News Items – May 23, 2011
Sacramento Retiree Helped Change History as a 1960s Freedom Rider
The Sacramento Bee
At 19, Ellen Broms was a Los Angeles City College student devoted to the civil rights cause. Now 69, a grandmother and a retired state worker, Broms lives in Sacramento, where a collage recalls her days as a Freedom Rider.
Agreement reached over College of Social Work
Children & Young People Now
By Joe Lepper Thursday, 19 May 2011 The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has ended its spat with The College of Social Work. The two bodies have announced a deal to create a single, UK-wide College of Social Work.
High school social worker talks with students about his role
Times Herald-Record
GOSHEN — On May 13, Goshen High School social worker Michael Hanrahan visited eighth-grade students at the CJ Hooker Middle School to introduce himself and discuss his role as a social worker. He talked to students during their health classes about the different facets of his job and what he can offer them when they become freshmen next year.
Illegal Immigrants’ Underground Lives Hobble Their US-Born Children, Study Says
New York Times
But when she plunged into a postpartum depression in 2003 after the birth of her daughter, the first of three children, a hospital social worker referred her and her husband to an East Harlem social service agency that has counseled them and helped them get care for their family and get the government assistance their children were eligible for as American citizens.
Jobless cope with mounting stress
Idaho Press-Tribune
“This is a state, national and global problem,” Boise State University School of Social Work Director Roy Rodenhiser said. “There’s a shared anxiety about the workforce and unemployment.” People who lose jobs experience grief over their loss, especially if it’s long term, College of Idaho psychology instructor Jill Haunold said.
HMC campaign to raise social work awareness
Gulf Times
The Hamad Medical Corporation has held a series of activities to raise awareness about social work as well as to highlight role of social workers and their contributions to the community. Social workers, case managers, doctors, nurses and medical teams have participated in a first-of-its-kind “Social Worker Week” featuring workshops, lectures and presentations.
Elder abuse, exploitation reports rise in Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times
“Since the economy has tanked, that’s where we’ve really seen a rise,” said Roxann Sizemore, social worker supervisor with Buncombe County’s Adult Protective Services. “It’s not only family members who perpetrate these scams against older and vulnerable adults, but strangers who target an older adult or an adult with a disability and convince them they are their ally and for them to send money or give them their banking information.”
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