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THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER Wins 2013 NASW Media Award for Magazine/Magazine Article |
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THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine is pleased and honored to be among the winners of the National Association of Social Workers 2013 NASW Media Awards, announced in early April. The magazine itself, as well as the article, “What I Wish I Had Known: Burnout and Self Care in Our Social Work Profession,” by SaraKay Smullens in the Fall 2012 issue, were nominees in the Magazine/Magazine Article category.
Award recipients include documentary filmmakers, television producers, bloggers, newspaper reporters, columnists, and other media professionals who helped raise awareness about social work services and critical social issues in 2012.
“This year’s impressive list of winners shows that the public is becoming more knowledgeable about the benefits social workers bring to all parts of our society,” said NASW CEO Elizabeth J. Clark, Ph.D., ACSW, MPH. “The issues social workers tackle from day to day got prominent play on reality television, on film, and in blogs and newspaper articles.”
More than 1,700 people visited SocialWorkersSpeak.org to cast their votes for 39 nominees.
The winners are:
Documentary: “My Marriage is Not Threatened by Gay Marriage in NC”
National Association of Social Workers member Thomas “Tab” Ballis and Andy Meyers created this short film in 2012 to protest anti-gay marriage legislation in North Carolina. http://bit.ly/Iuyt2g
Feature Film: “The Commitment”
In this film, an interracial gay couple goes through the process of adopting an Asian child and a social worker helps the couple and the birth mother navigate the tricky subjects of race, sexual orientation, and outlandish baby names. http://bit.ly/WJPZWy
TV Program/News: “Outside the Lines”
This ESPN show profiled aspiring social worker and track star Latipha Cross, who overcame homelessness, sexual abuse, and cancer before getting help to go to college to become a social worker. http://bit.ly/11Qu5Vt
TV Program/Reality: “Save My Son”
This TVOne show features social worker and educator Dr. Steve Perry, who does interventions with youth who are heading for trouble. http://bit.ly/TBnbjM
TV Program/Fictional: “Touch” on Fox
In this fantasy/sci-fi series, Gugu Mbatha Raw plays social worker Clea Hopkins, a child development specialist who is trying to help an autistic child with a supernatural gift. http://bit.ly/wb32a8
Magazine and/or Magazine Article:
The New Social Worker magazine and article “What I Wish I Had Known: Burnout and Self Care in Our Social Work Profession,” by SaraKay Smullens, MSW, LCSW
The article appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of The New Social Worker magazine. http://bit.ly/VSnbrH
Newspaper Article: “Emma Donnan Social Worker Speaks Kids’ Language” by Robert King of the Indianapolis Star, February 2012.
Social worker Ross Boushehry has earned a reputation for helping school kids battling poor grades, drug problems, and dysfunctional homes and other issues. http://indy.st/ZfCQ4H
Column: “Why It’s Good To Let Boys Cry”
Washington Post columnist/blogger and NASW member Jennifer Kogan, MSW, LCSW, wrote about why it is important to let male children express their emotions. http://wapo.st/12wRzPp
Best Radio Segment or Program: “Study: Girls and Boys Who Act Like the Opposite Sex at Risk of Abuse”
Public News Service interviewed NASW Michigan Executive Director Maxine Thome about the need for these children to be protected and for more public education about gender identity. http://bit.ly/zfFfmR
Single Topic Blog: “Gender Blog”
This blog by Darlene Tando, LCSW, covers issues surrounding gender, including people who are transgender and people who are nonconforming when it comes to gender. http://darlenetandogenderblog.com
Web Site: inSocialWork Podcast Series, University at Buffalo School of Social Work
This biweekly podcast series features conversations with prominent social work professionals, interviews with cutting-edge researchers, and information on emerging trends and best practices in the field of social work. http://www.socialwork.buffalo.edu/podcast
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