Recent Mentions of NASW Members in the News
WMNF
Currently, nurses have to complete the training to renew their license. But with this bill, students would have to complete the training before graduation. Devin Cano is a member of the National Association of Social Workers. “Education and awareness is crucial in the prevention of human trafficking, and this bill will help aid that,” Cano said.
Port City Daily
The community gathering brought in several generations of Wilmingtonians, including University of North Carolina Wilmington students. This included Kiara Brecht and Lisa Watson, two social work majors. “It’s important to emphasize with our profession as social workers that it’s a part of our values and ethics to stand up for the community and to be politically active,” Brecht said. “We need to be outspoken, and we need to protect those who are most vulnerable. That is part of the [National Association of Social Workers] code of ethics.”
University of Colorado Anschutz
Body size trends tend to go in cycles, said Emily Hemendinger, MPH, LCSW. As an assistant professor of psychology at CU Anschutz, she is concerned about the resurgence of “skinny” as a societal ideal – a trend she first saw as a teenager in the early 2000s.
Vocal Media
William Dempsey, LICSW, is a Boston-based clinical social worker and LGBTQ+ mental-health advocate. He founded Heads Held High Counselling, a virtual, gender-affirming group practice serving Massachusetts and Illinois, where he and his team support clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and gender dysphoria.
CEO World Magazine
According to Dayna Guido, a clinical social worker, educator, and longtime ethics leader, this shift is not hypothetical. She sees it emerging most clearly in over reliance on expediency. When tools make work faster, clinicians are less likely to check sources, question assumptions, or examine the ethical implications embedded in the output.
The Denver Gazette
The Routt County team began responding to calls in September, pairing Deputy Sheriff Dawn Smith with licensed clinical social worker Tracy Dierksen to serve Routt and neighboring Moffat County. The team emerged from years of planning, research and grant work.
Parents
Main character syndrome (MCS) is a term often used to describe a mindset where individuals view themselves as the protagonist in the "story" of life, sometimes to the point of disregarding others’ experiences, says Shari B. Kaplan, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker and clinical director at Cannectd Wellness.
Psychology Today
Carolyn Karoll, LCSW-C, CEDS-C: "If you are finding this season difficult, that does not mean you are failing at recovery. It means you are human, navigating a time of year that puts intense pressure on food, bodies, and behavior."
ABC10
Much of that work has been led by the San Joaquin County Youth Justice Coalition, which has been connecting victims with services such as counseling and social work. One of those providers is Lecia Harrison, a therapist and clinical social worker with the nonprofit Be Smooth Inc., who said the type of trauma victims are experiencing requires specialized care.
New Jersey Family
How can we begin to create healthier phone habits and be more intentional about giving our kids our undivided attention? We spoke with Allison Devlin, a licensed clinical social worker…, about how to do just that.