Social workers outraged by EastEnders storyline about baby Lexi
The Guardian (blog)
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is engaged in a battle with the BBC over a storyline in EastEnders. Last Friday, the TV soap featured a social worker removing a baby from a teenage mother, Lola, apparently without sufficient grounds to do so.

Alvin Poussaint to speak at MSU Nov. 2
MSU News
2 at the Michigan State University Union. His lecture is made possible through a joint effort between MSU’s School of Social Work, Department of Psychiatry and colleges of Human Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and Social Science. Speaking on “The Crisis in Mental and Physical Health in African-American Communities,” Poussaint will bring his nearly 40 years of experience in academics for an engaging presentation with a book signing following.

Presidential Debates: Where Exactly is That Medicare Cut?
public news service
Stephen Gorin, executive director of the New Hampshire chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, says all sides in this debate need to remember the gains that many folks in New Hampshire have made under the Affordable Care Act.

Op-ed: When Cancer-Pink Clashes With the Rainbow
The Advocate
I am an LCSW and the executive director of the National LGBT Cancer Network. And I’m the co-investigator, along with Marilyn Smith-Stoner, nursing professor at California State University, San Bernadino, of a recent national study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender cancer survivors. Our findings suggest that supporters of breast cancer awareness month should “Pause before they Pink.”

Cherokee Indian Hospital improving health access for veterans
Cherokee One Feather
In 2004, the Cherokee Indian Hospital and the Charles George Veterans Administration Medical Center formed a partnership and sharing agreement with the goal to improve access to health care and services for veterans of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

The Joint Commission Releases “Speak Up: What you need to know about your …
MarketWatch (press release)
“Palliative care enhances quality of life for individuals and families affected by serious or life-limiting illness. Social workers play an integral role in palliative care, and NASW is pleased to collaborate with The Joint Commission in educating the public about this important topic.” Elizabeth Clark, Ph.D., A.C.S.W., M.P.H., executive director, National Association of Social Workers (NASW).

WATCH: A Heartbreaking Tale of Ex-Gay “Therapy”—With A Happy Ending
Queerty
The American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and the National Association of Social Workers identify sexual orientation as “not merely a personal characteristic that can be defined in isolation.”

SPLC Files Complaint Against Chicago Social Worker Offering Conversion …
Queerty
Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (ICAH) announced they had filed a complaint against Chicago social worker Paul McNulty, who offers conversion therapy to gay patients. Sent to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the complaint calls for an investigation into McNulty’s “professional integrity” and claims that conversion therapy is a violation of Illinois’ Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licensing Act.