Members in the News – April 27, 2023

Shoot
first, think later — it’s long past time for sane people to make our voices
heard and change our nation
The South Dakota Standard
I decided to look at some other professional websites for some writing
topics. The Minnesota
Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) had
several suggestions for its members’ advocacy efforts. I thought these were
pretty comprehensive and could serve as a model for all mental health
professionals in South Dakota.
Michelle Maidenberg is a member of NASW-NYS:
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Critical Facts to Know About Your Emotions
Psychology Today
In my TED Talk on “Circumventing
Emotional Avoidance” and my book ACE
Your Life: Unleash Your Best Self and Live the Life You Want, the
barriers as to what leads us to distance from our uncomfortable emotions are
indicated as well as evidence to support the critical need to lean into and
embrace those emotions. Included are also practical ways to initiate
self-acceptance and self-compassion by being with all of our emotions so
that we’re living a meaningful intentioned life.
Nicole Bennett is a member of NASW-IL:
Newly
elected Rockford School Board members sworn in for first terms
WREX
Bennett is a licensed clinical social worker bringing years of
experience of dealing with mental health, trauma, and working with families. “I
want to bring that experience to the board, with my knowledge about trauma
resources and mental health and social emotional learning,” said Nicole
Bennett. “I really want to make sure that I’m able to tour the buildings
in my sub district specifically so I can interact with teachers, I can interact
with students and their families, and really find out what their needs
are.”
Bonnie Landwehr is a member of NASW-IL:
Farmers
talk stressors, coping methods
Shaw Local News Network
Hulsizer, along with his wife, Liz, joined Kankakee County Farm Bureau
President Greg St. Aubin and Bonnie Landwehr, a licensed clinical social
worker and behavioral health program supervisor with SIU Medicine, during a
panel discussion on mental health stress in the ag community. It was part of
the Farm Family Resource Initiative’s Rural Mental Health Summit at the
Memorial Learning Center in Springfield. The audience of mostly health care
professionals heard about ways to better respond to and treat farmers’ mental
well-being.
Megan McGrath is a member of NASW-MA:
POV:
Gender-Affirming Care is Under Siege
Boston University
A tsunami of anti-LGBTQIA+ legislative efforts is currently sweeping
across the United States. Under the misguided notion that restricting
gender-affirming care “protects children,” 12
states have enacted laws restricting or banning access to
gender-affirming care for minors, including Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona,
Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah, South
Dakota, and West Virginia.
Rebecca Arredondo Yazzie is a member of NASW-OR:
Clinical
Social Worker to Be Ore. PD’s New Civilian Training Dean
Officer.com
Rebecca Arredondo Yazzie, a clinical social worker and university
program director, has been selected to become Portland Police Bureau’s
first civilian dean of training. Yazzie, 42, was a psychiatric
social worker at Oregon’s MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. She served
as a mental health clinician at Clackamas and Washington county jails. Later,
she led focus groups of women prisoners to advise the Oregon Department of
Corrections on how to improve programming and supervision for the women.
Dawn Rochelle is a member of NASW-NC:
OP-ED:
Ending child abuse requires community partnerships
The Daily News
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month across the United States.
Advocates in North Carolina are taking the time to reflect on the complex task
at hand with a focus on better understanding our shared responsibilities. The
statewide theme for 2023: “Nurturing Positive Childhoods: Building Prevention
in Partnership.”