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Wednesday, September 23, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
MSU experts available to discuss UN Sustainable Development Goals »
The countries of the United Nations are scheduled to meet Sept. 25-27 for the UN Sustainable Development Summit and will...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Wayne State to train social workers and nurses new approaches in substance abuse screening »
DETROIT - Wayne State University has been awarded nearly $1 million to train social work and nursing students to assess pa...
Thursday, September 17, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Census bureau: Detroit is poorest big city in U.S. »
Michigan is among 12 states that saw a decline in the percentage of people living in poverty in 2014 though the state’s po...
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Suicide Prevention a Matter of Public Health in Michigan »
LANSING, Mich. - Suicide often is viewed as a private, personal matter, but some mental health professionals say addressin...
Friday, September 4, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
New Medicare Payment System Includes Raises for Clinical Social Workers »
Since 1997, The Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) has been used to calculate Medicare reimbursement and was based on economic...
Friday, September 4, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Reimbursement for Social Workers Expands for MPSERS Retirees »
The Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System, better known as MPSERS, Board of Directors met recently and approv...
Tuesday, September 1, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Social worker reaches out to overseas abuse victims »
TRAVERSE CITY — Domestic abuse knows no borders. Traverse City therapist Ruth Spalding has partnered with Ameri...
Monday, August 17, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Membership Dues to Increase this October »
Membership Dues Increase - FAQs After much consideration, NASW will be increasing membership dues, in order to conti...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Michigan getting it right on public assistance for former offenders »
When we at the Michigan League for Public Policy blog on public assistance, it is often about our state cutting support se...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Bliss marks first day as GR mayor-elect »
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — History was made in Grand Rapids Tuesday night. For the first time in over a decade, the c...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
13 EMU Gymnasts Earn Scholastic All-American Accolades »
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University gymnastics team proved successful in the classroom onc...
Sunday, July 26, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Youth Impact Program Provides MSW Field Placements »
nJohn Restauro - Management of Human Services Jasimen Bailey - Community Organizing The School of Social Work...
Friday, July 24, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Governor Appoints NASW Member to Task Force on Heroin Epidemic »
The  Michigan Prescription Drug and Opioid Abuse Task Force  is seeking public input on how the state can addres...
Thursday, July 23, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Addressing the Heroin Epidemic in Michigan »
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – To combat Michigan's heroin epidemic, Governor Rick Snyder established the state's Prescription Drug...
Monday, June 29, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
DHS issues guidance on how to care for transgender detainees »
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued new guidance on June 29th requiring officials to ensure they provide...
Friday, June 26, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
NASW-Michigan Response to Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality »
    It is time to celebrate in Michigan.   NASW-Michigan applauds the Supreme Cour...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
New law tying cash benefits to truancy missing definition of truancy »
Governor Snyder recently signed into a law a set of rules about absences from school. These laws don’t affect every kid...
Tuesday, June 23, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
'Not Your Boss' Business' Contraception Bill Reintroduced »
In what one bill sponsor said is part of a broader battle against sexism, two democrats -- along with handfuls of sponsors...
Friday, June 19, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
NASW-Michigan Response to the Charleston Massacre. Let Us Lift Every Voice. »
Fellow social justice advocates,   It is with a great deal of sadness that I write to you and ask for...
Tuesday, June 16, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Religious Freedoms From the Other Side: Gay Business Owners Speak on Providing Services to Religious »
We hear a lot lately in the news about "religious freedom," and business owners who assert that their religious beliefs pr...
Monday, June 15, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Julie Weckel Named the 2015 Social Worker of the Year »
  Julie Weckel, LMSW, ACSW receives the 2015 Social Worker of the Year Award from Tanya Blackmer, LSMW, ACSW,...
Monday, June 15, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
And the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award Goes To… Linda Reeser »
    Linda Reeser, PhD, LMSW receives the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from Dr. Hector Diaz...
Friday, June 12, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Michigan's First Publicly 'Out' Citizen Still Fighting for LGBTQ Rights »
Jim Toy is best known as the first person in the state of Michigan to publicly come out as a gay man, back in 1970...
Wednesday, June 10, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Volunteers meet with immigrants for chat and chow »
Many of the students in the English as a Second Language program offered at Faith Lutheran Church in Troy have no idea how...
Monday, June 8, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Will Plan to Fix Damaged Roads Damage Michigan's Working Families? »
LANSING, Mich. - A lifeline for some low-income families could be cut, as House lawmakers consider eliminating Michigan's...
Tuesday, June 2, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Beck Scholarship Accepting Applications »
From our friends at the Michigan League for Public Policy .   The Beck Scholarship is available to one Maste...
Monday, June 1, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Dr. Elizabeth Delores Dungee-Anderson Receives the NASW Virginia Lifetime Achievement Award »
Dr. Elizabeth Delores Dungee-Anderson Receives the NASW Virginia Lifetime Achievement Award NASW Virginia Recognizes...
Thursday, May 28, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Foster Month: Michigan to Limit Options for Kids in Need of a Home? »
LANSING, Mich. – May is National Foster Care Month, and about 3,000 Michigan children are looking for a permanent home....
Wednesday, May 27, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
"Internet banging:" How social media is fueling gang violence »
Gang members across the country aren’t just carrying guns. They’re also armed with Twitter and Facebook.  ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015   (5 Comments - view/add)
Can LLMSW’s Bill for Services? »
A question frequently raised by new social work graduates is whether or not they can bill for services once they receive t...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
"Internet banging:" How social media is fueling gang violence »
An interview with Desmond Patton about gangs and social media.     Gang members across the country are...
Monday, May 25, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
Give an Hour Recruits Mental Health Professionals »
Give an Hour, founded in 2005, has created a network of volunteer mental health professionals pledging an hour a week of t...
Friday, May 22, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
2015 Social Work Students of the Year »
  2015 Southeast Michigan Awardees Joshua Jerz, Adrian College – BSW Stephanie Peck, Eas...
Monday, May 18, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
19-year-old takes seat on city council, becoming youngest member in Morenci's 182-year history »
MORENCI, MI – When Katie Cox takes a seat on the Morenci City Council on Monday, May 18, it will be the first full meeting...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015   (0 Comments - view/add)
BrickWays Named the May 2015 Non-Profit of the Month »
    Traverse City, MI. May, 2015 – BrickWays has been named the May 2015 Non-Profit of the Month by the Na...

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