Inpatient Hospice Facilities Become More Common
from the Chicago Tribune
 Many nursing homes and hospitals have areas devoted to hospice care, but the new trend beginning to catch on is for "free standing" hospices. The new brand of inpatient hospice care is becoming downright luxurious—with spas, large rooms with private patios and 24-hour visiting hours. The free-standing hospices will continue to include end-of-life hospice services that visiting nurses, therapists and social workers provide to families in the patient's own home. More
Online Registration Deadline Ends 10:30 a.m. Today for 2008 NASW IL Social Worker Symposium
from NASW IL
The National Association of Social Workers Illinois Chapter's one day Symposium, will be held Friday, Sept. 19, at the University of Illinois, Alice Campbell Alumni Center. Registration fees start at $100, to register online, please visit http://www.naswil.org. This event will include recognition of four outstanding individuals: U.S. Congressman Phil Hare, Dr. Daniel Detwiler, Karen Zangerle and JoAnn Pisel. More
The Bipolar Puzzle
from The New York Times
James has never been easy. Like many children whose emotional problems are being diagnosed as bipolar disorder, his main symptoms are aggression and explosive rage (known in clinical parlance as “irritability”), and those traits have been visible in James from the time he was a toddler. Fifteen years ago, his condition would probably not have been called bipolar disorder, and some doctors might hesitate to diagnose it in him even now, preferring other labels that more directly address James’s rage and aggression: Oppositional Defiant Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. More
Proposed High School for Gays Isn't Likely to Open Before 2012
from the Chicago Tribune
Sarah Wurtz, a Lakeview High School student in Chicago, said she would simply more comfortable at a proposed high school that would welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and sexually questioning students—groups that supporters say often face violence and harassment at school. But the Social Justice High School-Pride Campus isn't likely to become a reality before 2012, and that's only if it passes through the bevy of criticism it faces from both sides of the political spectrum. More
University of Chicago Receives $18 million for Genetic Research
from the Chicago Tribune
More than $18 million in public and private funding is going to the University of Chicago for a new research center that will study gene networks in cells, tissue and organisms. In addition, the National Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society is donating $50,000 to support the position of a pediatric oncology social worker at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago. This is expected to free up UIC social work interns to work on UIC's joint pediatric oncology programs with Rush Children's Hospital and Stroger Hospital. More
Social Workers Host Gang Identification Workshop
from Farmington Daily Times
Social workers in Farmington, N.M., are seeing an explosion in gang activity among American Indian youth, an observation that is the motivating factor behind a series of upcoming community education programs. The National Association of Social Workers is hosting its first workshop Friday at San Juan College to address gang issues. The workshop is open to mental health workers, business owners and the general public. More
The 'Silent Phenomenon' of Male Sexual Abuse
from U.S. News & World Report
Male sexual abuse happens in all kinds of settings to all kinds of men. We see it in prisons; we see it in boys' homes. Sexual assault is often part of violent crime. More
Dads with Autistic Children Get a Place to Learn, Brag and Vent
from the Chicago Tribune
Each month, about a dozen fathers come together and swap stories in the basement of a Bellwood Public Library in Bellwood, Ill. Between meetings, they talk by phone, go on outings with their kids and pass along tips and advice on navigating the state's complex health-care and educational systems. More
Newer Drugs No Better Than Older Ones for Childhood Schizophrenia
from The Washington Post
Newer antipsychotic medications are no better at relieving symptoms of schizophrenia in children and adolescents than older antipsychotic medications are, a new study finds. The assumption has been that the newer drugs are safer and more effective; however, earlier trials found they are no more effective than the first-generation drugs, and they have different side effects than the older drugs, said Dr. Thomas R. Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, which funded the study. More
Birmingham Foster Case Social Worker of Year is a Man
from The Birmingham News
Growing up in Mobile, Ala., Vic-Jaye Watson would sometimes run with the wrong crowd and take the wrong path. Many of his friends and relatives never left that path and ended up in prison or dead. Watson ended up in college, studying law enforcement and social work. Watson, a six-year DHR veteran, was recently named Birmingham's foster care social worker of the year. More
Work Increases for Foster Agency in State of Washington
from The Olympian
The Washington state Legislature added $73.5 million to foster care programs in the past two years, including increasing payments to foster parents, continuing a new computer system project and adding 88 social workers. The hiring of the social workers was sped up in this year's budget, and they are an exemption to the hiring freeze in state government. More
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