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THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER® Social Work E-News
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Issue #33, August 29, 2003
EDITOR'S EYE
Dear Social Work Colleagues,
Welcome to Issue #33 of the Social Work E-News. This e-mail newsletter is brought to you by the publisher of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine and other social work publications.
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Many social workers and others concerned about the current state of civil rights in the U.S. participated in an anniversary march and other activities this past week. How far have we come in the 40 years since the march? In this newsletter, you will find some resources on Dr. King and civil rights.
A new academic year is gearing up! For those who are students, educators, or school social workers (or those working with school students), this is a busy and exciting time of year.
Until next time,
Linda Grobman, ACSW, LSW
Publisher/Editor
THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER®
http://www.socialworker.com
linda.grobman@paonline.com
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IN THIS ISSUE
A Word From Our Sponsor
News
On Our Web Site
In Print
Online Store--Sale
Job Corner
Newsletter Necessities
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NEWS
INFORMATIVE, FREE CIVIL RIGHTS RESOURCE AVAILABLE
Civil Rights Journal Tackles Felon Voting Rights, Racial Profiling, Corporate Diversity and Other Topics
Washington, DC - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights publishes the Civil Rights Journal to stimulate discussion about vital policy issues. The current issue of the Journal features articles on a wide range of civil rights topics, from racial profiling and corporate diversity to voting rights and racial identification.
Racial Profiling of Arabs and Muslims Since 9/11 - University of Toledo Law Professor David Harris cautions against the reliance on race or ethnicity in the fight against terrorism. Harris explains how the flawed law enforcement tactic actually makes us less safe while it erodes the constitutional foundation of our country.
Best Practices for Managing Diversity in Corporate America - Provides a comprehensive review of best practices for managing diversity. Coming on the heels of the Supreme Court's support for affirmative action, the article offers specific advice to executives looking to maximize the benefits of diversity in the workplace.
Felon Reinfranchisement and Black Voting Power - Sentencing Project Assistant Director Marc Mauer calls for the restoration of voting rights to felons who have completed their prison terms. The essay presaged the recent agreement to restore voting rights to felons in Florida, and draws attention to the 12 remaining states that disenfranchise felons for life after a conviction.
Asian Americans and the Perpetual Foreigner Syndrome - Howard University Law Professor Frank Wu discusses the dangers of viewing Asian Americans as outsiders, particularly during times of war.
Full text of the Journal is available online at http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/crj/wint2002/wint02.pdf.
Hard copies are available by calling 202/376-8128 or e-mailing publications@usccr.gov.
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WEB RESOURCES ON CIVIL RIGHTS
The following are online resources relating to Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project- http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
The King Center- http://www.thekingcenter.org
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Site (National Park Service)- http://www.nps.gov/malu/
National Civil Rights Museum- http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org
CivilRights.org- http://www.civilrights.org
The Civil Rights Project/Harvard University- http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights- http://www.usccr.gov/
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Society for Social Work and Research
BEST SCHOLARLY CONTRIBUTION PUBLISHED IN 2002
The Society for Social Work and Research Best Scholarly Contribution Award was established to develop a formal mechanism to recognize outstanding social work research that advances knowledge with direct applications to practice, policy, and the resolution of social problems. The intent of the Best Scholarly Contribution Award is to recognize original scholarly contributions to the peer-reviewed research literature in a given year.
Any member of the social work community may nominate an article. Nominated articles must meet all of the following eligibility criteria:
1. Eligible articles must have appeared in print during the 2002 calendar year. The outlet may have been a disciplinary social work journal, an interdisciplinary journal, or a journal affiliated with another discipline (e.g., psychiatry, psychology, public health, etc.).
2. At least one of the article's authors must possess a graduate professional social work or social welfare degree (MSW, Ph.D./DSW), or be a current or former faculty or staff member in a social work program, or be a student in a professional social work degree program, or be a member of the Society for Social Work and Research.
3. The article must report the design, conduct, and results of a qualitative or quantitative study clearly related to social work practice, policy, or the resolution of social problems.
4. The article must meet the highest scientific standards and advance social work knowledge. The award selection criteria include:
Significance of the problem being addressed
Adequate use of theory and literature
Adequacy of research design
Appropriateness of data or text analysis and interpretation
Clarity of application to social work
Attention to gender, race, socioeconomic status, and other issues of difference
Please provide 3 copies of the nominated article and a brief letter stating the reasons for your nomination. Electronic submissions are preferred!
Nominations should be sent to: Waldo Johnson, Ph.D., Chair, SSWR Best Scholarly Contribution Award, C/O KATHY DIPPLE, University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, 969 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. EMAIL: kdippel@uchicago.edu ( mailto:kdippel@uchicago.edu )
Nomination deadline: October 1, 2003
Winning articles will be announced in various professional media, and the senior authors will be invited to attend the SSWR conference in January 2004 in New Orleans, LA to receive the award. All winning authors will be awarded individual certificates of recognition from the SSWR.
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Call for Nominations
Society for Social Work and Research
OUTSTANDING SOCIAL WORK DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD
Nominations are invited for the Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation Award, which recognizes dissertations exemplifying high standards in social work research and scholarship. The purpose of the award is to encourage the design and conduct of quality research by doctoral-level social workers, to recognize the authors of such studies, and to provide these authors with a professional conference venue to present findings from their study.
Authors of dissertations selected for this award will be invited to present a paper at the Annual Convention of the Society for Social Work Research, to be held January 15-18, 2004 in New Orleans, LA. Authors will receive a complimentary conference registration and $500.00. Receipt of the award will be contingent upon accepting the offer and delivering the paper.
Nomination process: Nominations should be in the form of a letter indicating: (1) the name and contact information of the nominator; (2) the student author and the major professor supervising the dissertation; (3) the name of the program and university from which the dissertation originated; and (4) the specific ways in which the dissertation advances knowledge in social work. Self-nominations are encouraged.
Nomination letters along with the dissertation should be submitted electronically via email attachment.
Nominations should be sent to: Jeanne C. Marsh, Ph.D., Chair, SSWR Dissertation Award Committee, C/O MS. KATHIE DIPPEL, University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, 969 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. EMAIL: kdippel@uchicago.edu ( mailto:kdippel@uchicago.edu )
Nomination deadline: Nominations must be received no later than October 1, 2003.
Eligibility criteria: Eligible student authors must be members of the Society for Social Work and Research and have successfully defended their dissertation between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2003. Dissertation must originate from a member program of the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work.
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Rise in Drug-Abuse Related Narcotic Pain Medications in ERs
SAMHSA Releases 2002 DAWN Survey
Narcotic pain medications implicated in drug-abuse related emergency room visits rose 20 percent from 2001 to 2002, according to new estimates from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Emergency department mentions of narcotic pain medications rose from 99,317 in 2001 to 119,185 in 2002. The rise from 2000 to 2002 was 45 percent.
The 2002 DAWN estimates 670,307 drug-abuse-related hospital emergency department visits in the continental United States in 2002, about the same as drug-abuse-related visits in 2001. In DAWN a single drug abuse visit may include multiple drugs, as many persons are poly-drug users. On average, each visit involved 1.8 drug "mentions." DAWN measures mentions of specific illicit, prescription, and over-the-counter drugs that are linked to drug abuse in visits to hospital emergency departments.
"We must educate the public about the dangers of misuse of prescription medications," Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said. "We must continue to strengthen our prevention programs and build substance abuse treatment capacity so that people don't abuse drugs and tax the medical and economic resources of our emergency departments."
The new DAWN data show that emergency department mentions of marijuana increased 24 percent from 2000 to 2002. This is especially noteworthy because in the past marijuana was frequently reported along with other drugs. Now, the number of visits for only marijuana rose 45 percent from 2000 to 2002.
There was a dramatic 84 percent decline in mentions of LSD from 1995-2002, but there was a resurgence in visits involving PCP, particularly in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. The two most frequently mentioned substances, alcohol in combination with other drugs, and cocaine, were stable; and the rapid growth seen previously for emergency department visits involving Ecstasy and GHB has waned.
DAWN relies on a sample of hospital emergency departments chosen to represent hospitals nationally and in 21 metropolitan areas. In 2002, 437 hospitals participated in DAWN.
The six most frequently mentioned drugs of abuse in the 2002 DAWN were alcohol in combination with another drug, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, anti-anxiety drugs (benzodiazipines) and narcotic pain killers. Together they accounted for 7 out of every 10 drug mentions in drug abuse-related emergency room visits in 2002.
DAWN estimates there were significant increases in emergency room visits related to drug abuse in three of the 21 metropolitan areas surveyed in DAWN, New Orleans, which increased 22 percent from 2001 to 2002 from 3,729 visits to 4,566; Buffalo, which increased from 3,356 to 3,844 in one year; and Baltimore, which had an 11 percent increase in drug-abuse-related visits to hospital emergency departments from 11,625 in 2001 to 12,904 in 2002. Significant decreases in drug abuse visits were found in Dallas and San Diego.
The demographics of emergency department drug-abuse-related visits indicate increases for patients age 18-25 from 127,110 to 140,475 from 2001 to 2002. This compares to an increase from 88,540 to 101,541 in the age 45 to 54 group and an increase from 26,036 to 30,987 in the age 55 and older group.
The full report is available online at http://DAWNinfo.SAMHSA.gov
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The Summer issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER is now available. Here are some highlights:
*10 Things Every Social Worker Should Know About Domestic Violence
*Developing Leadership Talent
*Vulnerability in Field Placement: Student and Field Instructor Voices
*Boundary Issues in a Pediatric Oncology Clinic
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