NASW Supports “Kaleidoscope” Cancer Awareness Television Variety Special
Ice skater Dorothy Hamill The National Association of Social Workers supports Kaleidoscope, a television variety show designed to raise awareness of women cancer issues and empower women to take...
View ArticleWhere is the Chevy Commercial Social Worker?
Chevy is re-airing its 2008 “My Truck” television commercial. The advertising spot features folks who have put a lot of mileage on their Chevy trucks. One of them is social worker Gary Wolfe, who...
View ArticleSponsors Leaving “Jersey Shore”
"Jersey Shore" cast. Photo courtesy of MTV. Dell computers, American Family Insurance, and Domino’s Pizza have pulled advertisements from MTV’s popular “Jersey Shore,” (MTV on Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET)...
View ArticleNASW Expert Talks About Childhood Obesity on HITN TV
Photo courtesy of HITN. National Association of Social Workers member Brenda Shepherd-Vernon, LICSW, will appear on HITN public television tonight to discuss childhood obesity in the Latino community....
View ArticleAfghan Version of “American Idol” Risky Gamble for Women
Setara's infamous scarf incident on "Afghan Star." Photo courtesy of HBO. “Afghan Star” is Afganistan’s wildly popular version of “American Idol.” Men and women are allowed to compete in the...
View ArticleAnother Social Worker Losing Weight on TV Show
Photo of Amanda Davis courtesy of the Kansas City Star. Move over Shay Sorrells of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.” Another National Association of Social Workers member is losing weight on television....
View ArticleTV To Watch: Keeping Up With the Joneses
Aracely Neeley (inset) gets to show off her social work skills on "Keeping Up with the Joneses." Tune in to Centric’s new reality television series “Keeping Up with the Joneses,” but not just to follow...
View ArticleSocialWorkersSpeak.org Fall TV Picks
A new television season is here. So SocialWorkersSpeak.org took a look at the fall lineup to see what programs social workers may tune into. They are: Photo courtesy of CBS. Mike & Molly...
View ArticleTV to Watch: Grey’s Anatomy’s “Not Responsible”
Dr. Phil Stark (actor Peter MacNicol) urges staff to call social workers to investigate the child of a woman with Alzheimber's. Photo courtesy of Hulu.com. In the Feb. 24 episode of ABC’s Grey’s...
View ArticleTV to Watch: “Ugly Americans” Airing New Episodes
“Ugly Americans,” Comedy Central’s irreverent animated half-hour series about a social worker in a crazy, alternate-world New York City filled with demons, warlocks and werewolves, will air 10 new...
View ArticleMarian Hatcher talks about journey from prostitution to counselor, role in...
Marian Hatcher counsels a woman arrested for prostitution. Image courtesy of Oprah Winfrey Network. Marian Hatcher says if she can become a drug addict and prostitute, anyone can. Hatcher, 49, had a...
View ArticleLatest “South Park” Episode Raises Concern about Social Work Title
Case worker Mr. Adams on South Park. Screen capture courtesy of South Park Studios. The latest episode of the irreverent adult cartoon “South Park” has raised concerns about the use of the social work...
View ArticleTroubled past will inspire Social Worker Character on “Touch”
Promotional poster Clea Hopkins, the social worker who is one of the main characters on the upcoming Fox series “Touch,” has a troubled background that will come to light in earlier episodes,...
View ArticleA Social Work Month Greeting from Actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Photo of courtesy of Fox Broadcasting Company. British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw portrays social worker Clea Hopkins on “Touch,” a Fox series that premieres at 9 p.m. Eastern on March 22. In “Touch”...
View Article“Alive Inside” Social Worker Appears on “The Doctors” TV Show
Social worker Dan Cohen and recreation therapist Yvonne Russell appeared on The Doctors. New York social worker Dan Cohen is featured in the upcoming documentary “Alive Inside.” That film follows a...
View ArticleGugu Mbatha-Raw will not return as social worker on “Touch”
British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw will not play social worker Clea Hopkins during the second second of the hit Fox TV series “Touch,” which premieres Feb. 1, 2013. “At this time, Clea Hopkins is not...
View ArticleSocialWorkersSpeak.org mentioned in Huffington Post article on “Touch”
Gugu Mbatha-Raw portrayed social worker Clea Hopkins on Touch. Photo courtesy of Indiewire. SocialWorkersSpeak.org was quoted in this Huffington Post article about cast changes in Fox’s hit TV series...
View ArticleTV To Watch: OWN’s “Our America” features remorseful gay therapy leader
Alan Chambers of Exodus. Photo courtesy of Oprah Winfrey Network. Exodus International, a ministry that claimed prayer and psychotherapy could cure gay men and lesbians from being attracted to the same...
View ArticleSocial Worker is love interest on FX crime drama “Justified”
Amy Smart. Photo courtesy of IMDB.com. Actress Amy Smart is portraying a social worker named Allison and the love interest of the main character on the popular FX crime drama “Justified.” “It’s such a...
View ArticleTV to Watch: “Our America with Lisa Ling – Children of the System”
Journalist Lisa Ling waits outside a jail while Los Angeles County social worker Vasonne McDonald decides whether the baby of a recently arrested woman should be placed in foster care. Photo courtesy...
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