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THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER® Social Work E-News
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Issue #77, April 17, 2007
EDITOR'S EYE
Dear Social Work Colleagues,
Welcome to Issue #77 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.
As I am writing this (on Monday, April 16), the news is unfolding about the terrible tragedy that occurred at Virginia Tech today. The death toll from this senseless campus shooting has risen to 33 at this point. I can only imagine the trauma, shock, and grief that is being experienced by the whole campus and the families and friends of those involved. My condolences go out to all of those affected by this tragedy.
It's available now-the Spring 2007 issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine! You can read articles from this issue on our Web site at http://www.socialworker.com, and download the full issue in PDF format at http://www.socialworker.com/home/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_details/gid,6/Itemid,136/ today. You will need the free Adobe Reader to read the PDF magazine. (You can get this at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html if you don't already have it on your computer.) And don't forget, you can still download back issues, too. We have recently posted all back issues as far back as Winter 2006 in PDF format!
I have a HUGE announcement-you can now earn continuing education credit by reading THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine. CE credit is now available for all issues from Winter 2006 to the current issue, through our collaboration with CEU4U (http://www.ceu4u.com/tnsw). Just go to http://www.socialworker.com/home/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,48/Itemid,136/ to download the available back and current issues. Then, go to http://www.ceu4u.com/tnsw to register and take the post-tests. I have been working toward this for quite some time and am very happy to be able to make this available to our readers!
You can now go to http://www.socialworker.com/home/menu/Subscribe/ and subscribe (free) to receive an e-mail reminder and table of contents of each issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine when it is available.
The Social Work E-News now has more than 23,000 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
Words From Our Sponsors
Letter to the Editor
Features
Job Corner/Current Job Openings
News
On Our Web Site
In Print
Newsletter Necessities
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WORDS FROM OUR SPONSORS
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Dear Editor,
I am a subscriber of your free The New Social Worker's e-mail newsletter for more than a year. I have found the newsletter very informative, which helps to keep me up to date and reconstruct my social work knowledge base with latest developments in the profession. I used to circulate the same to my fellow social work colleagues and even my university professors. Everyone praised this newsletter for the quality and diversity it used to maintain in all its issues. As we are a practicing social worker in the most neglected and remotest corner of north-eastern part of India, which does not have any branch or affiliated social work association (neither from India nor from abroad), finds your free e-news [to be the] only surviving feature in the profession. I am hoping my best for its growth and serving the needy social workers like me across the globe.
Yours sincerely,
F.B.Manik Shah Mazumder
State Project Coordinator-Assam
Disaster Risk Reduction Project
Action Aid International-India
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FEATURES
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ACF Marks Child Abuse Prevention Month With Annual Child Maltreatment Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) released its annual report on child maltreatment as it kicks off Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Child Maltreatment 2005 report findings reveal that during the Federal fiscal year 2005, an estimated 899,000 children in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico were determined to be victims of abuse or neglect.
"Every child deserves a safe and stable family life," said HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt. "The data that have been gathered in this report emphasize the critical need to support evidence-based programs and strategies to make this possible."
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner Joan Ohl added, "The release of these latest statistics is a reminder that we must continue our strong commitment to finding solutions, mobilizing communities, and partnering with families to prevent child abuse and neglect."
President Bush's proposed budget for FY 2008 reflects this commitment by requesting a $10 million increase for competitive grants to encourage States to better coordinate existing funding sources to successfully implement and sustain evidence-based, nurse home visitation programs.
"Research shows that these programs can reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect and improve other important outcomes for mothers and children, including school readiness and prenatal health," Ohl said.
The statistics are based on information collected through the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, a voluntary data collection system. The estimated number of victims reported for FY 2005 is approximately 20,000 more than the number reported from 2004, largely as a result of an increase in the number of states providing data for the first time.
The full report, "Child Maltreatment 2005" is available at:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm05/index.htm
The Children's Bureau Community Resource Packet for child abuse prevention is available at:
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/res_packet_2007/.
Additional resources are available from the prevention Web site at the Child Welfare Information Gateway at: http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/
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Article Excerpt: A Social Worker Grandfather Thinks About Global Warming
by Bill Whitaker, Ph.D., ACSW
Editor's Note: The NASW Code of Ethics guides social workers to "...promote the general welfare of society, from local to global levels, and the development of people, their communities, and their environments. Social workers should advocate for living conditions conducive to the fulfillment of basic human needs...." This essay speaks to these issues.
When the Frank Church Institute invited Al Gore to keynote its January 22 Boise State University conference, Global Warming: Beyond the Inconvenient Truth, the prospect of 10,000 Idahoans turning out to listen to Gore probably seemed somewhat less likely than the Boise State Broncos winning the Fiesta Bowl.
Nonetheless, the Broncos won, and when 700 tickets for the Gore event were distributed in less than 10 minutes after the box office opened, his keynote was relocated to the university's 10,000-seat basketball arena. After distributing 785 more tickets to students and reserving 2,000 for students away for the holidays, all available tickets were snapped up at $5 a pop in less than six hours. Lines at two box office locations were estimated at more than 500 persons each.
It looks as if global warming has become a hot topic in Idaho. On behalf of my grandchildren, Fiona and Max, and on behalf of all the children and grandchildren of our planet, I hope this is true. Their futures and the futures of all of us younger than about 60 may well depend on what is done to counter global-warming-related climate change over the next decade.
Climate change is the most important social welfare issue we face as social workers. Unless we bring our best thinking and organizing to bear on climate change, our work on all the other issues near and dear to our hearts runs the risk of being comparable to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Fortunately, there are steps both large and small we can take to change our future. Some of these are described later in this essay.
This full article appears in the Spring 2007 issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER. Read the rest of this article at: http://www.socialworker.com/home/Feature_Articles/Ethics/A_Social_Worker_Grandfather_Thinks_About_Global_Warming/
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JOB CORNER
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TINAWANE FAMILY SERVICES-ATLANTA, GA
Community Mental Health Counseling outreach program seeking qualified LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LAPC, LPC, CACI or CACII for contract position. Applicants should have a minimum of 2 years of experience working with youth who have an SED diagnosis and are willing to work with clients in their home and in their communities. Valid driver's license & transportation required.
http://www.TinawaneFamilySRVC.com
Serious applicants please call 770-969-4526.
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As of today, there are 142 jobs currently posted on this site.
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NEWS
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THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER® Continuing Education Program
YOU DESERVE CREDIT! Now you can get it. Keep up with your profession (and get credit for it) with THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER.
We have partnered with CEU4U.com (http://www.ceu4u.com/tnsw) to provide online testing, so you can receive continuing education credit for reading your favorite magazine.
Continuing education credit is available for the following issues of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER (2 hours/credit per issue):
Spring 2007
Winter 2007
Fall 2006
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All of these issues can be downloaded free of charge in PDF format at http://www.socialworker.com/home/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,48/Itemid,136/
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National Autism Awareness Month
April is National Autism Awareness Month. See http://www.autism-society.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=9447&news_iv_ctrl=-1 for a listing of local awareness month events in your area.
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Alcohol Awareness Month
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. See http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/ for free resources on alcohol and other drug abuse.
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U.S. Human Rights Network
The US Human Rights Network is made up of organizations and individuals working to bring the United States into compliance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other internationally recognized human rights instruments by applying the standards and principles within those instruments to domestic and foreign policy priorities.
The United States Social Forum will be held in Atlanta, GA, June 27-July 1, 2007. See http://www.ussf2007.org
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CARL A. SCOTT BOOK SCHOLARSHIPS
The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) will award two Carl A. Scott Book Scholarships in the amount of $500 each for the 2007-2008 academic year.
The Carl A. Scott Memorial Fund honors the memory of the late Carl A. Scott, a longtime staff member of CSWE. The Fund was developed to continue Scott's legacy of promoting equity and social justice in social work. In this regard, the book scholarships are intended for students who have demonstrated a commitment to work for equity and social justice in social work.
The awards will be made to students from ethnic groups of color (African American, American Indian, Asian American, Mexican American, and Puerto Rican) who are in their last year of study for a social work degree in a baccalaureate or master's degree program accredited by CSWE. Please visit the CSWE Web site at http://www.cswe.org/CSWE/scholarships/The+Carl+A+Scott+Memorial+Fund/ for more information and to download an application. Applications are due May 4, 2007.
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RESOURCES
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IN THEIR SHOES
Reviewed by Linda May Grobman, ACSW, LSW
If you work with teenage girls or young women who are considering their career options, you may be interested in a new book, IN THEIR SHOES: EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN DESCRIBE THEIR AMAZING CAREERS, by Deborah Reber. This book profiles about 50 different career fields, ranging from TV show producer to forensic scientist to firefighter to senator
and many more, including social worker. The 8-page section on social work tells the story of a master's level social worker, Jocelyn Warner, who works on the oncology unit of a hospital. I love this quote: "Social work really is five hundred careers in one, and one of the things I love about this field is that if I ever feel like I'm bored with hospitals, I have so many other avenues I can pursue
." THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER is mentioned as a resource for those considering social work careers. :)
For each career, the author includes "the facts (what, where, how)," an interview with a real woman in the field, a teen's question and the interviewee's answer, a "then to now" timeline of the career, "what it takes," a typical day, related careers, and a resource for more information.
Check it out at: http://shop.socialworker.com/shop.php?k=1416925783&c=BooksGeneral
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DVD: WHEN HELPING HURTS: PREVENTING & TREATING COMPASSION FATIGUE
Reviewed by Linda May Grobman, ACSW, LSW
This 17-minute DVD from Gift From Within addresses the issue of compassion fatigue among trauma workers, including medical personnel, mental health professionals, fire fighters, police officers, and reporters, among others who respond to disasters and work with trauma victims. This is especially relevant when thinking of events such as 9/11, Katrina and Rita, and yesterday's campus shootings at Virginia Tech. In the video, mental health experts Frank Ochberg, M.D.; Chargles Figley, Ph.D.; and others talk about the ways that trauma work can affect those who do this kind of work every day. Figley talks about the need to take care of oneself-to "put the mask on yourself first," so to speak, as airline passengers are asked to do before helping others. The use of peer support is also discussed as an important factor in preventing and treating compassion fatigue. This issue needs to be discussed in training of all medical, mental health, emergency, and other trauma personnel. The video is an excellent tool that can be used to introduce this important topic. "When Helping Hurts: Preventing and Treating Compassion Fatigue" and other related videos are available in VHS or DVD format from Gift From Within (http://www.giftfromwithin.org).
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COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP AND COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
The Council of International Fellowship (CIF) offers short-term experiential opportunities for social workers in many countries. See http://www.cifinternational.com. This organization grew out of the Council of International Programs USA (CIPUSA) at http://www.cipusa.org, which provides professional exchange experiences in the U.S. for people from abroad. These programs are having a conference in Cleveland, Ohio, the original home of the organization, in late July 2007. Read about it at the CIPUSA website.
E-News reader Dorothy Faller, an international social work consultant, told the Social Work E-News, "If persons from abroad want to come to the U.S. for a hands-on training program, up to 18 months, CIPUSA can help to find a placement at one of eight affiliates across the U.S. The programs abroad are shorter and more observational in activity. There is a special need for social workers who speak French or German to go to those countries for an exchange experience. The other countries conduct their programs in English. It is a wonderful opportunity to get a shorter 'dose' of the country before deciding to be there for a longer period."
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BOOKS RECENTLY RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE OF THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER
We receive a variety of newly-published social work-related books and other items at our office. Here is a listing of some recently received:
They Created Us: Special Education, Medicaid Waivers, EPSDT, Independent Case Management-A Family's Journey Through a Bureaucratic Maze, by Denise Mercado, AuthorHouse, 2006 -- http://shop.socialworker.com/shop.php?k=they+created+us&c=BooksGeneral
I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame, by Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW, Gotham Books, 2007 -- http://shop.socialworker.com/shop.php?k=1592402631&c=BooksGeneral
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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, with links to current full-text articles. 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 current issue is also available for free download in PDF format.
Current articles now online include:
A Social Worker Grandfather Thinks About Global Warming
Private Practice: When It's NOT For You
How to Snag a Job in International Social Work
Considerations in Writing a Literature Review
Rape Crisis Response: Before and After
Toward a Guide to Distance Education in Social Work
and more!
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 the "Forum" link).
Be sure to check out http://www.ceu4u.com/tnsw for online continuing education offerings.
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JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK VALUES AND ETHICS-SPRING 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, in full text, online at http://www.socialworker.com/jswve
The Spring 2007 edition is available online now. Articles include:
Your Philosophy of Social Work: Developing a Personal and Professional Definition to Guide Thought and Practice
Ethical Delegates in the Social Work Classroom: A Creative Pedagogical Approach
Ethical Issues in Online Social Work Research
Social Work and Female Genital Cutting
The Journal is sponsoring a term paper contest. The deadline is May 15, 2007. See http://www.socialworker.com/jswve/content/view/55/50/
Go to the journal Web site at http://www.socialworker.com/jswve to read this and other available issues. You can also sign up for a free subscription, and you will be notified by e-mail when each issue is available online.
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IN PRINT
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SPRING ISSUE OF THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER AVAILABLE NOW!
Highlights of this issue include:
Student Role Model: Greta Martin
A Social Worker Grandfather Thinks About Global Warming
Considerations in Writing a Literature Review
Rape Crisis Response: Before and After
Self-Analysis
Is a Psychiatric Unit the Right Setting For You?
Private Practice: When It's Not Right For You
How to Snag a Job in International Social Work
Toward a Guide to Distance Education in Social Work
and more!
See our Web site at http://www.socialworker.com for more details and full-text articles from this and previous issues, and to download this issue free of charge in PDF format. (Available very soon!)
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Linda Grobman, Editor
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http://www.socialworker.com
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