Archive for July, 2007

July 31, 2007 – Social Work in the News

Denogean : When life deals a poor hand, laugh
Tucson Citizen – Tucson, AZ, USA
He was nearly crippled by arthritis at age 22, has spent the nearly three decades since then in varying levels of physical pain and works as a social worker

July 29, 2007 – Social Work in the News

Revelation: Women joining men in porn-addiction ranks, Christian
The Coloradoan – Fort Collins, CO, USA
The Internet has changed the way people use pornography, said John Reynolds, a Fort Collins licensed clinical social worker who specializes in treating men.

July 26, 2007 – Social Work in the News

Overcoming Financial Infidelity
KSDK – St. Louis, MO, USA
Arlene Miller, a licensed clinical social worker who counsels people with money and gambling problems, said financial infidelity is not like a drug or

July 24, 2007 – Social Work in the News

‘SiCKO’ starts discussion
Reno Gazette Journal – Reno, NV, USA
People without health insurance aren’t receiving preventive health care and rack up costs in the ER, said Nancy Podewils, a licensed clinical social worker.

July 22, 2007 – Social Work in the News

Experts: Book a good way to discuss death
Marion Chronicle Tribune – Marion,IN,USA
Becky Kreps, a 20-year licensed clinical social worker at Guardian Angel Hospice, 118 E. Fourth St., provided these tips for teaching children about death,

July 13, 2007 – Social Work in the News

Ex-prisoners to get help re-entering society
VillageSoup Belfast – ME, USA
The board of directors includes Preston; James Gamage Jr., a Rockland businessman, who owns All-4-U staffing agency and co-owns All Aboard Trolley Co.; and John Jeffers, a licensed clinical social worker in Rockland.

Monastery gives troops a place to heal
Episcopal News Service – New York,NY,USA
Cox, a clinical social worker with the Guard, offered his expertise and advice to the brothers of the Society in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to create a time

Lifetime’s “State of Mind” creator is a social worker

“When Lifetime’s State of Mind premieres on July 15, viewers will be treated to an unconventional television portrayal of psychotherapists. Bisexual author Amy Bloom (Normal, Love Invents Us) — writer, creator and co-executive producer for the one-hour drama starring Lili Taylor — characterizes it as “backstage with therapists.”

She should know. Besides being a critically acclaimed author (she has won a National Magazine Award and has been nominated for National Book Critics Circle and National Book awards), Bloom is also a licensed clinical social worker. She spent 10 years as a psychotherapist before launching her career as a writer.” – click here for the rest of this article

Taken from Creating a New “State of Mind” by Shauna Swartz, Contributing Writer
July 11, 2007 – www.afterellen.com

July 10, 2007 – Social Work in the News

Out of the Darkness: The survivors of suicide
The Virginian-Pilot – Norfolk, VA, USA
Gilchrist, a licensed clinical social worker, started the Hampton Roads chapter nearly 20 years ago, making it the oldest group of its kind in Virginia.

Group to help young people cope with auto fatalities
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle – Rochester,NY,USA
A New York State licensed clinical social worker, Harris, 35, teaches a class on death and dying at Monroe Community College and has her own therapy

July 9, 2007 – Social Work in the News

Finding your fountain of youth
News-Leader.com – Springfield, MO, USA
Constantly challenge (the mind) with new information,” said Wanda Holloway, a counselor and licensed clinical social worker with Burrell Behavioral Health,

July 5, 2007 – Social Work in the News

Local author-social worker leads fight against ‘heightism’
Marblehead Reporter – Marblehead, MA, USA
Ellen Frankel, a licensed social worker who specializes in the field of eating disorders, and the author of ‘Beyond Measure.’ Being pinched on the cheek or

Consider collateral damage
Trenton Times – Trenton, NJ, USA
Ken Singer, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked in the sexual abuse field for nearly 30 years. He is a board member of two national

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