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 On October 2-3, join the National Council for Behavioral Health and the National Association of Social Workers for Hill Day 2017 in Washington, D.C. This is the second year that NASW has joined as a partner. Hill Day is an opportunity for hundreds of behavioral health providers, consumers, family members, board members, administrators and community stakeholders to advocate for better resources for mental health and addiction treatment across the country. Registration is free and includes access to policy sessions, workshops and keynote speakers on Monday, October 2. Visits to elected officials on Capitol Hill will take place on Tuesday, October 3. Previous event participants played a crucial role in securing congressional support for the Excellence in Mental Health Act, funding for Mental Health First Aid and other important SAMHSA-funded programs. This year, with the current threats to Medicaid, there has never been a more important time to speak up for preserving access to mental health and addiction care. Add your voice to the movement: register today.
In response to feedback from NASW and other advocates, the Administration for Community Living reversed its March 2017 proposal to eliminate data collection on sexual orientation within the 2017 National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP). However, the revised survey continues to exclude a question about gender identity. Read NASW's comments affirming the restoration of sexual orientation within the NSOAAP and urging the Office of Management and Budget to reinstate data collection on gender identity within the survey.
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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has selected Robyn Golden, ACSW, LCSW, a member of the NASW Illinois Chapter, as the recipient of the 2017 Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Productive Aging. The award, which recognizes individuals for bridging the worlds of research, policy, and practice, will be awarded at GSA's annual meeting in November. Golden leads population health and aging at Rush University Medical Center (RUMC), where she also holds academic appointments in the Departments of Medicine, Nursing, Psychiatry and Health Systems Management. She is responsible for developing and overseeing health promotion and disease prevention, mental health, care coordination, and transitional care services for older adults, family caregivers, and people with chronic conditions. Golden consistently aims to ensure that practice and education are informed by evidence and in turn that research is influenced by the experience and preferences of consumers, families, community members, and clinicians.
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The video archive highlights the critical role of home care for older adults. Local screening events will continue throughout the fall.
Preserve Medicaid for Our Nation's Older Adults and Those Who Care for Them, an issue brief by the Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA), provides key information about Medicaid that will help you advocate for Medicaid on the local, state, and national levels. As a member of EWA, NASW contributed to the development of the issue brief.
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Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) is a rapidly growing problem in the United States, yet legislative efforts to address victim needs have begun only recently. DMST is an issue that spans several areas of social work practice, as emerging research shows that most children and youths exploited in commercial sex have typically experienced prior abuse, neglect, or other forms of trauma. Many have been involved with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems and are often lured by promises of love, security, protection, and belonging. Policy development to address DMST is still relatively new and evolving at both federal and state levels, but the general trend is to recognize such minors as victims rather than perpetrators of sex crimes.
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 October 5
Last Day to Access On-Demand Courses from the 2017 NASW Virtual Conference
Register today to select your virtual conference package to start earning up to 11 self-study CE credits and view the latest products and services for social workers in the Virtual Exhibit Hall. Register today and access sessions through October 5, 2017. NASW members receive the best price.
October 18
Private Practice Q & A Call-in Session – Preparing for Medicare’s Newest Quality Program for Reporting Measures: MACRA
An Hour With Private Practice: Questions & Answers is a free Q&A session for NASW members that focuses on a specific private practice subject. There is no registration and members can join in the discussion, ask questions, and make comments. These sessions provide members with important clinical social work updates impacting the delivery of mental health services. Session starts at 12 p.m. ET. NASW members only. FREE
 Following the 2016 Presidential election, NASW delivered to the new administration and the 115th Congress a comprehensive transition document, Advancing the American Agenda: How the Social Work Profession Will Help. The document outlines priority areas where social workers play a significant role in addressing social challenges and advancing the broader American Agenda. Selected statements are featured here.
Make social worker safety a priority. Every day social workers across this
country provide a wide range of services in increasingly complex environments.
Our clients may be court-ordered to receive our services, suffering from poverty,
or angry about their situation. Social workers are employed in a variety of
settings where safety is a major concern, including child welfare agencies,
correctional facilities, community mental health centers, recovery clinics,
psychiatric facilities, and even schools and hospitals. Social workers often
find themselves in risky situations without proper safety training, a partner, or
appropriate safety equipment. Unfortunately, too many social workers have
been the targets of verbal and physical assaults and some have even tragically
lost their lives while performing their job responsibilities. According to a study
from NASW and the NASW Center for Workforce Studies (2010), 44 percent
of respondents said that they face personal safety issues in their primary
employment practice. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (2015) reported that more assaults (70 percent to 74
percent) occur in the health care and social services industry than any other.
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Access legal briefs filed by NASW in significant cases across the country and in the Supreme Court. Friend of the court briefs are accepted by courts to help understand aspects of issues that may not be fully addressed by the parties to the litigation, or where specialized knowledge may be helpful in reaching a conclusion in high-profile cases. Search this members-only database by state or topic.
“Legal Issue of the Month” articles present an overview of a particular legal topic relevant to social work practice focusing on a recent court decision or emerging legal issue. Log in to the Legal Issue of the Month database for questions about confidentiality, requests for records, HIPAA, Skype, mental health parity, LGBT rights, equal protection, the death penalty, or another hot-button topic.
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Psychiatry Advisor
A recent study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders showed that maternal history of depression may be associated with child health-related quality of life, possibly as a result of maternal stress and sensitivity.
To evaluate the impact of maternal history of depression and maternal early life maltreatment on children, researchers recruited 194 cohabiting mother and child (age 5-12 years) pairs.
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The Baltimore Sun
Coming off the basketball court at the University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute in West Baltimore on Saturday afternoon, Derrick Waters wiped a few beads of sweat from his forehead and smiled.
"I still gotta get a lot better at it," the 38-year-old Owings Mills resident said of wheelchair basketball, "but it's my favorite."
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Futurity: Research News
Nearly half of all teenagers investigated for neglect by child welfare agencies and exhibiting signs of aggression experience a separation from their family, research in Ontario, Canada, finds.
This is because the parents are not willing or able to remain their caregivers.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
Jackson Ward knows what you're thinking. The 16-year-old thought the same thing earlier this year as he, somewhat against his will, got ready for his first day in Live Free Recovery's teen intensive outpatient program.
He didn't see the point. Didn't see how it could possibly be any different than the groups and inpatient programs he'd coasted through since he started misusing oral benzodiazepines and opioids. That substance misuse began as a way to bury the pain of his mother's death, which happened when he was 12.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
Wisconsin's health care industry is facing challenges from a growing worker shortage.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that as baby boomers retire, there will be more health care consumers. However, the number of workers to provide those services is projected to remain the same.
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