Recent Mentions of NASW Members in the News
Maryland Matters
By reframing child care from a commodity into a human right, we can shift the conversation away from whether or not child care is possible to being beneficial to families, housing stabilization and sustaining the precarious transition to independent adulthood.
Amsterdam News (NY)
Whistleblower Justyna Rzewinski, a licensed clinical social worker who reported unlawful solitary confinement practices in Rikers Island’s mental health facilities, shed light on the Program to Accelerate Clinical Effectiveness (PACE) unit where Billa reportedly died.
University of Colorado Anschutz
“I think if you’re going to ChatGPT to ask about your appearance, you might get some really brutal, not kind feedback based on a lot of the junk, for lack of a better word, on the internet,” said Emily Hemendinger, MPH, LCSW, clinical director of the OCD Program and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the CU Anschutz School of Medicine.
My UP Now/YouTube
September is suicide prevention month, a time to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and connect people to life-saving resources. Communities across the country are also observing Suicide Prevention Week and World Suicide Prevention Day on Wednesday. Heidi Pritzl, LCSW, Suicide Prevention Coordinator at Aspirus Health, says awareness starts with recognizing the warning signs.
Psychology Today
Rick Miller LICSW: "As a psychotherapist, I interact daily with gay men, and am well aware of the trauma that every one of them man carries in his body and mind. We have grown up feeling oppressed and insignificant—and we’ve either silenced ourselves or were told to be silent. So the recent attacks on a human right we’ve fought so hard to obtain makes everyone feel unsafe and raises profound experiences of PTSD."
The Guardian
“Conflict is normal and healthy,” says Rachel Moheban Wachtel, a licensed clinical social worker in New York who has worked extensively with couples. Conflict can be essential to deepening intimacy, understanding and connection, she says.
Psychology Today
My organization's Community Resiliency Model (CRM) can be implemented in a systemic, phased approach that supports well-being in schools. Drawing on recent empirical findings, pilot projects, and theoretical underpinnings, it is suggested that CRM-aligned self-regulation practices not only stabilize student emotional states but also buffer stress contagion between educators and students.
Youth Today
Dawn Anderson-Butcher, PhD, LISW-S, CMPC is a professor at The Ohio State University where she co-leads LiFEsports and the Community and Youth Collaborative Institute. She has a PhD in sport psychology and is a licensed clinical social worker with expertise in children/adolescent mental health, youth sport and school-family-community partnerships.
KBAK/KBFX/Youtube
Tessa Lynn Hodge, a licensed clinical social worker, will be on the ballot in next year's elections. Hodge, who works in the medical field, said she felt compelled to run after her clients expressed fear about losing their healthcare.
Cleveland Daily Banner (TN)
Stephanie Cole-Farris, LCSW: "Tennessee is one of 14 states to pass legislation limiting student cell phone use in schools, and it requires school systems to develop policies preventing the use of smart devices during class."
KUSA-TV
Licensed clinical social worker Caitlin Opland, who said about half her clients are men, credits increased outreach and awareness efforts for the rise in male callers.