I am so screwed. According to CNNMoney list, the number one most stressful overworked and underpaid job in America happens to be my profession. Social Work. Checking in at number thirteen is substance abuse counseling. The subset of Social Work that I practice. A great post on Trench Warfare turned me on to this....
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The Columbus Dispatch in a four part investigative series that ended today, reported on the fear, pain, and obstacles to justice that victims of domestic violence face. A link to the series that began Sunday can be found here. While advocates for victims of domestic violence have known the extent of the problem for...
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HELPING HANDS FREE CLINIC will hold a Community based H1N1 vaccination clinics for all children, ages 6 months – 18 years, this coming Tuesday, November 17 from 5-8 PM at 1421 Morse Road, Columbus. These community based clinics will be open ONLY to the following groups: All children 6 months through their 18th year...
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As of today, Columbus Public Health has vaccinated 12,664 people, while the Franklin County Board of Health has vaccinated 5,908. This has been accomplished through their mobile Point of Distribution Sites (PODS). What will the rest of November look like? Children and young adults will continue to be a priority. In early December, there...
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MEDIA ADVISORY – Franklin County Board of Health H1N1 Clinics WHAT: H1N1 Vaccination Clinics WHO: Franklin County Board of Health WHEN: Friday, November 13th from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 14th from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. WHERE: Rickenbacker International Airport 2241 John Circle Drive, Columbus, OH 43217 DETAILS: These community based...
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This kind of late, but I just got the email today and noticed the media advisory had been released on October 30, 2009. As Lisa of Glass City Jungle I believe has correctly pointed out here, leave the bubbles at home. COLUMBUS PUBLIC HEALTH Friday, October 30, 2009 MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Community based H1N1...
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Here is a copy of the press release: COLUMBUS PUBLIC HEALTH Monday, October 26, 2009 MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: First Children H1N1 Vaccination Clinic Scheduled WHO: Columbus Public Health WHEN AND WHERE: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Ohio Historical Society, 1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus The Ohio Historical Center is located just off of I-71 on 17th...
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This from the National Association of Social Workers. This week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, also referred to as the “Student Aid Bill”, which passed out of committee in late July by a vote of 30-17. Some experts contend...
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Recently, I posted here about the cuts to area agencies that the Franklin County ADAMH board was planning. Today those cuts became real. Money to help the mentally ill and to treat and prevent alcohol and drug addiction was slashed by $10.8 million, as the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County...
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I just found out in an email from the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) that there is an international treaty which has been around since 1979 that protects woman’s rights and the United States is the only democratic nation that has not signed it. It’s called the Convention on the Elimination of All...
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