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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Lydia Crafts is a member of NASW-ME: Sounding the Alarm: Lawmakers WFVX Like many Mainers, the horrors of drug addiction have personally impacted lawmakers. ” Seeking Payment for Social Work Internships Inside Higher Ed Within the larger social work field, sentiments are divided over paying students in training.

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News Items – December 8, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, executive director of the Connecticut chapter of the National Association of Social Workers , said the intent was to make sure there were no weapons in a house that someone could use against themselves or others. We can also use the financial aid to increase the mental health and addiction workforce shortage.”.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Lydia Crafts is a member of NASW-ME: Sounding the Alarm: Lawmakers WFVX Like many Mainers, the horrors of drug addiction have personally impacted lawmakers. ” Seeking Payment for Social Work Internships Inside Higher Ed Within the larger social work field, sentiments are divided over paying students in training.

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Members in the News – July 28, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Diane Elze honored as an NASW Social Work Pioneer University of Buffalo The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has named Diane E. Elze, PhD, associate professor emeritus in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, a “Social Work Pioneer,” one of the profession’s highest honors.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Instead, a social worker told Janell that the adults had lied about the dentist. Oh honey, that’s not how it works,” the social worker told Janell. But then … Three weeks later, her social worker surprised Lacie when she announced DCFS would be taking her children, after all. Expand Medicaid: Less “neglect.”