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News Items – April 20, 2023

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Karen Bullock is a member of NASW-MA: Medicare tests a solution to soaring hospice costs: Let private insurers run it WUSF Many experts believe that harsh choice between giving up hope and getting help from hospice — along with the arbitrary six-month cutoff — combine to repel many patients who could otherwise benefit.

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News Items – April 20, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Karen Bullock is a member of NASW-MA: Medicare tests a solution to soaring hospice costs: Let private insurers run it WUSF Many experts believe that harsh choice between giving up hope and getting help from hospice — along with the arbitrary six-month cutoff — combine to repel many patients who could otherwise benefit.

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News Items – March 9, 2023

Social Workers Speak

States put social workers to task in comp Business Insurance Several states are taking steps to address shortages of qualified mental health professionals in workers compensation by making it simpler for licensed clinical social workers to help injured workers. a program for Spanish-speaking, bilingual social work students.

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Members in the Media – June 1, 2023

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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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Podcast: A conversation with Dr. Jonathan Singer on grief issues in end of life carePodcast:

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Dr. Singer is the assistant professor of clinical psychology at Texas Tech University. In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Dr. Jonathan Singer on grief issues in end of life care. Some of the research that Dr. Singer has been part of that is covered in this episode; Education: B.A., Adelphi University M.A.,

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News Items – May 20, 2022

Social Workers Speak

These organizations include but are not limited to the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Education Association, and the National Association of Social Workers. Mania often causes insomnia , which can drain some of your energy the next day. CT News Junkie.

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News Items – March 9, 2023

Social Workers Speak

States put social workers to task in comp Business Insurance Several states are taking steps to address shortages of qualified mental health professionals in workers compensation by making it simpler for licensed clinical social workers to help injured workers. a program for Spanish-speaking, bilingual social work students.

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