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THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER® Social Work E-News
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Issue #83, October 10, 2007
EDITOR'S EYE
Dear Social Work Colleagues,
Welcome to Issue #83 of the Social Work E-News. This e-mail newsletter is brought to you by the publisher of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine, SocialWorker.com, SocialWorkJobBank.com, and other social work publications.
October is a month that is filled with observances-"Talk About Prescriptions" Month, Healthy Lung Month, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, National Spina Bifida Awareness Month, and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, to name a few. Read more about some of these issues below.
Later this month, I will be attending the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting (CSWE APM) in San Francisco. Will you be there? If so, stop by my booth in the exhibit hall and say hello! It should be an exciting conference for anyone interested in social work and social work education. The special plenary speaker is Stedman Graham, who should be very interesting!
Do you have a story to share with our readers? If so, send it to me at linda.grobman@paonline.com.
I have just uploaded the articles for the Fall 2007 issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER. Go to http://www.socialworker.com to read them now in Web format. The PDF version of this issue will be available in the next few days. In the meantime, download the Summer 2007 issue (and others) of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine in PDF format FREE at http://www.socialworker.com/home/component/remository/Download/TheNewSocialWorkerMagazine/TheNewSocialWorkerVol.14No.3(Summer2007)/
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The Social Work E-News now has more than 23,700 subscribers, and thousands of social workers (and people interested in social work) visit our Web sites. If you like our Web sites and the Social Work E-News, tell a friend or colleague! And if you're looking for a social work job (or to hire a social worker), be sure to check out SocialWorkJobBank at http://www.socialworkjobbank.com .
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
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Features
Job Corner/Current Job Openings
News & Resources
On Our Web Site
In Print
Newsletter Necessities
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FEATURES
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IT'S HEALTHY LUNG MONTH
American Lung Association Commends Nationwide Initiative to Protect Children from Secondhand Smoke
Statement by Bernadette A. Toomey, President and Chief Executive Officer
American Lung Association
Washington, DC & The recent announcement of a new partnership designed to protect children enrolled in Head Start from the dangers of secondhand smoke is significant. The American Lung Association commends Acting Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu and the American Academy of Pediatrics and their partners for taking this step to protect one of our most vulnerable populations.
No child should ever be exposed to secondhand smoke. Parents, grandparents, and caregivers all must take steps to protect children from exposure. The American Lung Association also encourages all health care providers and educators to talk with parents and caregivers about protecting their children from this deadly smoke.
Last year's Surgeon General's Report on The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke made it clear that there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke, particularly when it comes to children. The September announcement, "Children and Secondhand Smoke Exposure," emphasizes the harmful consequences to children. Almost 60 percent of U.S. children aged three years to eleven years-or almost 22 million children-are exposed to secondhand smoke. Infants exposed are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and children are especially vulnerable to other people's smoke, suffering acute respiratory infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia, more severe asthma and ear infections as a result.
Secondhand smoke causes an estimated 150,000 to 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections in infants and children less than 18 months of age, and each year, hundreds of thousands of children with asthma have their symptoms worsened by being exposed to other people's smoke.
Currently, 21 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have already passed strong smokefree air laws that protect everyone from the dangers of secondhand smoke in workplaces including bars and restaurants. In January of 2006, the American Lung Association launched its Smokefree Air 2010 Challenge, urging all states to go smokefree by 2010.
For more information about how to stop smoking, please call 1-800-LUNG-USA or log onto the American Lung Association's Freedom From Smoking® Online program at http://www.lungusa.org.
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7 in 10 Americans Think Suicide is Preventable; Yet Most Are Not Confident on How to Help
New Public Opinion Survey Reveals Perceptions about Depression and Suicide
Nearly three quarters of Americans believe that suicide is preventable, yet only 27 percent feel very confident that they could help a loved one who is suicidal, according to a public opinion poll released today by Screening for Mental Health, Inc., a nonprofit provider of mental health screening programs.
"The results of this survey shed light on the fact that most people don't know how to recognize the warning signs of suicide, where to turn for assistance, or how to help someone who may be at risk," said Douglas G. Jacobs, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and founder of Screening for Mental Health, Inc. "Suicide is a fatal response to a treatable and reversible condition & that condition most often being depression."
The telephone poll, conducted by Opinion Dynamics, surveyed 1,000 individuals nationwide from September 18&20 and sought to evaluate beliefs and attitudes of particular populations about mental health, depression and suicide. According to the Suicide Prevention Action Network, 90 percent of people who die by suicide have depression or another treatable mental illness or substance abuse disorder.
Other findings from the poll included:
Only 19 percent of Americans are aware that most suicides are a result of mental illness, and nearly as many (18 percent) think most suicides are reasonable reactions to stressful events.
86 percent think depression is treatable.
Nearly half of Americans (46 percent) know someone who has suffered from depression or another mental illness.
Those over 65 are the least likely to say they know anyone who has suffered from depression (36 percent), the least likely to think suicide is preventable (64 percent), and the least confident that they would know what to do if a friend or family member was suicidal. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, elderly people comprise 12.6 percent of the population yet account for 16 percent of suicides.
To help educate members of the public and healthcare providers on the signs and symptoms of depression and suicide and the correct course of action to take, National Depression Screening Day will take place on October 11th. As part of this 17th annual event, community organizations, primary care providers, colleges, and military installations throughout the nation will offer free, anonymous mental health screenings. This year's campaign, Stop a Suicide Today, helps individuals learn the signs and symptoms of depression and suicide; educates friends and family members on what to do if a loved one is at risk; and gives individuals the opportunity to talk to a mental health professional about their own or a loved one's situation.
"While most depressed people are not suicidal, most suicidal people have depression or a related treatable mental health condition," said Jacobs. "Participating in a screening helps friends and family members, who are often the best resources to recognize the warning signs of depression, mental illness, and suicide, learn what to look for and what to do if a loved one is at risk."
Developed by Screening for Mental Health, Inc., National Depression Screening Day and its Stop a Suicide Today campaign are endorsed by the American Psychiatric Association and are being conducted in partnership with organizations including the American Association of Suicidology, Suicide Prevention Action Network USA, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Suicide Prevention Resource Center, and Mental Health America. For more information about National Depression Screening Day, to locate a site that is offering screening on October 11th or to take a screening online, visit http://www.MentalHealthScreening.org.
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National Health Service Corps Student Loan Repayment Program Explained
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) is dedicated to improving the health of the nation's underserved.
The Loan Repayment Program is competitive. Applicants who are selected to participate agree to provide full-time primary care services in an approved practice site located in a federally designated health professional shortage area. For the 2-year service commitment, the NHSC will pay up to $50,000, based on the participant's qualifying loan, which is tax free. Opportunities to continue participating in the program beyond two years may be available (i.e., if you have debt beyond $50,000, the program will extend the contract and pay off the remaining amount).
The NHSC Loan Repayment Program is open to fully trained:
Clinical Social Workers
Marriage and Family Therapists
Clinical or Counseling Psychologists
Licensed Professional Counselors
* NHSC clinicians practice in a broad range of community-based systems of care operating in rural and urban federally-designated health professional shortage areas.
* NHSC sites accept Medicare and Medicaid and make a commitment to treat all individuals, regardless of their ability to pay for services.
* The NHSC's toll-free helpline and Web site can assist you in locating opportunities in communities where you can make a difference. Also, the agency you are currently working for could become a designated site.
As an Ambassador for NHSC and being a current loan repayment awardee, I can assist you in getting any question you might have answered about the program.
I would like to recommend that you first review the following information on general Q & A. http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/join_us/lrp.asp
Please feel free to contact me with any additional questions.
I believe this is an incredible opportunity that all clinicians should know about. Please pass the word on to social work students, agencies, and anyone else you think could benefit from this.
Paula Graeber, MSW, LCSW
HRC Mental Health Center
Superior, WI
pgraeber2@aol.com
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JOB CORNER
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Counseling Services of Eastern Arkansas has immediate openings for the following positions:
Therapist - West Memphis
Therapist - Brinkley
School Based Mental Health Professional - St. Francis County - based in Forrest City
Pay grades start at $45,000 annually. Paid employee health, dental, vision, and LTD, 10% employer contribution to 403b, paid annual and sick leave, National Health Service Corp approved sites. Fax or e-mail resume to 870-972-4973 or shanusow@mshs.org.
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LCSW/Therapist for private practice in Brick, NJ. Must be 2 years post NJ licensing. Job counseling children, teens, and adult population. Make own hours. 50/50 split. Already on insurance provider panels a plus!! No medical benefits. Fax resume to 732-701-0419.
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Child and Family Program Supervisor
Provides administrative management and clinical supervision of outpatient staff, interns, and volunteers. Develop new programs and enhance existing programs based on community needs. Must be an MHP and Child Specialist. Must be licensed. Excellent benefits package. To apply visit: http://www.cpcwa.org. Located in Seattle, WA.
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NEWS & RESOURCES
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The Social Work History Station
The Social Work History Station Web site has been redesigned and new information added. This Web site was originally developed by Professor Dan Huff and funded with a CSWE Millennium grant. It is sponsored by the School of Social Work at Boise State University.
The site covers the history of social work from its beginnings up to World War II. The section on the history of poor people uses artwork to help make the history more interesting to consumers.
The URL for the site is: http://www.boisestate.edu/socwork/dhuff/XX.htm
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UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work Receives $1 Million to Establish Professorship, Innovations Fund
Sam and Betsy Reeves of Fresno, CA, have donated $1 million to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to establish the Sandra Reeves Spears and John B. Turner Distinguished Professorship at the School of Social Work.
The gift enables the school to establish an endowed chair to attract a leading scholar who will teach students methods of working with families, engagement with community agencies, and promoting best practice models.
A portion of the Reeves' gift, $667,000, is eligible to be combined with $333,000 from the state's Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund to create a $1 million endowment. The professorship was established as part of the Carolina First Campaign, a comprehensive, multi-year, private fund-raising campaign that includes a goal of creating 200 endowed professorships.
The remaining $333,000 of the Reeves' gift will be combined with a gift from Janie and Billy Armfield of Richmond, VA, to establish the Armfield-Reeves Innovations Fund, which will provide research grants to faculty and students of the School of Social Work.
The Reeves' gift is one of the largest donations the School of Social Work has ever received.
"This is a transformative gift that will further strengthen our ability to serve the State of North Carolina, and children and families in need," said Jack Richman, Ph.D., dean of the School of Social Work.
A 1956 alumnus of UNC, Sam Reeves is the owner of Pinnacle Trading in Fresno. The Reeves gave the gift to honor the lifelong dedication of their daughter Sandra, and John B. Turner, dean emeritus of the School of Social Work, to improving the lives of children, their families, and communities.
Sandra Reeves Spears owns and operates The Puffin School in Houston, Texas, a state licensed program for children three to six years old, and is active in community service involving children, families, and environmental causes. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College, Wellesley College, Beijing Normal College, and the University of Toulouse in France. She and her husband Clay have two children, Caroline and Stephen.
Dean emeritus John B. Turner, a namesake of the Tate-Turner-Kuralt School of Social Work building, retired in 1992 after a 40-year career in social work filled with national and international honors and accomplishments. He has devoted his life to social activism and social work education.
"I am delighted to support the School of Social Work," said Sam Reeves. "At its core, the school is about valuing people & especially the disheartened and the burdened. And in the process, encouraging choices which will build, transform, and embolden people toward a more liberated life. Every person deserves as much."
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Hartford Foundation Awards Grant to Address Geriatric Social Work Shortage
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has received a five-year, $5 million renewal grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation of New York, NY to provide financial and career support for 39 doctoral fellows in geriatric social work and awards for 60 pre-dissertation doctoral students. This grant seeks to address the next decade's projected shortage of over 46,000 geriatric social workers - by supporting future aging-focused faculty who will advance the practice of geriatric social work through research and ensure that an increased number of social work students receive appropriate training to work with older persons.
The Hartford Doctoral Fellows project was first funded in 2000 and to date has supported 69 doctoral fellows and 60 pre-dissertation students. The new award brings the total investment in this project from the John A Hartford Foundation to $12.5 million. Thus, the Hartford Doctoral Fellows program has become the largest private source of funding for social work doctoral education in the United States.
The Hartford Doctoral Fellows program provides $50,000 dissertation research grants over a two-year period, enabling doctoral students to focus on producing high quality dissertation research. Additionally, the program provides extensive academic career development and leadership training for a select group of promising doctoral students. Hartford Doctoral Fellows attend annual meetings of GSA, the Society for Social Work and Research, and the Council of Social Work Education, where special pre-conference workshops are offered.
The Pre-Dissertation Award component provides travel grants to encourage doctoral students early in their studies to consider conducting dissertation research in the growing field of aging. The Pre-Dissertation Awardees are funded to attend the GSA annual meeting for two years, where special pre-conference workshops are offered.
GSA administers the Hartford Doctoral Fellows program. James Lubben, the Louise McMahon Ahearn University Professor at Boston College, is the principal investigator and national director.
"Today's doctoral students are tomorrow's faculty, and this program cultivates the next generation of faculty who will become teachers, role models, and mentors for future generations of social workers caring for older persons and their families," says Lubben.
More information about the Hartford Doctoral Fellows Program is available at http://www.gswi.org/programs/hdf.html.
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JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK VALUES & ETHICS CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM
The Journal of Social Work Values & Ethics, a free, online, peer-reviewed journal published by the publisher of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER, now offers continuing education credit. Beginning with the Spring 2007 issue of the journal, you are able to read selected articles and then take an online exam and receive continuing education credit. See http://www.socialworker.com/jswve/content/view/57/52/ for complete details of this program.
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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 articles from past issues of the magazine. The current issue is featured on the site's main page. The last several issues can be found under "Magazine Issues" on the top right column of the page. For full-text articles from issues prior to Spring 2006, click on "Feature Articles Archive" on the left side of the page. The magazine is also available for FREE download in PDF format.
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Confidentiality and the Duty to Warn-- http://www.socialworker.com/home/Feature_Articles/Ethics/Confidentiality_%26_the_Duty_to_Warn%3A_Ethical_and_Legal_Implications_for_the_Therapeutic_Relationship/
Making Friends With the Impostor-- http://www.socialworker.com/home/Feature_Articles/Professional_Development_%26_Advancement/Making_Friends_With_the_Impostor/
Making the Most of Field Seminar-- http://www.socialworker.com/home/Feature_Articles/Field_Placement/Making_the_Most_of_Field_Seminar/
A Bad Feeling Can Be a Good Thing-- http://www.socialworker.com/home/Feature_Articles/General/A_Bad_Feeling_Can_Be_a_Good_Thing/
10 Things I've Learned From Clients-- http://www.socialworker.com/home/Feature_Articles/Professional_Development_%26_Advancement/10_Things_I%27ve_Learned_From_Clients/
and more!
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JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK VALUES AND ETHICS-FALL ISSUE AVAILABLE NOW!
The Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics is a free, online, peer-reviewed journal published by the publisher of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER. It is published twice a year (with occasional special issues), in full text, online at http://www.socialworker.com/jswve
The Fall 2007 edition is available online now. This issue features the winners of the JSWVE 2006-2007 Term Paper Contest.
Using Evidence-Based Decision-Making: Should JSWVE Offer Online Video Interviews with Book Authors?
http://www.socialworker.com/jswve/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=60
Editorial Comment: A Video on Teaching Social Work Ethics
http://www.socialworker.com/jswve/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=58
Preparing BSWs for Ethical Practice: Lessons From Licensing Data
http://www.socialworker.com/jswve/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=64
JSWVE Student Term Paper Contest 2007
http://www.socialworker.com/jswve/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=59
Social Worker as Shopper: Applying a Model for Ethical Decision Making to a Dilemma in Resource Management
Ed. Note: This paper is the first place winner in JSWVE's 2006-2007 Term Paper Contest.
http://www.socialworker.com/jswve/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=61
A 15-Year-Old Leukemia Patient Facing Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
Ed. Note: This paper is the second place winner in JSWVE's 2006-2007 Term Paper Contest.
http://www.socialworker.com/jswve/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=62
The Value of the Incompetent: Application of Social Work Values
Ed. Note: This paper is the third place winner in JSWVE's 2006-2007 Term Paper Contest.
http://www.socialworker.com/jswve/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=63
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NEW GERONTOLOGY BOOK FROM THE PUBLISHER OF THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER
Now available: DAYS IN THE LIVES OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORKERS: 44 PROFESSIONALS TELL STORIES FROM "REAL-LIFE" SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTS, edited by Linda May Grobman and Dara Bergel Bourassa.
Read an excerpt from this book on our Web site at:
http://www.socialworker.com/home/Feature_Articles/Field_Placement/Exploring_Gerontological_Social_Work_Through_the_Hartford_Practicum_Partnership_Program/
TABLE OF CONTENTS
About the Editors/Contributors/Photographer
Introduction
Acknowledgments
PART 1-COMMUNITY
PART 2-HEALTH CARE-HOSPITALS, HOME HEALTH, AND HOSPICE
PART 3-NURSING HOMES
PART 4-SPECIAL POPULATIONS
PART 5-NONTRADITIONAL METHODS AND SETTINGS
PART 6-POLICY AND MACRO PRACTICE
PART 7-STUDENT, EDUCATOR, AND RESEARCHER PERSPECTIVES
APPENDIX A: Organizations and Web Resources of Interest to Social Workers in Gerontology
APPENDIX B: Additional Reading and Resources
APPENDIX C: Glossary of Terms
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Linda May Grobman, MSW, ACSW, LSW, is the publisher, editor, and founder of The New Social Worker magazine. She edited the books Days in the Lives of Social Workers (http://www.socialworker.com/home/Publications/Social_Work_Books/Days_In_the_Lives_of_Social_Workers/) and More Days in the Lives of Social Workers (http://www.socialworker.com/home/Publications/Social_Work_Books/More_Days_in_the_Lives_of_Social_Workers/), and co-authored the book The Social Worker's Internet Handbook (now out of print). Linda received her MSW from the University of Georgia and has practiced in mental health and medical settings. She is a former staff member of two state chapters of the National Association of Social Workers.
Dara Bergel Bourassa, PhD, MSW, LSW, is Assistant Professor and Director of the gerontology program at Shippensburg University Department of Social Work and Gerontology. She received her BSW and MSW from the University of Pittsburgh and her PhD from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, where she completed her dissertation entitled, "Compassion Fatigue as it Relates to Adult Protective Services Social Workers." She became interested in working with older adults during her undergraduate social work field placement in a suburban hospital.
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