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Contents of the February Edition


From the President
Election 2000: Take Policy to Polls
By Ruth W. Mayden, MSS, LSW

Surgeon General's Mental Health Report

NASW Tells Major HMO Top Concerns

PACE Pushes for a Large Turnout at Iowa Caucuses
By Kelley O. Beaucar, News Staff

Texas Chapter, School Take Lead on Training
Victim Aid Becoming Full-Fledged Field
By John V. O'Neill, MSW, News Staff

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First Wave of Campaign Aid Rolls Out

BSW Recruitment Steps Up as Dues Drop
By Kelley O. Beaucar, News Staff

Studies Eye Income Gap, Health Policy
States Are Focus

NASW Insurance Trust Expands Coverage

Defense Fund Aids in Medicare Payback Case
By John V. O'Neill, MSW, News Staff

Wrenching Aftermath of a Child's Death
NASW Develops Guidelines for Use in Emergency Departments

Solution-Focused Therapy Gains Adherents
By John V. O'Neill, MSW, News Staff

Patient-Care Policy Shift May Ripple

Millennium Bug Doesn't Bite NASW

Licensing a Mixed Bag in '99
Seen as Key for Managed Care, Scope of Practice
By Kelley O. Beaucar, News Staff

Limited-Parity Laws Spreading
Studies Said to Debunk Myth of Cost Escalation

State Bill Would Protect Caseworkers
Two Workers Would Go on Potentially Dangerous Home Visits
By Kelley O. Beaucar, News Staff

Study Begins on Effects of Welfare

NIDA to Train Researchers
Agency, IASWR Pilot Effort to Shift Practice Basis
By John V. O'Neill, MSW, News Staff

Alcoholism Research Promoted

Women Victims of Violence Aided
A New Yorker Is Key in Programs That Spread to Latin Countries
By John V. O'Neill, MSW, News Staff

School-System Advocacy Backed
By Kelley O. Beaucar, News Staff

Death Doesn't End Need For Social Worker's Help
By Kelley O. Beaucar, News Staff

Social Work in the Public Eye

Letters to the Editor
Both Sides Now | Elder-Abuse Solution | 'Consent' Dissent | Morals Under Cover

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