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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Interesting report and findings...maybe
all social workers "value" will increase!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Brenda<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Baccalaureate
Program Directors [mailto:BPD-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Kristine Moreno<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 09, 2006
7:44 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> BPD-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [BPD] PRESS RELEASE:
Landmark Study Warns of Impending Labor Force Shortages For Social Work
Profession</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style='line-height:8.15pt'><strong><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For Immediate Release</span></font></b></strong><font
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March 8, 2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:8.15pt'><strong><b><font
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<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>NASW
Communications</span></font></b></strong><br>
</span></font></b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Allison Nadelhaft<br>
202-336-8228<br>
<a href="mailto:anadelhaft@naswdc.org">anadelhaft@naswdc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:8.15pt'><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Dan Rene<br>
202-347-1952<br>
<a href="mailto:drene@impactstrategiesllc.com">drene@impactstrategiesllc.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h3><b><font size=4 color="#730021" face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#730021'>Landmark Study Warns of Impending Labor
Force Shortages For Social Work Profession</span></font></b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h3>
<h4><em><b><i><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Services to Millions Threatened</span></font></i></b></em><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></h4>
<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'>[<st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>]
[March 8, 2006] - At a news conference today, the National Association of
Social Workers (NASW) released the results of a national study of licensed
social workers. The findings warn of an impending shortage of social
workers that threaten future services for all Americans, especially the most
vulnerable among us, children and older adults. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"From
adoption to geriatrics, hundreds of thousands of social workers in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> play a critical role in the
lives of millions of Americans," says Tracy Whitaker, director of the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">NASW</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
for Workforce Studies. "The findings of this study emphasize the
need to assure a qualified social work labor force for the future. Predicted
changes in the country's demographics over the next years are expected to
increase the demand for social work services." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'>NASW
conducted the study, "Assuring the Sufficiency of a Frontline Workforce:
A National Study of Licensed Social Workers" in response to a sense of
urgency to plan for future needs for the social work profession. The study
was conducted with the Center for Health Workforce Studies, University at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Albany</st1:City></st1:place>. Funding
for this research was made possible by the generosity of The Atlantic
Philanthropies, the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Annie E. Casey
Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Study Findings:</span></font></b></strong><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The number of new social workers providing services to
older adults is decreasing, despite projected increases in the number of
older adults who will need social work services.</span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
Social workers provide valuable services to older adults and their families.
They help clients to negotiate the healthcare and social welfare systems, to
provide resources essential to living and to address the challenges that come
with aging. With the aging of the baby boom generation and
breakthroughs in medicine contributing to longer life spans, the number and
percentage of Americans 60 years of age and older will surge. The need
and demand for social work services for the aging will increase
dramatically. Linda Harootyan, deputy director of The Gerontological
Society of America, spoke about the challenges social workers face in
aging-related practice.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"For
older adults with complex care needs, social workers are often the linchpins
helping individuals and their families coordinate and navigate a care plan
involving multiple providers and support systems," says Brian Hofland,
director of the Aging Program at The Atlantic Philanthropies.
"With the aging of the huge baby boom cohort, it is critical that we
have adequate numbers of trained and active geriatric social workers to meet
the tremendous needs; the results of the NASW study underscore how far we
have to go in meeting that goal."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The supply of licensed social workers is insufficient to
meet the needs of organizations serving children and families.</span></font></b></strong><font
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Social workers fill a vital role in serving children and their families
through an array of services, such as counseling, case management,
information and referral, and crisis intervention, in diverse settings.
The NASW study points out that the social work profession has maintained its
historical commitment to providing services to children and families, yet social
workers face serious challenges that hinder their retention in the
field. William Bell, president and CEO of Casey Family Programs, spoke
about issues social workers face related to foster care.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Workload expansion plus fewer resources impedes social
worker retention. </span></font></b></strong><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
Social workers in a variety of settings described increased workloads and
diminished supports. In health care settings, social workers see
clients with a broad range of diagnoses, especially chronic medical
conditions, psychosocial stressors, acute medical conditions, co-occurring
disorders and physical disabilities. Social workers are also the
largest providers of mental health services in the country. However,
steady increases in client caseloads, the severity of client problems, in
addition to diminishing resources make meeting the needs of clients more
difficult. Ellen Stovall, president and CEO of the National Coalition
for Cancer Survivorship, spoke about the critical role of social workers with
oncology patients.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Agencies struggle to fill social work vacancies.</span></font></b></strong><font
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In all areas of social work practice, unfilled vacancies were an issue.
Agencies have resorted to outsourcing and hiring non-professional staff to
fill empty slots, an indicator of current labor market supply deficits. Because
more than half of health care social workers work in hospitals in
metropolitan areas, an additional challenge is to provide comprehensive
services to people living in rural areas.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'>"Social
workers are one of the largest and most diverse health professions in the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>,"
says Dr. Elizabeth Clark, executive director of NASW. "They have
the education and training to look at how all factors in a person's life -
family, work, health and mental health - work together. This study highlights
the need to find new and innovative ways for the social work profession to
retain the current workforce and recruit new social workers to accommodate
the impending demand."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This
compelling study calls into question the sufficiency of the critical
frontline workforce, particularly to serve the increasing needs of aging baby
boomers. The findings of this research are driving future activities in
the social work profession. For complete information about NASW's
Center for Workforce Studies and the national survey of licensed social
workers in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United
States</st1:country-region></st1:place>, please visit <a
href="http://workforce.socialworkers.org/">http://workforce.socialworkers.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><strong><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>About NASW </span></font></b></strong><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">D.C.</st1:State></st1:place>,
is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the
world. NASW seeks to enhance the well-being of individuals, families,
and communities through its advocacy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SCHEDULE INTERVIEWS - CONTACT
ALLISON NADELHAFT AT 202-336-8228 OR DAN RENE AT 202-347-1952.</span></font></b></strong><font
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