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A Conversation with legendary music therapist Dr. Russell Hilliard.

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Dr. Hilliard is the Senior VP, Patient Experience & Staff Development at AccentCare Hospice and the Founder of the Center for Music Therapy in End of Life Care. His research, advocacy, and […]. Russell Hilliard about his journey and the impact of music therapy in death, dying and grief.

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This edition includes updated policy statements on a wide range of topics, including rural social work, voter rights and participation, mental health, hospice care, juvenile justice, foster care and adoption, and the rights of indigenous peoples.

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This edition includes updated policy statements on a wide range of topics, including rural social work, voter rights and participation, mental health, hospice care, juvenile justice, foster care and adoption, and the rights of indigenous peoples. We are all part of the economy.

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News Items – March 9, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Karen Monts is a member of NASW-MI: March is National Social Work Month Fox17 March is National Social Work Month, and Hospice of Michigan along with Arbor Hospice is recognizing a specific type of social worker: those who are specifically skilled to care for patients nearing end-of-life.

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Members in the Media – June 1, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Kara Carter and Mercedes Bern-Klug are members of NASW-IA: A new mindset on mental health University of Iowa When Kara Carter started out as a practitioner of social work in southern Colorado , she quickly found that her expertise in mental health was badly needed—not just by the hospice agency that hired her, but by the community she lived in. “I

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News Items – March 9, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Karen Monts is a member of NASW-MI: March is National Social Work Month Fox17 March is National Social Work Month, and Hospice of Michigan along with Arbor Hospice is recognizing a specific type of social worker: those who are specifically skilled to care for patients nearing end-of-life.

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News Items – May 20, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Jeff Feldman, is director of Advocacy & Communications for NASW-NJ: Bill to ban adult conversion therapy moves forward in Senate. She said she sees her hospice clients, even the ones considered wealthy, struggle to afford the health care everyone deserves. New Jersey Globe. What abortion rights advocates are planning if Roe falls.