Dean Gelman Runs for CSWE President, Testifies Before Legislature

On February 10, Wurzweiler dean Sheldon Gelman testified before the New York State Committee on Children and Families, in a hearing called in the wake of the recent, tragic deaths of Nixmary Brown, Dahquay Williams, and other abused and neglected children. Dean Gelman spoke on behalf of the New York Association of Social Work Deans, and the New York City Social Work Education Consortium. He described a number of collaborative projects involving Wurzweiler, the social work schools of Columbia, Adelphi, Stony Brook, Fordham and Hunter, and the ACS Satterwhite Academy intended to sharpen practice skills, broaden practice knowledge for ACS workers, and further "professionalize" them. These programs included developing a model field instruction unit at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, creating a scholarship fund so ACS employees can take MSW courses via distance education, creating a child welfare case study and practice guide that could be used throughout the MSW training to make it more relevant for ACS employees, and a series of special conferences, seminars, and workshops on subjects relevant to child welfare.

On a lighter note, Dean Gelman was nominated as a candidate for president of the Counsel on Social Work Education.

Hospital Social Work: New Book by Beder

Dr. Joan Beder's new book , Hospital Social Work; the Interface of Medicine and Caring, was recently published by Routledge. It is an informative, vivid, clearly written exploration of all the dimensions of hospital social work and how they benefit patients lives. Chapters on Renal social work, cardiac care, Hospices social work, pediatric oncology, emergency room work, and other typical hospital units clarify the social worker's duties and responsibilities in each of these environments. Case studies and Dr. Beder's own extensive experience with hospital social work ground the book in reality.

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