Diane
Elze honored as an NASW Social Work Pioneer
College of Buffalo
The Nationwide Affiliation of Social Staff (NASW) has named Diane E.
Elze, PhD, affiliate professor emeritus within the College at Buffalo Faculty of
Social Work, a “Social Work Pioneer,” one of many occupation’s
highest honors. The NASW Social Work Pioneers program honors members of the
social work occupation who’ve contributed to the occupation’s evolution and
enrichment. Elze will probably be inducted on Oct. 14 in Washington, D.C., alongside
different influential social employees, together with NAACP co-founder W.E.B. Du Bois,
who will probably be posthumously acknowledged for his affect.
Ryan Estes is a member of NASW-NC:
Tillis,
local leaders discuss federal funding needs for school mental health and safety
Port Metropolis Day by day
Estes added college students and lecturers had been “traumatized” and that will take
some time to subside, even with enough assets. The chief working
officer at Coastal Horizons additionally pushed the significance of aggressive pay. “We
don’t have a workforce scarcity,” Estes mentioned. “We now have a wage scarcity, paying
psychological well being [employees] disproportionate wages to what somebody can do in
non-public remedy. We’re by no means going to construct out an infrastructure if the going
fee for remedy is $150 on the non-public market and it’s $70 on our Medicaid
system.”
Amy Saloner is a member of NASW-CA:
FRHD
presents Wellness Wednesday with a focus on cultivating resilient teens in the
digital age
Village Information
Fallbrook Regional Well being District broadcasts the newest installment of
its month-to-month Wellness Wednesday collection. This month’s focus is on the vital
subject of “Cultivating Resilient Teenagers in The Digital Age,” introduced by Amy
Saloner, LCSW, FNTP, Teen & Household Resilience Coach. Saloner, a
well-known skilled on elevating resilient teenagers and younger adults, has labored with
youngsters and households for over 30 years as a therapist, educator, speaker,
occasion producer and coach. Her work has spanned the developmental spectrum from
beginning via younger maturity and makes a speciality of elevating resilient teenagers and
younger adults.
Melina Brann is Director of Public Coverage for NASW-MI:
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SOS: Michigan’s health care shortage continues
WILX
“We’re seeing, throughout the board, that there are a selection of vacancies
in social work and behavioral well being positions throughout the state,” mentioned Melina
Brann, Director of Coverage and Advocacy on the Nationwide Affiliation of Social
Staff. Two totally different well being care providers. Each in want of extra workers. In accordance
to the report, psychological well being jobs like psychologists or group well being
employees are going through “immense” shortages throughout the state. “We’re seeing longer
wait occasions due to the necessity growing,” mentioned Brann. She mentioned the state
acknowledges the necessity for extra social and psychological well being staff. “Organizations
throughout the state and even right here in Lansing which were attempting to make the most of extra
current graduates from social work.”
Marla Velky-Reger is a member of NASW-NYS:
Area
teens, adults learn about Mental Health First Aid
Rome Day by day Sentinel
“We’re very lucky to have the chance to supply this coaching to our
college students and workers,” mentioned Marla Velky-Reger, a licensed scientific social
employee from the Cazenovia Central Faculty district. “Simply as first assist/CPR
coaching may help us in a medical disaster, MHFA teaches folks methods to acknowledge
warning indicators and methods to assist somebody in a psychological well being disaster. Our
collaboration with the MCRHC has been an excellent useful resource for our district.”
Lisa Wyly is a transitional member of NASW-CA:
Wyly
on mental health: ‘I recognized the need and wanted to be a part of the
solution’
Kern Valley Solar
Lisa Wyly is the Kern Valley Well being District’s (KVHD) scientific social
work supervisor, offering cellular and in-person psychological well being care to the aged,
teenagers/school-age youngsters and people affected by dependancy. Wyly is
administering the area’s High quality Incentive Program, a grant program centered
on encouraging preventative well being care. Wyly is a newly licensed scientific
social employee (LCSW), having handed her licensure check in Could. On this
function, she offers remedy in individual and in addition directs a cellular unit
to varsities to offer remedy.
Lynette Spencer is a member of NASW-IL:
Action
Consulting and Therapy: The power of pausing for mental health
Shaw Native Information Community
In in the present day’s fast-paced and demanding world, it’s no shock that psychological
well being issues have grow to be more and more prevalent. The pressures of labor,
college, relationships and social media, to call a number of, usually can really feel
overwhelming, leaving people feeling mentally drained and emotionally
exhausted. Amid the fixed hustle and bustle of life, taking a second to
pause and prioritize psychological well being is of utmost significance.
Deborah Rosenwein is a member of NASW-NJ:
JFSCNJ
Celebrates Holocaust Survivor Day At Springfield’s Congregation Israel
Jewish Hyperlink
JFSCNJ Holocaust survivors had been joined by workers, group members, and
JFS of MetroWest New Jersey Holocaust Survivors, pals, and workers, to
have a good time Holocaust Survivor Day, Sunday, July sixteenth at Congregation Israel in
Springfield. Debbie Rosenwein, LCSW, JFSCNJ Director of Holocaust Companies,
launched the historical past of the Holocaust Survivor Day celebration courting again to
2020, as an initiative to “host occasions, giant and small, to make sure that our
survivors really feel cherished, cared for and tremendously appreciated.”
Gail Quenneville is a member of NASW-OR:
New
book discussion group looks at empathy
Yamhill County’s Information-Register
Group members can be part of a brand new ebook and film dialogue group designed to
elevate consciousness and construct empathy for others. Gail Quenneville, a licensed
scientific social employee, leads the group, which meets month-to-month on the
McMinnville Public Library. She mentioned folks don’t must learn the books or see
the flicks earlier than becoming a member of the group, though studying or viewing will enrich
the dialogue.
Kalimah Johnson is a member of NASW-MI:
High-profile
attacks reflect why Black community faces more domestic violence
The Detroit Information
Kalimah Johnson, a scientific social employee, based the SASHA
Middle (Sexual Assault Companies for Holistic Therapeutic and Consciousness) in Detroit
13 years in the past to offer assist group providers for members of the African
American group which have skilled sexual assault. “Numerous occasions,
sexual assault goes hand in hand with home violence,” Johnson mentioned. “We attempt
to collect and get Black ladies collectively to decrease the isolation of being sexually
assaulted or domestically abused.”
Carolyn Kagan is a member
of NASW-CT:
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Connecticut ‘homesteaders’ grow their own everything
CT Insider
Carolyn Kagan, a scientific social employee, additionally considers herself a
homesteader. However she’s not trying to reduce grocery shops out of her life or
prepping to dwell like a pioneer. She does have a pleasing residence on a
well-manicured plot of land in suburban Stamford the place, should you didn’t comprehend it,
you would possibly stroll previous a veritable produce part. Her household’s home appears to be like like
every other, with a lush yard for the youngsters, an overactive canine, and two vehicles in
the driveway.
