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THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER® Social Work E-News
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Issue #19, July 29, 2002
EDITOR'S EYE
Dear Social Work Colleagues,
Welcome to Issue #19 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.
There is quite a bit of news to report in this edition. Please note the upcoming deadline for Fulbright Scholars applications! Also, we have scheduled author chats for the coming Fall. Please mark your calendar now!
I am sure that many subscribers to this newsletter have followed the story of the nine trapped coal miners in Pennsylvania who were rescued early yesterday morning after three days of rescue efforts. In these days of hearing so many news stories with unhappy endings, it was quite a nice change to hear a happy one. I was glad to see on the TV news that disaster mental health workers were on the scene early on, working with the families of the miners to help them through the days of waiting and to help them cope with whatever the outcome might be. I know that many social workers are involved in similar efforts, and I commend the social workers who do this important work. My sincere best wishes and thoughts go out to all the family members and others affected.
Enjoy the continuing summer (here in the U.S., at least!). Until next time
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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
News
Calendar of Events
In Print
Job Corner
Newsletter Necessities
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NEWS
FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR DEADLINE AUGUST 1
The Fulbright Scholar program offers opportunities for professional social workers and social work faculty to lecture, conduct research, or do both in 140 countries worldwide. Institutions abroad have requested experts in a variety of areas, including:
. Conflict resolution
. Family and child welfare
. Social work in developing countries
. Race, class and gender studies
. Many additional fields
It is also possible to design your own award using the "Any Field" category. Grants can be as short as three months or an academic year or longer. Most lecturing assignments are in English, with some exceptions in Latin America and Africa.
Detailed award descriptions, eligibility guidelines, application materials and instructions are available at the CIES Web site at http://www.cies.org
The application deadline for the 2003-04 academic year competition is August 1.
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New Self-Help Booklets Promote Recovery For People with Mental Illnesses
Techniques to help reduce the effects of trauma, make lifestyle changes to positively affect emotional well-being, and build strong relationships are a few of the issues addressed in a series of new self -help guides developed to help people with psychiatric disabilities. The booklets were released earlier this month by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
"The self-care skills and strategies outlined in the guides can be used to complement other mental health care treatment," said SAMHSA Administrator Charles G. Curie. "The guides offers practical steps that people need to keep in mind as they work on their own recovery."
The booklets, produced by SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services, cover the following topics: Building Self-esteem, Making and Keeping Friends, Dealing with the Effects of Trauma, Developing A Recovery and Wellness Lifestyle, Speaking Out for Yourself, Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery.
The Recovering Your Mental Health series offers specific information guided by an understanding of consumer self-help issues, to enhance quality of life for people from a variety of backgrounds. There are six booklets in the comprehensive, yet brief series. Each booklet contains ideas and strategies that people from all over the country have found to be helpful in managing their own illnesses and services. A section on additional resources is located at the end of each guide.
"These user-friendly guides will help persons living with mental illness to achieve higher levels of wellness, stability and recovery," says Bernard S. Arons, M.D., Director of the Center for Mental Health Services.
Copies of these six new self-help guides are available free of charge by calling SAMHSA's Clearinghouse at 1-800-789-2647; TTY 301-443-9006 or logging on to http://www.samhsa.gov
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New SAGE-SW Website
A completely redesigned web site for CSWE's Strengthening Aging and Gerontology Education for Social Work (SAGE-SW) project was launched at the end of June. The website was given a new colorful look to coordinate with other partner projects in the Geriatric Social Work Initiative, sponsored by the John A. Hartford Foundation.
The web site also includes expanded information, including new resource materials developed for SAGE-SW's ongoing Faculty Development Institutes and the call for submissions to the National Gerontological Social Work Conference, which will be held in conjunction with the CSWE Annual Program Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, February 27-March 2, 2003. Visit the SAGE-SW web site at http://www.cswe.org/sage-sw to find out more.
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President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Launches Web Site
To promote broad participation, solicit public comments, and provide information, the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health launched its new web site at http://www.MentalHealthCommission.gov
The web site allows those interested to follow the progress of this first comprehensive study of the nation's public and private mental health service delivery system in nearly 25 years.
President George W. Bush announced the creation of The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque on April 29, 2002. In his address, the President stated, "Our country must make a commitment: Americans with mental illness deserve our understanding, and they deserve excellent care."
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Stop by THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER's chat room on Sunday evenings at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. Rich Bott, BSW, is doing a great job of hosting the lively discussion of social work issues. Rich has been a regular on our Web site's message board since his BSW student days, and he is a dedicated volunteer chat host!
To chat, go to our home page at http://www.socialworker.com and click on the "Chat Now" button.
We have scheduled author chats on our new Social Work Grad School site for this coming fall. Monday night, October 14, join Jesús Reyes, author of THE SOCIAL WORK GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICANT'S HANDBOOK, for an informative discussion. Then, on November 4, Jan Ligon-who wrote several chapters with Jim Ward in THE FIELD PLACEMENT SURVIVAL GUIDE (as well as articles for THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER)-will chat about field placement issues. These chats can be accessed from the main page of the site at http://www.socialworkgradschool.com
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IN PRINT
The Summer 2002 issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine was mailed to subscribers in early July. If you are a subscriber, you probably have received your magazine by now. This issue includes articles on mental health practice, forensic social work, social and economic justice, job search tips, a poem on group work, a unique school social work bulletin board, and lots more. (Please note: subscribing to the magazine is separate from your subscription to this e-mail newsletter--go to http://www.socialworker.com/subrates.htm more info.)
Electronic editions of selected back issues of our quarterly print magazine, THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER, are now available at InfoPost (http://www.infopost.com). Search for "new social worker" to get a complete listing of available issues.
SPECIAL OFFER: The electronic edition of the Fall 2001 issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER is still available as a FREE sample on InfoPost. Go to http://www.infopost.com to download it! It is a large PDF file (2,643 KB), so it may take a while for the download to complete.
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JOB CORNER
VTCC, a private mental health and social service organization, is looking for bilingual in Spanish/English professionals; VTCC provides In Home-based counseling and case management mainly attending Hispanic children, youth and their families within the Northern Virginia area. Masters level counselors, social workers or related field; minimum requirements are BA, BS, BSW. VTCC provides clinical supervision. Flexible schedules. PT and FT. Excellent hourly rate. VTCC is highly committed to the clientele and families and looks for professionals who are equally committed and respectful. Please send resume to: VTCC - P.O. Box 3351 - Fairfax, VA 22038.
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Family Services Center, Inc., a 40 year old non-profit agency in Huntsville, Alabama is seeking a Master level, Licensed Social Worker (preferred though Licensed Professional Counselors considered) with three to five years of experience to perform individual and family counseling. Our mission is to strengthen and support individuals and families in our community. Salary plus benefits. EOE. FAX cover letter and resume to (256) 551-0722.
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For additional job listings, see our Jobs page at http://www.socialworker.com/jobs.htm -- this page is updated continuously!
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