worker and sports psychologist.

[Video] Record Number of People Applying for Benefits in VA
WHAG
In 2008, each social worker carried an average of 400 cases and now that number has more than doubled. “Frederick County has a higher population and in the past five years, our population has increased more than either Warren or Shenandoah,” Benefit Program Supervisor Sharon Stanfield said. “When you talk about increased population and increases in the number of new people coming in, we have more people here that are applying.”

Canton Council on Aging to hold debate on physician-assisted suicide
Boston.com
In Boston and Cambridge, several medical and legal academics and civil liberties advocates have backed the referendum, which has also drawn support from some caregivers, including the state chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.

Veterans can find help through crisis line
Danville Commercial News
We’re proactive,” said Natalie Liggett, MSW, LCSW, suicide prevention care manager at the Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System.

Money linked to spanking in abused moms
ScienceBlog.com (blog)
Mothers who experience economic and psychological abuse during the first year of a relationship with their child’s father are more likely to become depressed and spank the child in year five, researchers from the Rutgers School of Social Work have found.

Two into one: Public Health, Social Work combine
The University News
After several months of planning, the Board of Trustees approved the formation of a new college at Saint Louis University on Sept 22. The college will be a reorganization of the current School of Public Health and the School of Social Work to create the College for Public Health and Social Justice.

Nancy Weissman, social worker
Washington Post
She graduated from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in 1967 and received a master’s degree in social work at Columbia University in 1975. In 1990 she received a certificate from the advanced psychotherapy training program at the at the Washington School of Psychiatry.

Care Professionals Say If a Job Vacancy is Open for 83 Days, There Must be Something Wrong With It
Sacramento Bee
Vicky Short said, “While social workers won’t start judging a job negatively until the vacancy’s been advertised for 83 days, the ideal time is actually quarter of this. The best applicant is often the one who turns up early in the process.

A day in the life of … a social work student
The Guardian
We have six learning themes throughout the social work course. These consist of “approaches to social work“; “contexts for social work“; “understanding the social world”; “values, attitudes and beliefs”; “wellbeing and social work“; and “what is social work?”

[Audio] When Should Seniors Hang Up The Car Keys?
North Country Public Radio
When Should Seniors Hang Up The Car Keys? Oct 8, 2012 — Most elderly drivers give up the keys only when their child or grandchild intervenes. Social workers say it’s important for family members to be aware and look for changes in their parents’ driving behavior.

Open Rank Clinical Teaching and Field Faculty Positions
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
About the USC School of Social Work: The School of Social Work at the University of Southern California has created a distinctive role for full-time non-tenured faculty committed to the instructional mission of our Master of Social Work program.

Silver professor recognized as leader in social work
NYU Washington Square News
Mary McKay, McSilver Professor of Poverty Studies and inaugural director of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at the Silver School of Social Work, has dedicated her 25-year social work career to researching poverty and helping children.