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News Items – February 3, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Lena, a seasoned high school teacher whom I interviewed while conducting research for my book, Lockdown: Talking to Your Kids About School Violence , admitted that she keeps a baseball bat next to her classroom door, just in case. “A Allison Carpenter is a member: [Video] Library partners with Family Service Rochester to add social worker.

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Equal Parenting Custody Battles: What Can We Learn from the Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Case?

Stop Abuse Campaign

In a 2017 interview with GQ, speaking about his break-up with Jolie, Brad Pitt said: . The children’s visitation with Pitt was set under the jurisdiction of family services for three years. . The agreement called for Pitt to have visitation with his children only under the guidance of a therapist. . denied his request.

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NASW News Hits – January 2022

Social Workers Speak

NASW New Jersey Chapter Executive Director Jennifer Thompson was quoted in the article about long waiting lines to see mental health therapists. Yahoo news did an article on a mental health crisis in New Jersey , spurred in part by the pandemic. The article reached a potential 65 million readers. Potential reach: 2 million viewers.