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THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER® Social Work E-News
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Issue #46, September 28, 2004
EDITOR'S EYE
Dear Social Work Colleagues,
Welcome to Issue #46 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.
If you have visited our site lately at http://www.socialworker.com you probably noticed some changes. Besides having a new look, the site has new features, too. We recently added an Election 2004 page, where you can find links to sites that offer voter registration and information about the candidates and issues. Visit this page at http://www.socialworker.com/election2004. We'll also be adding some articles from the upcoming Fall issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER.
In the last E-News, I wrote about Hurricane Charley. Since that time, we've also experienced Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne. It has been quite a busy and distressing hurricane season. I am sure that many social workers have been affected, and that many social workers have gotten involved in relief efforts as well. We have added a button to our site for making donations to the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts. Go to http://www.socialworker.com and look for the Red Cross button on the right side of the page.
Our latest publication is the new peer-reviewed JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK VALUES AND ETHICS. This free, online-only full text journal can be found at http://www.socialworker.com/jswve. The Fall 2004 edition is online now. See the article in this E-News for more information on this exciting new scholarly journal.
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
Words From Our Sponsors
Features
News
On Our Web Site
In Print
Social Work Gifts
Job Corner/Current Job Openings
Newsletter Necessities
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FEATURES
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NATIONAL DEPRESSION SCREENING DAY
On Thursday, October 7, National Depression Screening Day will be held at approximately 7,000 sites across the U.S. Anyone who is concerned that they may be affected by depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, or generalized anxiety disorder may complete an anonymous questionnaire that will assess their likelihood of having one of these disorders.
According to Screening for Mental Health, Inc., mental health disorders affect men and women differently. But the statistics are not what one might expect. For example, although the general public tends to associate post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with male war veterans, women are actually twice as likely to experience PTSD. Also, while nearly twice as many women as men experience depression, depressed men are less likely to seek help.
To find a National Depression Screening Day site near you, visit http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org or call 1-800-520-NDSD (6373).
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HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS-ONLINE RESOURCES
By Linda May Grobman, ACSW, LSW
Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, is in April, but the lessons learned from the Holocaust are ones that social workers are aware of all year round. As part of our ethical responsibility to society, we "act to prevent and eliminate domination of, exploitation of, and discrimination against any person, group, or class on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, political belief, religion, or mental or physical disability." In many schools around the U.S. and the world, Holocaust education teaches children the lessons of what can happen when people are consumed by hatred, stereotypes, and prejudices. In many agencies, social workers work with elderly Holocaust survivors, children of survivors ("Second Generation" survivors), and others who may be directly affected.
Paula David, MSW, is a social worker at Baycrest Centre in Toronto. She works with elderly Holocaust survivors, is Coordinator of the Holocaust Resource Project, and is editor of the online e-journal, "If Not Now." The newest edition of this journal (Vol. 5, No. 1) is available now at http://www.baycrest.org/ifnotnow.html . It includes articles on child survivors, psychoanalytic outcomes for Holocaust Survivors, culturally sensitive care for elderly Holocaust Survivors, an article about an 8th grade project using the book HANA'S SUITCASE, poetry, and more. I would encourage all social workers to visit the If Not Now site and read the material there. (On a side note, I am pleased to say that Paula David has written an account of her work with Holocaust survivors for the new edition of my book, DAYS IN THE LIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS, which will be out in a few months!)
Another online resource on Holocaust survivors is Onethousandchildren.org. The site of One Thousand Children, Inc. (OTC), a Maryland nonprofit, tells of 1,000 children who were rescued by American individuals and organizations in an organized rescue effort during the Holocaust. They were rescued from Germany and transported to the U.S. from 1934-1945 and placed with foster families and relatives in the U.S. While the Kindertransport of thousands of children to Great Britain was well reported, the rescue of the One Thousand Children was not, until two social science researchers, Iris Posner and Lenore Moskowitz, started researching it and formed OTC. Posner is also the co-editor with Phil Jason of a new book, DON'T WAVE GOODBYE, about the plight of the One Thousand Children. Go to http://www.onethousandchildren.org to read stories of these children (now adults) and to find additional resources about them.
Here are some additional online resources relating to Holocaust survivors, the Holocaust, and Holocaust education:
Holocaust Survivors -- http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org
Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation & http://www.vhf.org
Cybrary of the Holocaust & http://www.remember.org
The Holocaust: A Guide for Teachers & http://www.remember.org/guide
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A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR
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NEWS
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States. This month evolved from the first Day of Unity, which was held in October 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The Day of Unity is celebrated the first Monday in October each year. For more information on domestic violence, the Day of Unity, and Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities, see http://www.ncadv.org
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JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK VALUES AND ETHICS
The JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK VALUES AND ETHICS (JSWVE) is a new online-only, full text, peer-reviewed scholarly journal, brought to you by the publisher of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER. The Fall 2004 edition (Vol. 1, No. 1) is now available at http://www.socialworker.com/jswve. There is no charge to access the full text articles.
The Fall 2004 edition of JSWVE includes the following articles:
Editorial Comment: The Birth of the JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK VALUES AND ETHICS
Boundaries in Social Work: The Ethical Dilemma of Social Worker-Client Sexual Relationships
A Comparative Study of Practitioners and Students in the Understanding of Sexual Ethics
Social Workers and the Witness Role: Ethics, Laws, and Roles
Ethics Forum: Ethical Standards for Journals
Book Review: Social Work and Human Rights: A Foundation for Policy and Practice
According to its mission statement, the Journal "examines the ethical and values issues that impact and are interwoven with social work practice, research and theory development. JSWVE addresses ethical and values issues that encompass the full range of social problems and issues that social workers encounter."
It is edited by Stephen Marson of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and co-edited by Jerry Finn of Temple University. The 26-member editorial board includes many distinguished leaders in the field of social work values and ethics.
A complete listing of editorial board members, as well as information on submitting manuscripts to the JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK VALUES AND ETHICS, can also be found on the site at http://www.socialworker.com/jswve
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CALL FOR PAPERS-Southwestern Social Science Association
The Southwestern Social Science Association has issued a call for social work papers for its conference, which will be held March 23-26, 2005 in New Orleans, LA. The topic is "Application of the Social Sciences." For more information, see http://www.ou.edu/swswa/call.htm
Proposals are due by October 31, 2004.
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A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR
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$4.9 Million for Hartford Doctoral Fellows Program in Geriatric Social Work
A $4.89 million five-year grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation of New York City to The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) will continue and significantly expand the Hartford Doctoral Fellows program. The Hartford Doctoral Fellows program supports outstanding doctoral students whose dissertation research is focused on improving the health and well being of older persons and their families. The Hartford Doctoral Fellows program, begun in 2000, is designed to cultivate the next generation of social work faculty, who will become teachers, role models, and mentors for future generations of social workers caring for older persons and their families.
The new grant supports three additional cohorts of Hartford Doctoral Fellows to be selected in 2005, 2006, and 2007 for a two-year fellowship. The award includes a $25,000 dissertation grant for each year matched by $10,000 from the student's university resulting in a total financial aid package of $70,000 over two years for the selected Doctoral Fellow. In addition to the dissertation grants, the fellowship provides an array of career development enhancements, including supplemental career counseling and pre-conference institutes at professional meetings such as the annual scientific meeting of GSA. Funding is available to support the selection of up to 42 new Doctoral Fellows. Additional information about the Doctoral Fellows program is available at http://www.gswi.org/programs_services/index.html.
A new addition to the Doctoral Fellows program is a pre-dissertation award designed to encourage more social work doctoral students to consider gerontology. Three cohorts of 20 students in the second or third year of their doctoral programs will be selected in 2005, 2006, and 2007 for a one-year award. This part of the Doctoral Fellows program will be conducted in conjunction with the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGE-SW).
The Doctoral Fellows program is part of a major initiative funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation to improve the care and well being of older adults and their families by strengthening geriatric social work. A copy of the Foundation's 2003 Annual Report featuring geriatric social work is available online at: http://www.jhartfound.org/JAHF_03_AR_Single_Page.pdf
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ON OUR WEB SITE
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THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER's Web site at http://www.socialworker.com includes the full text of many sample articles from past issues of the magazine. On our newly-designed site, click on "About the Magazine" to find Tables of Contents of the current and back issues, and click on "Feature Articles" to find full-text articles.
Our online discussion forum/message board is a place for open discussion of a variety of social work-related issues. Join in our discussion at http://www.socialworker.com (click on "Discussion Forum" in the left menu) -- you do not have to be a registered user to participate, but registering allows you to use some additional features of the message board. Recent discussions have focused on ethical dilemmas, applying to graduate school, school social work, and more.
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IN PRINT
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FALL ISSUE AVAILABLE IN EARLY OCTOBER
The Fall issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine has gone to press. Here are some highlights of this issue:
Ethics: Human Rights and Social Work
Field Placement: The Role of Field Instruction in Social Work Education
I'm Straight--Does That Matter?
Research: To Once and Future Research Students
Working with Transgender Individuals: Guidelines for Beginning Practitioners and Students
To Lead or to Serve: Using Theory to Do Both
Career Talk: So You Have a Job: Now What?
and more!
Watch our Web site for excerpts from this issue.
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JOB CORNER
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CURRENT JOB OPENINGS:
Senior Project Manager, Casey Family Services, New Haven, CT-
http://jobs.socialworkjobbank.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=122&jb=594656
Project Manager, Casey Family Services, New Haven, CT-
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LCSW, Douglas County Public Health Services Group Inc., Ava or Gainesville, MO-
http://jobs.socialworkjobbank.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=122&jb=583694
Program Director, Cal Farley's, Amarillo, TX-
http://jobs.socialworkjobbank.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=122&jb=583701
Casework Supervisor, Cal Farley's, Amarillo, TX-
http://jobs.socialworkjobbank.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=122&jb=583702
Specialized Crisis Counselor, Youth Villages, Johnson City, TN-
http://jobs.socialworkjobbank.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=122&jb=587750
Fee-for-Service CSW, Revival Home Health Care Inc., Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Manhattan, NY-
http://jobs.socialworkjobbank.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=122&jb=564343
Community Education Social Worker, Lee County Youth Development Center, Auburn, AL-
http://jobs.socialworkjobbank.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=122&jb=565405
Click on the links above (or copy and paste them into your browser, if they do not show up as links in your e-mail) to see the full detailed listings for these jobs at SocialWorkJobBank.com.
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