Social Workers Becoming an Important Part of School
from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 As schools grapple with social issues such as childhood hunger, cyberbullying and teen pregnancy, the need for licensed social workers is crucial to student success, social work and education, experts say. More
2008 Symposium Wrap, Goodbye to 180 North
from NASW IL
 At the 2008 Chapter symposium, Kristin Day, LCSW, the head of social work services for the Department of Veteran Affairs, presented a very stimulating and at times moving keynote presentation entitled, "Serving Veterans, Growing the Profession." More
Handling a Mental Recession
from the Chicago Tribune
An onslaught of phone calls tells Richard Chaifetz all he needs to know about how Americans are handling the nation's economic plunge. The head of ComPsych, a Chicago-based provider of mental health services, said inquiries are spiking as never before in the wake of Wall Street's tumble, the housing slide and other financial calamities. More
PATH Director Wins State Award
from The Pantagraph
Karen Zangerle, executive director of PATH, the Bloomington-based crisis information and referral agency, has been named Public Citizen of the Year by the Illinois Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. More
Blagojevich Calls Session on Autism Coverage
from the Chicago Tribune
Gov. Rod Blagojevich is calling legislators into another special session- this one to deal with insurance coverage for autism. It's the third attempt Blagojevich as made this year to require insurance companies to cover autism treatment. More
Paying to Live
from Peoria Journal Star
Julis Cooper works to live - literally, says Donna Jenkins, transplant social worker for OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Ill. At 46, and ineligible for Medicare or Medicaid, Cooper's income and benefits pay for the anti-rejection drugs she needs to live.Cooper has been working three jobs since receiving a kidney transplant in 1987. More
‘Invisible and Overlooked’
from Newsweek
A growing population of lesbian and gay senior citizens seeks recognition for their unique needs and challenges. Gerontologists haven't traditionally viewed sexual orientation as relevant to their work. And, according to a study by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, most national health surveys of elderly citizens fail to assess sexual orientation. More
The Zen of Therapy
from the Sacramento Bee
Once a week, the New Yorker magazine runs a cartoon sending up therapists – their impenetrable, authority-figure personas and muted responses to hapless clients. Andrew Bein, a professor in Sacramento State's Division of Social Work in California and a clinician himself for 23 years, can laugh along. But Bein has devoted the last 10 years of his professional career to studying Zen Buddhism and helping psychologists, social workers, doctors and even educators use Zen principles to break the rigid, inscrutable therapist stereotype. More
Silent Demons
from Newsweek
Schizophrenia almost certainly has more than one cause. For any individual, several factors probably work together to produce the illness. Genes have been identified that increase the risk of the disease. Vulnerable people may stay healthy if they avoid exposure to triggers such as a nutritional deficiency, an infection, a toxin or other stress during critical periods of brain development. Prevention of triggers could lower risk. More
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