Dayton rips Republicans over constitutional amendments
Minnesota Public Radio
Speaking at a rally held by the National Social Workers, Minnesota Chapter, Dayton said he doesn’t support the Legislature’s focus on constitutional amendments. “This is supposed to be the center of democracy for the state of Minnesota,” Dayton said.

Job alert: The US will need more social workers
Examiner.com
March 2012 is National Social Work Month, celebrating the achievements and contributions of more than 642000 professional social workers in the United States (according to the National Association of Social Workers – NASW).

Conversation Of The Week XXVI: The Old And The New In Black Leadership
usariseup
At present, the basic documents of NASW and CSWE still speak the language of the past generation of civil rights efforts.

Students struck by social work advances in South Korea
Indiana State University
The Indiana State University social work majors spent their 2012 spring break in South Korea, examining firsthand how social work agencies operate halfway around the world. All three were impressed by how advanced the profession is in a nation that only recently climbed from Third World status to the 10th largest economy on Earth.

Cancer docs often don’t notice family discord
Chicago Tribune
“Unless you’re doing an assessment of conflict, which oncologists do not do, I’m not surprised that they wouldn’t perceive it,” said Betty Kramer, who studies aging and family caregiving at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Social Work but wasn’t involved in this research.

Social Work Month:

DaVita Thanks Social Workers During National Social Worker Month
MarketWatch (press release)
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) designated March as National Social Work Month, recognizing March 16th as National Social Work Day and March 20th as World Social Work Day. NASW’s theme for 2012 is “social work matters.”

Social workers deserve our thanks
Marietta Times
“Social workers weave together the threads of society’s safety net,” said Elizabeth Clark of the National Association of Social Workers. “As the profession of hope, we help people overcome poverty, inequality, insecurity, fear, violence, trauma, loss and pain.”

Fort Bend ISD salutes its School Social Workers
Your Houston News
March is designated National School Social Worker Month in recognition of the many contributions of these professionals to our students and staff. Fort Bend ISD is proud to join school districts throughout the nation in saluting its social workers. The District currently has 14 social workers; six assigned to the Student Support Services Department and eight to the Special Programs Department’s Title I division.

Social workers make a difference
The Boston – Bay State Banner
That’s why I studied psychology and became a social worker. March is National Social Work Month, a time to celebrate the contributions of social workers to society. I am proud of my profession, but I often get questions from friends and new acquaintances about what it is I actually do. Social work can mean so many things.

Local org celebrates Social Work Month
Newton Kansan
By Anonymous In celebration of social workers across the country, March was named National Social Work Month in 1984, and continues to be recognized as such. From 1931 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Jane Addams to 2011 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Leymah Gbowe, social workers have been instrumental in achieving civil rights and human rights advances.