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With the communications land-scape ever-changing and grow-ing broader day by day, the

Maryland Chapter is bringing to members a new electronic “newsletter” to help keep you even more in touch with the issues of the so-cial work profession today. Slated to begin this January 2010, the new e-newsletter will augment the Chapter newspaper in a format that will allow for the more immediate re-lay of information regarding chapter events, programs and more. This electronic vehicle will be sent to members via our Affiniscape electronic distribution system, hence, it is critical that your e-mail address is fully up to date. Please contact the Chapter office if your e-mail address has changed.

The Maryland Chapter is also seeking to make the most of your membership dues in this ever uncertain economy. Accordingly, The Maryland Social Worker will now print four times per year instead of our typical six issues per year. The newspaper will now be

published as the Winter Edition ( January), the Spring Edition (March), the Summer Edition ( July) and the Fall Edition (Sep-tember). The Chapter will continue to provide you with quality information and the cutting edge features that have been a staple of this publication for many years. As always, the Maryland Chapter encourag-es members to contribute stories and share

your insights with us about issues affecting the profession. Our publication deadlines remain the 15th of the month prior to pub-lication. Your contributions are important to us! If you have a story you would like to share, please contact Peggy Powell, Director of Public Relations and Marketing, at 410-788-1066, ext. 13, or via e-mail at [email protected]. Let us hear from you!

The Maryland Chapter Board of Directors held its Annual Lead-ership Retreat during October,

gathering for this annual event to look to the past and plan for the future of the Maryland Chapter. The Board also wel-comed new board members during the event. Officers for the coming two years include: Board President Suzan Swanton, who will complete her term in 2010; Ty-ler Betz, the new President-Elect, who will serve one year in this position, as-cending to President in 2010; Vice Pres-ident Claire Gilbert who will complete her term in 2010; newly-elected Treasur-er, Veronica Cruz, who will serve in that position from 2009-2011; and current Secretary Rachael Faulkner, who serves until 2010. Other board members are list-ed in the roster on page 2.

During the Retreat, Board members en-gaged in team-building activities, reviewed the accomplishments of the 2009 fiscal year and developed annual plans and goals for the 2010 fiscal year. There are currently open-ings on the Board for a Suburban Maryland representative and a Western Maryland rep-resentative. Please call the office if you have a nomination for the board.

right: New Branch representatives Gail Spessert (Branch B) and Chris-

tine Garland (Branch C) engage in discussion.

Above: Newly-elected trea-surer Veronica Cruz is shown with Board Secretary rachael

Faulkner

Federal employees can support NASW Foundation,CFC #12538, in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC).This pre-tax deduction is a great way to support charitableand educational social work projects.

Look for NASW Foundation underthe “Women, Children & FamilyService Charities” section. Learnmore at NASWFoundation.org.

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The Maryland Social Worker NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2009

In recent months, there has been dis-cussion at the Chapter office concern-ing those individuals trained as social

workers who currently work in adminis-trative and policy-making capacities: the “macro” social workers. As an artifact of Maryland’s Health-General Article gov-erning the social work profession and its scope of practice, these trained social work-ers cannot call themselves social workers unless they are licensed.

As you know, only those licensed by the state of Maryland can professionally call themselves “social workers,” and licens-

ing requirements and testing are distinctly geared toward direct service practice. As for me, I question how I could have ef-fectively performed direct service without these individuals who infuse social policy and administrative practice and priorities with social work values. Where would our profession be without them?

I have known MSWs who leave positions as legislative aides and as administrators to pursue positions that would allow them to have the requisite experience and gain the requisite knowledge to take the licensing test and legally become “social workers.” They left jobs they preferred and to which they brought all the values of the profession in order to be able to call themselves “so-cial workers.” How does this benefit the individuals we serve or our profession?

We need individuals who embrace the ethical principles of the social work profes-sion informing the work of legislative bod-ies and the business practices of social ser-vice organizations. Is it time to revisit the Health-General Article and consider a li-censure for those who are experts in policy development and implementation and ex-

perts in administrative and business prac-tices?

The plight of the licensed macro social worker and the individuals with MSWs who are not licensed, with regard to con-tinuing education opportunities, has been of concern to the Chapter, and in particu-lar to the Executive Director, over the last year. It is recognized that most continu-ing education offered focuses on clinical knowledge and skill development. Be-cause of this, the Chapter’s Executive Di-rector has been working hard to develop a continuing education program for macro social workers. In particular, she has been in discussion with the Maryland Associa-tion of Non-Profits, an organization that is recognized as providing quality pro-gramming in organizational leadership and management, to form a training partner-ship with the Maryland Chapter in order to offer relevant workshops for those prac-ticing in non-direct service arenas. Please watch for these opportunities and let indi-viduals you know practicing macro social work know about them.

How is your agency dealing with the state budget cuts which are being meted out again and again?

What has happened to services? How many furlough days must you take? Do you still have a job? Are you now doing the job of two or three people due to lay-offs or hiring freezes? What do you hear from your clients? Are they receiving the services they need to survive?

Last week, I completed a year-long Ad-vocacy Leaders Program offered through the Maryland Association of Non-profit Orga-nizations (MANO). I recommend the pro-gram to anyone interested in learning more about the policy arena in Maryland. One must apply and be selected to participate. The description of the program says: The Advocacy Leaders Program strengthens the knowl-edge and skills of non-profit public policy advocates while fostering the development and growth of an actively networked community of non-profit advo-cacy leaders. ALP first and foremost enables ac-tive and interested non-profit advocates to gain new skills and build professional networks. The pro-

gram includes a four-day opening retreat, monthly seminars and a four-day closing retreat, in which participants come together to increase their knowl-edge and understanding of government policymak-ing while expanding their capacity, competence and confidence in advocating for their causes. Graduates of the Advocacy Leaders Program are engaged in a wide range of non-profit policy issues at virtually every level and from almost every sub-sector within the statewide non-profit community.

Though I personally was fairly experi-enced with legislative advocacy, I learned a great deal about the state budget process and state agencies which fall within the ex-ecutive branch of government. This was a very important year to be involved in learn-ing about the state budget process. With the recession and the state’s mandate for a bal-anced budget, the economic picture changed with each monthly meeting of our group. It is my belief — and that of Neil Bergs-man with the Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute — that the state budget has been cut to the bone and can ill afford more cuts. I am sure that those of you who work for state agencies or are dependent on state grants and contracts will agree. In times like these, those who suffer most are those on the fringes who were already hanging on by their toenails before the recession. It is so easy to slip right over into the abyss! Next week the governor will need to announce at least $200 million in cuts for this fiscal year! And for FY 2011, he and the legisla-ture will need to bring in a budget which is $2 BILLION less than where we are cur-rently. This is very disheartening news and each of us can imagine what this will mean

for us, for our agencies and for our clients! What can you do about this situation?

One action I would like to encourage for all social workers is that you pay attention to what is happening. Write down the stories of how this is affecting your clients or ask them to write the stories themselves. Sub-mit them to your local newspaper’s editorial page and please also submit them here, to the NASW office. We need to start to doc-ument the human cost of these budget cuts.

Secondly, we need to consider the alter-natives. Since a balanced budget is required, the only alternative to further cuts is find-ing new sources of revenue. This translates into taxes. With my newfound knowledge of budgets and taxes, I have joined the grow-ing ranks of those who are calling for a tax on services, not just computer services, but almost all services which people purchase. Of course, some services such as medical care and housing would be exempt, just as grocer-ies are exempt from state sales tax. There are other taxes which could be implemented: a millionaire’s tax and a long overdue increase of the tax on alcoholic beverages. However, a tax on services is the only new source of tax revenue which could begin to plug the enormous hole which we have in our state budget. I encourage all of you to think long and hard about this issue. 2010 is an election year. The members of the legislature are not going to risk their seats and raise taxes with-out a public outcry supporting such a move. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and stories so that I can best represent social work in the months ahead.

NASW-MD Board of Directors

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DAPhNE MCClEllAN, Ph.D.Executive Director

JOhN COStADirector of Membership and Finance

PEGGy POWEllDirector of Public Relations

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GAIl PEtErSAdministrative Secretary

President’s Report

By Suzan Swanton

Executive Director’s Report

By Daphne McClellan, Ph.D., MSW

The FTC has announced that it is again delaying enforcement of the Identity Theft “Red Flags” Rule until June

1, 2010. One of the controversial aspects of the Rule was its applicability to health care professionals, particularly small or solo prac-titioners. The Rule has been delayed previ-ously on two separate occasions.

As the regulatory situation has grown more difficult, a number of health and other pro-

fessionals have approached Congress seeking a legislative solution. Congress has responded with quick movement on a bill, HR. 3763, which would exclude licensed health prac-tices with fewer than 20 people in a practice from reporting under the Fair Credit Re-porting Act and from the Red Flags Rule. The bill was introduced in the House and passed the floor a brief three weeks after in-troduction. It is now pending before the Sen-

ate where momentum could slow down in response to the FTC’s action postponing im-plementation of the regulation.

NASW provided information about the identity theft regulations in the June 2009 LDF Legal Issue of the Month article avail-able at https://www.socialworkers.org/ldf/legal_issue/2009/200906.asp. For more in-formation go to www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/10/redflags.shtm and http://thomas.loc.gov/

Important National Note from the Legal Defense Fund (LDF)FTC Red Flags Rule Enforcement Delayed

NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2009 The Maryland Social Worker

The Social Work Program at Mc-Daniel College, which has been in existence since 1973, has under-

gone some recent changes that leave it in a strong position to continue its mission: to prepare students for entry-level, cultural-ly-sensitive, generalist social work practice with individuals, families, small groups, organizations, and communities.

Last year, Dr. Dan Rees, who had taught at McDaniel College for 33 years, retired as Professor of Social Work, Department Chair, and Director of Field Education. Along with Dr. Mary Ellen Ewell, who founded the social work program, Dr. Rees played a major role in its development and continued success over the years.

Replacing him as field director and de-partment chair is Dr. Catherine Orzolek-Kronner, who holds graduate degrees from the University of Maryland (MSW), Johns Hopkins University (MAS), and Smith College (Ph.D.). She has taught at McDan-iel since 1999, but her ties to the college ex-tend back to her undergraduate days – she received her BSW from the college, then known as Western Maryland College. Her practice and research interests are in the area of disabilities, death and dying, and pscyho-dynamically-informed clinical practice.

Joining her in the Social Work Depart-ment this past year have been Associate Pro-fessor Jim Kunz, who also serves as the pro-gram director, and Michelle Young, who is a Lecturer. Like Dr. Orzolek-Kronner, Dr. Kunz and Ms. Young have local roots: both received their MSW from the University of Maryland, where Dr. Kunz also taught af-

ter receiving his Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Michigan. “I have been a long-time admirer of the excellent liberal arts education students receive at McDaniel College, and have worked in the past with several of its strong social work graduates,” noted Dr. Kunz, who teaches in the areas of policy, macro practice, and research. “I am delighted to be part of the continuing growth of the department.”

Ms. Young is also a graduate of the so-cial work program at McDaniel/Western Maryland College. Her practice experi-ence in maternal-child health, eating dis-orders, and child abuse and neglect help inform her teaching in the practice and re-search courses she teaches. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to come back to “The Hill” and specifically to the Social Work Department as it was the learning opportunities I had here that fostered my academic and clinical success in the field,” Ms. Young says.

The past year has been a busy one for the three of them, as they have revamped the cur-riculum considerably, largely in response to new accreditation standards from the Coun-cil on Social Work Education (CSWE).

The new standards focus on the “practice behaviors” that graduating social work majors should master. To ensure that these compe-tencies are met, a new social work practice course (“Practice with Groups and Fami-lies”) was added to the curriculum and a sec-ond practice course was refocused on practice with organizations and communities.

“These new courses, plus two new elec-tives – a practice course on diversity and multiculturalism and a research course on quantitative data analysis – not only strengthen the practice competency of our graduates, but also makes them well-pre-pared for graduate study in social work,” Dr. Orzolek-Kronner noted.

Finally, a new social work student orga-nization was formed last year – the Social Work Action Team (SWAT)– to increase awareness and understanding among Mc-Daniel students about the issues of social work, social problems, and social justice. The SWAT has already begun to make a big difference. This fall, they recruited a McDaniel Faculty Team to participate in “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” a fundraiser in support of the Rape Crisis Intervention Services of Carroll County, and helped to raise over $1,400, the largest single contri-bution for the event.

Meanwhile, a second student group, the Phi Alpha Honor Society sponsored an in-formal, student-led panel for juniors antic-ipating their field placements designed to allow them to ask questions of the students currently placed in field. The group also participated in the Carroll County Fam-ily and Children’s Services’ Adopt-a-Fam-ily Program, and planned a Take Back the Night rally during Sexual Assault Aware-ness Month last April.

Both groups plan to continue working on projects like these, on their own and collaboratively, in the year ahead.

Another Successful year for the Fall Clinical Conference

Despite a lagging economy, over 250 participants managed to make it to the Fourth Annual Fall Clinical Conference held September 24 and 25 at the Maritime Institute.

The two-day program offered a wide ar-ray of workshops running the gamut from Supervision to Working with Return-ing Soldiers and Their Families, Report-ing Abuse and Neglect to Intimate Partner Abuse, Palliative Medicine and Hospice to Multiple Theories and Direct Practice, Teen Depression to Treatment Interven-tions for Chronic Pain Clients and more. The conference also hosted two outstand-ing keynote speakers: Dr. Sophia Dzi-egielewski, who gave an engaging Thurs-day morning presentation on “Effective Communication: Making a Difference and Having People Notice,” and Linda Sanford, who provided the Friday morning keynote presentation with a focus on “Strong in the Broken Places: Resilient Survivors.” A host of businesses in the region also joined the program as vendors. This year, as well, the University of Maryland-Baltimore’s School of Social Work Alumni Associa-tion was joined by the social work gradu-ate programs of Morgan State University and Salisbury University in sponsoring our participant give-aways.

Planning is already underway for the 2010 Fall Clinical Conference! If you have suggestions for next year’s conference, please contact the Maryland Chapter office at 410-788-1066.

Social Workers in Schools Certification Program launches in January

To assist school social workers who seek to be certified by the state of Maryland, the Maryland Chapter’s Social Workers in Schools Committee (SWIS) in January will launch its first-ever, semester-long course to meet the necessary certification require-ments. The evening course, “Introduc-tion to Special Education for School Social Workers,” commences January 10, 2010 and runs through to May 17, 2010. It was created in conjunction with the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Consultation Services Department; class registration was limited to 25 persons. The program will include both face-to-face and on-line instruction. The course is important because “certified social workers must show evidence of hav-ing taken a 3 credit course specifically on “Introduction to Special Education” at least 90 days prior to the expiration of his or her active certificate or risk non-renewal of the certification as a school social worker, unless waived by a special allowance,” according to state regulation. The course has been ap-proved by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). Upon completion of the course, participants will be given a certificate from Kennedy Krieger for pre-sentation to their local certification body. Participants will additionally receive a cer-tificate from the Maryland Chapter cover-ing 24 hours of Category I credits as well as a certificate covering 21 hours of Catego-ry II credits; these hours will include three hours of ethics credits that are required for licensure renewal by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners (BSWE).

This course will be offered again in the Summer and Fall of 2010.

Spotlight on Education

McDaniel College Department of Social Work

By Daphne Mcclellan, executive Director

As I mentioned in an earlier edi-tion of The Maryland Social Worker, I have been representing NASW-

Maryland on a working-group estab-lished by the legislature to address issues of reciprocity in licensure. This group was formed particularly to address the issue of seasoned social workers, licensed in other states, who move to Maryland and have trouble becoming licensed here due to the way our licensing requirements are writ-ten. By and large, our working group is pleased with the current requirements of the Maryland licensing law as it pertains to new social workers. However, we rec-ognize that the provisions of the law make it very difficult for some agencies who are seeking senior level clinicians to recruit from out of state. We have had several

meetings thus far; one focused on reci-procity, another on the examination and the next will focus on supervisory issues. The plan is to come to consensus and re-port out prior to the legislative session in January so that a bill can be introduced in this session of the General Assembly. I am hopeful that an additional outcome of this work may be the beginning of a reciproc-ity process which will involve many more states throughout the country.

The work-group meeting is usually held just prior to the monthly meeting of the Board of Social Work Examiners. I have been attending those meetings as well in order to follow up on the pro-posed Continuing Education regulations. Due to attention we focused on this issue earlier this year, the Board heard from a large number of social workers regarding their concerns with the proposed regu-

lations. As a result, the majority of the proposed changes have been withdrawn. The board has decided to continue with the Category I and Category II designa-tions and with requiring 20 hours of face-to-face training in Category I. Ethics will continue to be a Category I requirement. For those of you who are disappointed, I would like to remind you that this result keeps us much more competitive with clinical psychologists and licensed profes-sional counselors and I personally believe that it protects our license. Some changes will be proposed and I think that they are very useful. They include an opportu-nity to acquire Category I hours in one hour increments instead of three-hour increments (opening up opportunities for lunch- time programs), an expansion of on-line training under Category II from a maximum of ten hours to 20 hours, and a reduction in continuing education hours required for people who are licensed at the LSWA level.

Licensing News


The History ColumnBy Harris Chaiklin

■ hOME OFFICE from page 4

Johns Hopkins University played an im-portant, intermittent and sometimes reluctant role in social work’s history.

Much of this influence stems from Daniel Coit Gilman, the first president who held the office from 1875-1901. His core inter-est was in quality instruction and research. In addition to gathering a remarkable set of professors and students, he created the first graduate program in the United States that was modeled on the German tradition. This set the standard for quality education. He helped found the Johns Hopkins Hos-pital in 1889 and the Medical School in 1893.

Interest in applied problems is not usual-ly associated with Hopkins’ academic pro-grams but it was definitely an interest of Gilman’s. In 1881, he became one of the founders and the first president of the Bal-timore Charity Organization Society. His aim was to replace the uncoordinated alms-giving that had characterized charity up to that point. He wanted a more scientific ap-proach with decisions based on good data.

One way Gilman’s interest was manifest-ed was in the division of History, Political Economy, and Political Science. They con-centrated on the application of social sci-ence methods to social problems (Hoffman 2002). Between 1884 and 1896, Herbert Baxter Adams, James Bryce, Richard Ely, Albert Shaw, and Woodrow Wilson devel-oped a program in local government pub-lic administration. While the mechanics of state and local government are not a so-cial work specialty, the social commitment of these professors led them and their stu-dents into many activities familiar to social workers.

Adams was a noted historian and head of the department of History and Politi-cal Science. The program he created saw “… reforming and empowering city gov-ernment as a restoration of historical or-der, rather than a radical departure from tradition (Hoffman 2002, p. 13).” This made the endeavor legitimate in the pub-lic’s eyes.

Bryce was an English Lord, a part-time lecturer, who wrote definitive works on the ethos that fueled local government in America. He saw American cities as fail-ing because of incompetent government boards, state and national politics intrud-ing on local governing and control by state legislatures. To him the faults of nation-al and state government were “… insig-nificant compared with the extravagance, corruption and mismanagement which marks the administration of most great cit-ies (Hoffman 2002, p. 14).” He brought a sense of urgency to his work and had the ability to inspire others. This created some

of the steam that made the program go. Shaw was a journalist who studied Eu-

ropean municipal governments and was a part-time lecturer. He had a comprehen-sive knowledge of local government. He saw efficient and honest European local government as outpacing that in the Unit-ed States. While not an ideological believ-er in public ownership of municipal utili-ties, he strongly favored this. He wanted professional public administrators and local control of government. His writings con-tain numerous examples where this mod-el was successfully used in Europe. He did not stay in the University very long and went on to a distinguished career as an edi-tor. His writing on municipal government continued to influence the university and the nation.

Before Woodrow Wilson became the twenty-eighth president he was a part-time lecturer in the department and an expert in public administration and the U.S. consti-tution. He was a scholar and his publica-tions helped establish public administration as a legitimate course of study. He distin-guished between politics and administra-tion and between constitutional require-ments in government and administrative options. On this basis, he saw a need for na-tional lawmaking with local governments passing their own ordinances. Local gov-ernment should be unified in a council and the state should have one system of admin-istrative accountability. His aim was to get states out of local government because to him the constitutional principle of checks and balances did not apply to local govern-ment. When Adams asked him to plan for a school of public administration, he wanted to call it a school of public law. The matter of the state dictating to local government continues to be an issue today.

Ely was a pioneering labor and land economist who believed in The Social Gospel. Followers of this non-denomina-tional Christian movement believed that too much attention had been paid to the first Christian commandment, “Thou shall love the Lord thy God.” They looked more on the second commandment, “Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself.” Their gospel was that there would be no second coming

until man had dealt with poverty and in-equality. In Ely’s time it was a powerful so-cial movement but declined in the second part of the 20th century. Their ideas in-fluenced modern civil rights organizations and progressive Christian groups.

Ely united economics and Christianity into what he called a “public-service ethic.” “The law of society is service. This is the supreme law of society from which no one can escape with impunity (Hoffman 2002, p. 15).” He wanted to increase the func-tions of city government not by economic activities, but through good housekeeping with such things as clean streets and good education. Followed to their logical con-clusion, Ely’s ideas would mean that there would be no separation of church and state. This idea too has survived so that today there is constant tension over this issue.

The Hopkins program made the study of political economy and public administra-tion respectable. Their values contributed greatly to the ethos out of which social re-form and social work emerged. In an au-tobiography which is on line, Frederic C. Howe, one of their students, said, “My life really began in the early [eighteen] nine-ties instead of the late sixties. It began at John Hopkins University. Under the influ-ence of Richard T. Ely, Woodrow Wilson, Albert Shaw, James Bryce, I came alive. I felt a sense of responsibility to the world. I wanted to change things. It was not very clear what I wanted to change or how I should go about it. It had to do with poli-tics. Also with economics. My mind found new authorities. They were intellectual rather than moral, social rather than per-sonal.”

Howe and other students in the program influenced the world and social work. Just how much can be seen in Ely’s later career. In 1892, he was the first economist hired at the University of Wisconsin. While his social gospel got him in trouble, the department grew. He brought one of his Hopkins students, John R. Commons, to Wisconsin. While Commons did not fin-ish at Hopkins when in Baltimore, he did research and worked with people. Ely had him visit savings and loan associations and help a tubercular veteran get a needed pen-

sion. This experience convinced Commons to become a minister of the gospel. Some time later, Selig Perlman joined the depart-ment. The Department became a foremost center for labor economics.

Among the students and faculty associ-ated with them were Robert M. La Fol-lette, Sr., who was an outstanding U.S. senator and the fountainhead of the Pro-gressive Party, and Robert M. La Follette, Jr. , also a senator who championed labor. In 1946, he lost the Republican primary to Joe McCarthy by 5000 votes. E. A. Ross received his Ph. D. from Hopkins in politi-cal economy. Had a stormy academic ca-reer and was forced from Stanford over ob-jecting to exploitation of immigrant labor. Later he started the sociology department at the University of Wisconsin and was a noted scholar.

The birth of the Social Security Act came from Commons’ students Edwin E. Witte and Arthur J. Altmeyer. It has been said that the initial bill was written in the department. Witte helped pass the bill in Congress and Altmeyer became chairman of the Social Security Board. Wilbur J. Cohen was a student in this department. On graduation, he went to Washington to work for Witte on the Social Security Act. After a distinguished government ca-reer, among other things being secretary of HEW, his subsequent appointment at the University of Michigan was as a professor of public administration. Cohen was not a social worker but the profession claims him for its own.

The legacy of the Hopkins’ program has indeed had an influence on social work. Perhaps it would help the profession and its educators to pick up on some of it. For ex-ample, the deinstitutionalization of men-tally ill patients was hailed by the profes-sion as an important advance in the humane treatment of people. Community mental health centers were supposed to replace the hospitals. Unfortunately, these were never funded at an appropriate level so, from the standpoint of local government, deinstitu-tionalization was a disaster because costs which had been borne by the federal gov-ernment were now shifted to local govern-ment. Mental health funds come from the federal government or through the state from federal block grants. Baltimore City puts little of its own money into mental health. The city and, to some extent the state, is responsible for local jails and ser-vices for the homeless. Jails now have a high proportion of mentally ill inmates and public and private sources are trying to house the homeless. Regardless of what these shelters are called, they are modern day poorhouses. There is no question that something had to change in mental hospi-tals but it is possible that a policy analysis from the point of view of how local gov-ernment functioned would have prevented a policy change that made little difference to patients and has burdened local govern-ments with costs they cannot afford.

Hoffman, C. M. (2002). “Paradigm lost: public administration at Johns Hopkins Univer-sity, 1884-96.” Public Administration Review 62(1): 12-23.

Johns Hopkins and Social Welfare

JOhNS hOPKINS (May 19, 1795 – December 24, 1873)

John hopkins was a wealthy entrepreneur, philanthropist, and

abolitionist of 19th century Baltimore.

hopkins is noted for his philanthropic creation of the institutions that bear his name, namely the Johns hopkins

hospital, the Johns hopkins university and its associated divisions, in particular

the schools of nursing, medicine, and public health.


Article submitted by HUD User, an on-line source of housing research information provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD’s Office of Policy De-velopment and Research (PD&R) has released an up-

date of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Database to include LIHTC-financed housing projects placed in service through 2005. This database is the only comprehensive source of information on the federal government’s largest subsidy program for the construction and rehabilitation of low-income rental housing. Al-though HUD does not administer the program, its importance as a fund-ing source for low-income housing has led PD&R to collect and regular-ly update information about LIHTC projects.

The database at http://lihtc.hu-duser.org includes the project address, number of units and low-income units, number of bedrooms, year the tax credit was allocated, year the proj-ect was placed in service, whether the project was new construction or a re-habilitation, type of tax credit pro-vided, and other sources of project financing. The information is geo-coded, enabling researchers to look at both the geographical distribution and neighborhood characteristics of LIHTC projects.

About lIhtCs

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 cre-ated the LIHTC program to stimu-late the production of rental housing targeted to lower income households. Fifty-eight state and local agen-cies have authority to issue federal tax credits for the acquisition, reha-bilitation, or construction of afford-able rental housing. The credits allow property owners to reduce federal in-come taxes and are generally taken by outside investors who contribute ini-tial development funds for a project. To qualify for credits, a housing proj-ect must have a specific proportion of its units set aside for lower income households, with unit rents limited to a maximum of 30 percent of the eli-gible income (50 or 60 percent of area median income).

The amount of tax credits provid-

ed for a project is a function of the development cost (excluding land), the proportion of affordable units set aside, and the credit rate (which var-ies based on the development method and whether other federal subsidies are used). Credits are designed to provide benefits with a present value equal to either 30 or 70 percent of a property’s qualifying basis. The 30-percent tax credit is for acquisition or for feder-ally-financed rehabilitation and new construction. The 70-percent tax credit is for non-federally financed rehabilitation or construction.

In 1989, as part of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act, Congress added provisions to the LIHTC program to encourage production of affordable housing units in hard-to-serve ar-eas. Specifically, the act permits proj-ects located in Difficult Development Areas (DDAs) or Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) to claim 30 percent more in tax credits than identical proj-ects outside of these areas. Designat-ed by HUD, DDAs are metropolitan or non-metropolitan areas in which construction, land, and utility costs are high relative to incomes; QCTs are census tracts in which at least half of the households have incomes that are less than 60 percent of the area median income or have a poverty rate of at least 25 percent.

lIhtCs at Work, 1995–2005

LIHTCs stimulate development of affordable rental housing for low-er income households in the United States.

PD&R’s LIHTC Database docu-ments 27,410 projects and 1.53 mil-lion units placed in service between

1987 and 2005. The best data cover-age available is for the period 1995 – 2005, when all 58 tax credit-allo-cating agencies provided the most complete data.

Almost 1,400 LIHTC projects con-taining 100,000 housing units entered service annually during this period.

Of these projects:The average size was 73 units; ■

Most (83 percent) were composed ■almost entirely of low-income units;

Nearly two-thirds were new con- ■struction, with the remaining third being rehabilitated existing struc-tures;

29 percent were sponsored by non- ■profit organizations;

Less than two-thirds (63 percent) ■were financed with 70-percent credits and nearly 29 percent used 30-percent credits; and

21 percent were located in DDAs ■and 29 percent in QCTs.

These projects were disproportion-ately located in metropolitan areas and non-metropolitan counties where development costs are low relative to incomes. Projects located in DDAs and QCTs were more likely to be re-habilitated projects and to have non-profit sponsors, compared with proj-ects in non-designated areas.

These statistics and others are de-rived from the report HUD Nation-al Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Database: Projects Placed in Service Through 2005, available for download at www.huduser.org/Datasets/lihtc/tables9505.pdf.

Chapter Member lori Weinstein honored by representative Chris Van hollen as an Angel in Adoption™

United States Repre s en t a -tive Chris Van

Hollen has selected Lori Weinstein as a 2009 An-gel in AdoptionTM for her outstanding advocacy of adoption issues. The Congressional Coali-tion on Adoption In-stitute (CCAI), which orchestrates the Angels in Adoption™ program, honored Ms. Weinstein, along with more than 190 Angels, at an awards ceremony in Washington, DC in September.

Ms. Weinstein is being honored for her 21 years of service to Montgomery County Child Welfare Services (MCCWS). During this time she has as-sisted more than 160 children in finding perma-nent, loving homes. Montgomery County Child Welfare Services Administrator Angela English says that she has “dedicated her professional career in Child Welfare to adoption with a great deal of enthusiasm for the work.”

The Angels in Adoption™ program is CCAI’s sig-nature public awareness campaign and provides an opportunity for all members of the U.S. Congress to honor the good work of their constituents who have enriched the lives of foster children and or-phans in the United States and abroad.

In addition to the more than 190 local angels from around the country, several national-level Angels were also recognized during the Septem-ber ceremony for their dedication and commit-ment, nationally and internationally, to child wel-fare on a grand scale. Former “National Angels” include Former First Lady Laura Bush, entertainer Patti LaBelle, actress Jane Seymour, Muhammad Ali, the late Dave Thomas of Wendy’s Restaurant fame, Steven Curtis Chapman, actor Bruce Willis, Alonzo Mourning, and Marcus Samuelsson.

The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Insti-tute is a 501(c)3 non-partisan organization dedicat-ed to raising awareness about the tens of thousands of orphans and foster children in the United States and the millions of orphans around the world in need of permanent, safe, and loving homes through adoption. CCAI’s goal is the elimination of the barriers that hinder these children from realizing their basic right to a family.

CCAI was created in 2001 by the active co-chairs of the bicameral, bipartisan Congressional Coalition on Adoption (CCA) to more effectively raise Congressional and public awareness about the issue of adoption. The Angels in Adoption™ pro-gram was established in 1999 to honor outstanding individuals. Since then, the program has developed into a year-long public awareness campaign cul-minating in the Washington, D.C.-based ceremo-ny and gala. CCAI does not receive any govern-ment funding; they rely on the generous support of foundations, corporations, and individuals to ac-complish their mission. For more information visit www.ccainstitute.org.

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lori Weinstein

What We Know About LIHTCs (The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit)

Nearly two-thirds of the affordable housing produced by lIhtCs is new construction in metropolitan areas.

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Correction

Please note: In the September/October issue of The Mary-land Social Worker, e-mails for the chairs of the Committee on Aging and the Private Practice Committee were incor-rectly listed. Below are the correct e-mails:

• Aging Committee, Deborah Silverstein: [email protected]

• Private Practice Committee, Sherryl Silberman: [email protected]


NASW-MD Sponsored Continuing Education Fall/Winter 2009-2010/Spring 2010

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SOUTHERN MD - BRANCH A Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties

We welcome your ideas or suggestions for future workshops. If you are interested in presenting a workshop, or know of a possible presenter or topics of interest, please contact John Costa at 800-867-6776, ext. 11.

WESTERN MD - BRANCH B Garrett, Allegany, Washington & Frederick Counties


SUBURBAN MD – BRANCH C Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties

#1492 Clinical Work With Children With Attachment Disorder Date: SAturDAy, December 5, 2009, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. location: The Professional and Community Education Center at Holy Cross Hospital 1500 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910 *Please note that parking costs one dollar per hour.Presenter: Lawrence B. Smith, LCSW-CSynopsis: Children with attachment disorders (AD) have been notoriously challenging to treat. Traditional psychotherapy approaches have, by and large, failed to generate meaningful or lasting change in this population. Clinical attachment work entails both a level of emotional intensity and a range of versatility in approach that typically lies beyond the parameters of more conventional forms of child and family therapy. This workshop will lay out the guiding parameters that structure clinical attachment work and set a context for reaching the AD child’s deeply buried real terror, grief, and rage. Specific interventions, to be utilized in a moment, within the overall clinical structure, will be detailed and some demonstrated. Clinical vignettes will be included as examples.learning Objectives: 1. Be able to describe the therapist qualities, and inter-subjective experience, relevant to clinical attachment work; 2. Be able to define the dual levels of clinical work and know how to shift between them; 3. List the multiple components that make up the non-verbal dimension and be able to integrate non-verbal data into treatment; and 4. Describe how to assist an AD child to begin deconstructing the dysfunctional identity that blocks emotion and prevents healing.CE: 3 Cat. ICost: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

#1493 Applying Eastern Philosophies to Western PsychotherapiesDate: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. location: The Professional and Community Education Center at Holy Cross Hospital, 1500 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910 *Please note that parking costs one dollar per hour.Presenter: Ed Geraty, LCSW-CSynopsis: Eastern spiritual and philosophical principles have been incorporated into many types of Western psychotherapies. Eastern philosophies bring the concept of inter-being where one is conscious of the connectedness of all living beings, one makes skilful decisions, practices positive mental thought states, cultivates awareness of the impact on other sentient beings and remains focused on the present moment. These “integrative psychotherapists” base their practice on the recognition of the body-mind connection, identification of mental concepts of permanency and attachment as the primary cause of mental suffering, promotion of a compassionate client-counselor relationship, recognition of an empowering client role with emphasis on client intentionality, application of a range of breathing techniques in stilling the mental states, and restoration of the client’s capacity for insight and skilful decision making.learning Objectives: 1. Explore the differences in the traditional Western and Eastern world views; 2. Learn the Eastern concepts and how they can be applied to Western therapies; and 3. Practice techniques to assist clients in stilling the mind and entering more peaceful states of consciousness. CE: 3 Cat. ICost: $40.00 for members; $60.00 for non-members

#1494 Ethical Decision Making: A Crisis Intervention ApproachDate: Sunday, March 7, 2010, 2:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.location: The Professional and Community Education Center at Holy Cross Hospital, 1500 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910 *Please note that parking costs one dollar per hour.Presenter: Veronica Cruz, LCSW-CSynopsis: When involved in a crisis, time is of the essence and often social workers are called to quickly triage a situation. The margin for error can be small or extensive depending on the situation, and environmental elements can affect ethical decision-making processes and the approach applied. This workshop will explore appropriate ethical decision-making processes in a crisis situation/intervention including but not limited to emergency room evaluations. An emphasis will be placed on best practice techniques for ethical decision-making, allowing participants to engage a variety of different intervention techniques. This is an interactive workshop where case vignettes will be presented and participants will work in a group setting. learning Objectives: Upon completion of this intermediate course, participants will be able to:1.Increase their knowledge of various ethical decision making interventions/ techniques that are both cost effective and practical; 2.Articulate the connection between appropriately applied crisis intervention techniques and successful results, outcome-based measures; 3. Will be able to identify practice techniques and relate it to one’s own clinical setting; and 4. Participants will be able to articulate essential clinical skills needed to conduct ethical decisions relating to crisis intervention. CE: 3 Cat. ICost: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

Renewal of a social worker’s license is contingent on completion and receipt by the Board of Social Work Examiners of an application attesting to completion, within the previous 2-year period, of 40 credit hours of continuing education in programs and categories approved by the Board. At least 20 of those hours must be Category I, with at least three credit hours in ethics and professional conduct.

■ NASW-MD welcomes your suggestions for future workshops and locations.

Abbreviations: CE = Continuing Education; Cat. = Category; Cost = NASW Member cost / Non-member cost. Prices include certificate for continuing education credits. CONtINuING EDuCAtION POlICIES

NASW-MD will not honor fax registrations. You may register online, by mail or by phone. Registrations are made on a first-come-first-serve basis. You can pay for your registration by check, MasterCard, VISA or American Express.

■ Registrations that are received less than 2 business days/48

hours prior to the program date will be admitted as space

allows for an additional $10 late charge. (One-week prior registration is required for programs providing lunch, with the late fee in effect of $20 for registrations less than one week in advance.)

■ PlEASE NOtE rEFuND POlICIES: NASW-MD will only refund registrations for cancellations made at least 2 business days/48 hours in advance of the workshop, minus a $10 administrative processing fee. If lunch or continental breakfast is provided, cancellations must be made at least one week in advance and there will be a $20 administrative processing fee per cancellation.

■ NASW MD is not responsible for refunds if registrants do not attend a program and do not immediately follow-up for refund information or to switch to another course; if registrants do not immediately follow-up on an absence, no refund/switch is allowed.

■ Please note that continuing education credits are granted based on participation, NOT on payment. All workshop participants arriving late will receive a reduction in credit units granted, and if attending less than 3 hours for a Category I workshop, will have the category changed to Category II.

■ If you would like e-mail confirmation of workshop registration, please include your e-mail address on the registration form.

■ INClEMENt WEAthEr POlICy: In the event of inclement weather, please call 1-800-867-6776, ext. 11, for information on cancellation. In general, if schools are 2 hours late or closed in the area where the event is to take place, the event will be rescheduled. Please notify the chapter office if a refund is preferred.

NASW-MD reserves the right to cancel workshops due to poor registration.

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If you require special accommodations to permit your attendance or participation, please provide a written request along with completed registration form and conference payment at least 30 days prior to the registration deadline for the workshop or conference. Requests received after this deadline may not be received in time to process and be fulfilled in time for the activity. Thank you.

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EASTERN SHORE – BRANCH D Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne, Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset & Worcester Counties


METRO BALTIMORE – BRANCH E Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard Counties and Baltimore City

We welcome your ideas or suggestions for future workshops. If you are interested in presenting a workshop, or know of possible presenters, please contact Peggy Powell at 410-788-1066, ext. 13.

#1450 understanding the Nature of relationship AddictionDate: Friday, November 13, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.location: NASW-MD Office, 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, Mikulski Center for Continuing EducationPresenter: Mary Raphel, Ph.D., LCSW-C, Private PractitionerSynopsis: Relationship addiction perpetuates compulsive patterns of involvement in painful, destructive ties to another. Emotional “bombing,” hanging on to past failed relationships as “rain checks,”and losing one’s ability to choose, can keep the client trapped. This workshop is intended to clarify and address the underlying factors that sabotage client success in achieving and obtaining an intimate, nurturing relationship that works. learning Objectives: 1. Identify the core beliefs and fears of the relationship addict; 2. Explore and understand the differences between addictive and healthy relationships; 3. Recognize the role that perfectionism plays in relationship addiction; and 4. Learn how to assist clients in letting go of their obsession and break the pattern of relationship addiction.CE: 3 Cat. ICosts: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

#1479 Dealing With Grief, Stress and Compassion Fatigue During the holiday Season Date: Friday, December 11, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.location: NASW-MD Office, 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, Mikulski Center for Continuing EducationPresenter: Jennifer FitzPatrick, MSW, Founder and Trainer, Jenerations Health EducationSynopsis: Holidays are tough for many of our clients. Although the season is supposed to be joyful, Thanksgiving through New Year’s can be the most challenging time of year for many people. Join us for this interactive discussion about grief, stress and compassion fatigue during the holiday season. Learn how to spot these issues with your clients and how to assist them through this time of year. There will also be a self-assessment that will assist the social worker in handling holiday stress in the office and at home.learning Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to identify the causes of grief, stress and compassion fatigue during the holiday season.2. Participants will be able to identify which clients are most susceptible to holiday stress.3. Participants will be able to list at least three strategies for serving clients coping with holiday stress.4. Participants will be able to list at least three strategies to combat holiday stress in his/her professional life.

CE: 3 Cat.1Cost: $40.00 for members; $60.00 for non-members

#1490 hypnotic healing: Contemporary Applications of Clinical hypnosisDate: Friday, December 18, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.location: NASW-MD Office, 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, Mikulski Center for Continuing EducationPresenter: Hillel Zeitlin, LCSW-C, Private Practitioner—Psychotherapy and HypnotherapySynopsis: Hypnosis is among the world’s most ancient forms of psychological healing. Yet, it resonates with the most modern understandings of how language shapes human experience. In this workshop we will explore how hypnosis works and has evolved into its current uses in psychotherapy and behavioral medicine. Participants will have an opportunity to experience a group hypnotic induction, and learn a brief history of hypnosis in clinical practice, with particular focus on the contributions of Milton H. Erickson, MD, and his followers. Emphasizing hypnosis as a paradigm of therapeutic communication and mind/ body interaction, we will explore how trance occurs naturally in human awareness, and gives rise to both functional and dysfunctional mental states, such as psychological and stress-induced physical symptoms. Clinical Hypnosis is a methodology of intentionally using trance states to facilitate therapeutic outcomes. We will introduce how it is applied in psychotherapy and behavioral medicine for anxiety and stress disorders, depression, ego strengthening, pain management, facilitating healing, habit control, and improving human performance.CE: 3 Cat.Cost: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

#1454 the Aftermath of Suicide: Supporting Families through the Grief ProcessDate: Friday, January 15, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.location: NASW-MD Office, 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, Mikulski Center for Continuing EducationPresenters: Sarah Montgomery, LCSW-C, and Susan Coale, LCSW-C, The Spiritual and Bereavement Center for the Hospice of the ChesapeakeSynopsis: Suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death in the United States and most clinicians will interface with a survivor of suicide (a family member or friend impacted by the death of a loved one by suicide) sometime in their career. These suicide survivors have unique grief issues that must be addressed to help support them through the grief process. This workshop will explore clinical issues related to grieving the loss of a loved one due to suicide. General grief theory as well as issues specifically pertaining to survivors will be discussed and case examples utilized. The topic will be approached through a holistic model, addressing psychological, emotional, social systems and spiritual issues.CE: 3 Cat. ICost: $40 for members; $60 for non-members #1476 Basic Supervision for the New SupervisorDate: Friday, January 22, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.location: NASW-MD Office, 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, Mikulski Center for Continuing EducationPresenter: Anna M. Williams, MSW, LCSW, Director of Student Life, The SEED School of MarylandSynopsis: Many of us have been accomplished workers and, as a result, have been promoted to supervisor. However, the skill set is not the same. This course will teach specific skills to help the worker transition to their new position and learn ways to effectively supervise someone who was once their peer.

NASW-Maryland Office 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, 410-788-1066

From the Baltimore Beltway I-695: Take exit 15A for Route 40 East. Prior to reaching the second traffic light, make a right turn onto Ingleside Avenue (Day’s Inn and Checkers Restaurant will be on your right). Proceed about 1 ½ blocks (passing a church and cemetery). Turn right onto Executive Drive (the Beltway West Corporate Center), then bear left (stop sign there) for the parking lot. The 5750 building faces the parking lot, next to Adoptions Together.

From Baltimore City using route 40 West (Baltimore National Pike): Take Route 40 West from Baltimore City past Johnnycake Road (Shirley’s Restaurant is on the right). Make a left at the next intersection onto Ingleside Avenue. Follow the directions double-asterisked above.

From Washington, D.C. Area: From Route 495/95 (Beltway)…Take Route 29 North to Route 70 East to Route 695 South, then follow directions asterisked above for Route 695….Or Take Route 95 North to Route 695 West toward Towson, then follow directions asterisked above for Route 695…Or Take Route 295 North to Route 695 West toward Towson, then follow directions asterisked above for Route 695.

NEW SItE: the Education and therapy Center at the Oakland Center [Business Park] COluMBIA SItE8940 Route 108/Old Annapolis RoadColumbia, Maryland 21045

From NASW-MD office: Take Route 40 West to 29 South toward Columbia. Take Exit 22 for Maryland Route 100 West (EXIT IS ON THE LEFT Toward Glen Burnie). Take Exit 1C for Centre Park Drive, go straight and then make a right onto Centre Park Drive (Says “Columbia 100” when you come off of 1C and you will pass Susquehana Bank, gas station, Giant food store). PASS THE OAKLAND RIDGE Business Center and go straight ahead to the OAKLAND CENTER. Make a right into the Oakland Center. Street sign says “8810 (an on up) Old Annapolis Road. You will pass St. John’s Baptist Church and the 8930 building; the 8940 building is next. Make a left for the Education and Therapy center parking lot. Enter the building and the classroom is straight ahead at the back of the office.

return: Go back to entrance and make a left back on to Centre Park Drive from the driveway. Make a left at the Giant. Then make a left at Columbia 100/Executive Park Drive (there is a gas station right across the street). You will pass through a long business park and by condominiums, etc. Go all the way down until you get to a stop sign and see a Chik-Filet restaurant. Make a right and then take a left for 100 West, then you will see the exit for 29 North to 40 East.

NEW SItE:the Education and therapy Center MIllErSVIllE, MD SItE-I-97 Business Park, 1110 Benfield Boulevard,, Suite H/FrontMillersville, Maryland 21108Only a few minutes outside of Annapolis

Take 695 South toward Glen Burnie. Merge on to I-97 South via Exit 4 (ON THE LEFT) toward Annapolis/Bay Bridge. Take Exit 10B for Benfield Boulevard West. Merge onto to Benfield Boulevard. Go to a four-way stop sign and move straight through to the I-97 Business Park and look to your right; the Education and Therapy Center is the first building on the right (note: after coming off on Benfield Blvd exit, it’s a very short distance to the business park).

the Professional and Community Education Center at holy Cross hospital1500 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910*Please note that parking costs one dollar per hour.

From the Northwest: Follow I-270 South; merge to I-495 toward Washington. Follow to Exit 31A, Georgia Avenue-Wheaton (Route 97); exit carefully (there is no merge area). Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto Forest Glen Road. Follow several blocks to Holy Cross Hospital on the right.From the Northeast: Follow I-95 South toward Washington; merge to I-495 toward Silver Spring. Follow to Exit 31A, Georgia Avenue-Wheaton (Route 97 North); exit carefully (there is no merge area). Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto Forest Glen Road. Follow several blocks to Holy Cross Hospital on the right.Metro: Montgomery County Ride On bus service is available from the Forest Glen Metro to Holy Cross Hospital. Take the #8 bus to Holy Cross Hospital. Holy Cross Hospital is five blocks from the Forest Glen (red Line) metro station.


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learning Objectives: 1. Participants will understand how to successfully transition from a worker to a supervisor;2. Participants will learn various skills to become an effective supervisor; and3. Participants will learn and understand different personality styles and how they affect the supervisor-supervisee relationship.CE: 3 Cat. ICosts: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

#1480 Anxiety Disorders: What Are they So Afraid Of?Date: Friday, January 29, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.location: NASW-MD Office, 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, Mikulski Center for Continuing EducationPresenter: Jennifer Fitzpatrick, MSW, Founder and Trainer, Jenerations Health EducationSynopsis: Everybody has anxiety. Anxiety is a normal human response to perceived danger. But if a person is experiencing anxiety when there is no real threat, there may be an anxiety disorder diagnosis that requires treatment. This interactive workshop will discuss the different types of anxiety disorders including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Symptoms, causes and treatment options will be covered extensively.CE: 3 Cat. ICost: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

#1481 Defusing Potential Crisis SituationsDate: Friday, February 12, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.location: NASW-MD Office, 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, Mikulski Center for Continuing EducationPresenter: Ed Geraty, LCSW-C, Healthcare for the HomelessSynopsis: Clinical social workers in agency settings are often called upon to intervene in crisis situations. This workshop will assist social workers in learning how to safely de-escalate potentially volatile client situations. In this workshop, participants will understand the stages of a crisis development, learn verbal de-escalation techniques, and learn the steps in a staff defusing process.leaning Objectives: Participants will: 1. Learn how to identify the stages of verbal crisis escalation; 2. Learn appropriate responses to deescalate each stage; 3. Develop skills to reduce potential crisis situations; and 4. Learn basic methods to safely avoid physical strikes and kicks. Note: Please wear comfortable and loose fitting clothing as participants will be involved in some physical activityCE: 3 Cat. ICost: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

#1482 relaxation, renewal and EmpowermentDate: Friday, February 26, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.location: NASW-MD Office, 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, Mikulski Center for Continuing EducationPresenters: Judith Waldman, LCSW-C, Trainer/ConsultantSynopsis: In these times, it is especially challenging for practitioners to help clients cope while they themselves are holding burnout at bay. This experiential workshop will focus on learning new ways to nurture and empower self that also can be taught to clients. Guided relaxation experiences, gentle movement processes, and creative arts modalities will be used to reduce stress, increase positive feelings, and strengthen personal and professional empowerment. These tools can be used for self-care, individual clients and for groups.Participants will learn: 1. Relaxation and Stress Management techniques, including Mindfulness, Meditation and Movement; 2. Empowerment Processes with a focus on strengths and competencies; and 3. Models for personal and professional Self-Care Action Plans.Please come dressed in comfortable clothing and be prepared to leave feeling refreshed and renewed.CE: 3 Cat. ICost: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

#1477 taking Care of yourself As you take Care of OthersDate: Friday, March 5, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.location: PlEASE NOtE NEW SItE! THE EDUCATION AND THERAPY CENTER, 8940 Route 108, COLUMBIA, MD 21045Presenter: Anna M. Williams, MSW, LCSW, Director of Student Life, The SEED School of MarylandSynopsis: Too often, we are taking care of others but neglecting ourselves. As a result, we are often rundown and tired. It is important to take care of your own needs to ensure that you as the practitioner stay healthy; participants will learn important techniques. learning Objectives: 1. Participants will learn the importance of taking care of self to take care of others; 2. Participants will learn relaxation techniques they can use for themselves or pass on to their clients; and 3. Participants will develop a plan to assist them in maintaining this process on an on-going basis.CE: 3 Cat. ICost: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

#1483 Attachment-Oriented therapyDate: Friday, March 12, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.location: NASW-MD Office, 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, Mikulski Center for Continuing EducationPresenter: Louise Fleishman, MSW, LCSW-C, Anchor Counseling & Training, LLC, Therapist/ConsultantSynopsis: Children with backgrounds of abuse and neglect often do not respond to traditional individual therapy. In fact, many parents report that their children’s behaviors actually worsen at home, while therapists report progress in sessions. This workshop will demonstrate the need for family therapy that emphasizes the importance of the parent-child relationship. Therapists will learn why the

therapist-parent alliance is critical and learn strategies to re-balance unhealthy family dynamics.CE: 3 Cat. ICost: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

#1484 Disruption: the ugly truth in Foster Care and Adoption Date: Friday, April 9, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.location: PlEASE NOtE NEW SItE! THE EDUCATION AND THERAPY CENTER, 8940 ROUTE 108, COLUMBIA, MD 21045Presenter: Louise Fleischman, LCSW-C, Therapist/Consultant, Anchor Counseling and Therapy, LLCSynopsis: Although national statistics are collected about families whose finalized adoptions from foster care dissolve, records for pre-adoptive and international disruptions are not maintained. Parents and social services workers feel tremendous shame and resentment when placements do not work out, often blaming each other and the child. This workshop will take an honest look at the warning signs of impending disruption, offer strategic interventions, and address the difficult feelings that parents and workers experience.CE: 3 Cat. ICost: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

#1485 the Secrets of the Masculine Side of healingDate: Friday, April 16, 2010, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p..m.location: NASW-MD Office, 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, Mikulski Center for Continuing EducationPresenter: Tom Golden, LCSW, Private Practitioner, Author, Vice Chair, the Maryland Commission for Men’s HealthSynopsis: The masculine side of healing is often overlooked or misunderstood. It uses “action” and “inaction” as a means to tell the story of one’s loss/trauma and is markedly different from the default and well known mode of healing which relies on “interaction.” Women use this masculine side of healing but men depend on it, as it is often their primary mode of working with their grief and trauma. This workshop will offer women a glimpse into their own usage of the masculine side of healing as well as bringing understanding about the men and boys in their lives, how they grieve, and how to best get close to them when they do. The men will learn about the path toward healing that they likely already use regularly but have never named. We will also focus on the newest research findings about men and emotions, drawing on brain and hormone research which help us understand the reasons that men are naturally drawn to use this masculine side of healing. Most importantly, we will have a good time as we learn!CE: 3 Cat. ICost: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

#1486 understanding the Nature of relationship AddictionDate: Friday, April 23, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.location: PlEASE NOtE NEW SItE! THE EDUCATION AND THERAPY CENTER, 8940 ROUTE 108, COLUMBIA, MD 21045Presenter: Mary Raphel, Ph.D., LCSW-C, Private PractitionerSynopsis: Relationship addiction perpetuates compulsive patterns of involvement in painful, destructive ties to another. Emotional “bombing,” hanging on to past, failed relationships as “rain checks, and losing one’s ability to choose, can keep the client trapped. This workshop is intended to clarify and address the underlying factors that sabotage client success in achieving and obtaining an intimate, nurturing relationship that works. Learning Objectives: 1) Identify the core beliefs and fears of the relationship addict; 2) Explore and understand the differences between addictive and healthy relationships; 3) Recognize the role that perfectionism plays in relationship addiction; and 4) Learn how to assist clients in letting go of their obsession and break the pattern of relationship addiction.CE: 3 Cat. I Costs: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

#1488 Emotional Freedom techniques (EFt): An IntroductionDate: Friday, April 30, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m.location: NASW-MD Office, 5750 Executive Drive, Suite 100, Baltimore, Mikulski Center for Continuing EducationPresenter: Daniel Holler, LCSW-C, Founder, Center for Creative Counseling, LLC, New Windsor, MarylandSynopsis: Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) uses the body’s subtle energy systems to provide rapid, lasting relief for most emotional problems seen in social work/counseling practices. EFT is an extremely effective and simple therapeutic process for treating sexual and combat traumas, fears, phobias, anxiety, anger, food cravings, and negative self-concepts. Simple phobias are usually eliminated in one or two sessions. Participants will be prepared to use this simple procedure for both personal and client enhancement.CE: 3 Cat. 1Cost: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

#1487 Social Workers As Ethical ProfessionalsDate: SAturDAy, May 22, 2010, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.location: PlEASE NOtE NEW SItE! THE EDUCATION AND THERAPY CENTER, I-97 BUSINESS PARK, 1110 BENFIELD BLVD, SUITE H/FRONT, MILLERSVILLE, MD 21108 (Annapolis area)Presenter: Mary Raphel, Ph.D., LCSW-C, Private PractitionerSynopsis: Becoming a therapist doesn’t make you perfect or superhuman. As a social worker, you have or will make some mistakes. This workshop will help you to ethically reflect on what you are doing and whose needs are primary. Through discussion, case examples and interactive



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$_____ 1450 Relationship Addiction$_____ 1454 Aftermath of Suicide$_____ 1476 Basic Supervision/New Supervisors$_____ 1477 Taking Care of Self (Columbia Site)$_____ 1479 Holiday Grief$_____ 1480 Anxiety Disorders$_____ 1481 Defusing Crisis Situations$_____ 1482 Relaxation and Renewal$_____ 1483 Attachment-Oriented Disorders$_____ 1484 Adoption Disruption (New Columbia Site)$_____ 1485 Masculine Side of Healing$_____ 1486 Relationship Addiction (New Columbia Site)$_____ 1487 Ethical Professionals (New Millersville Site)$_____ 1488 Emotional Freedom Techniques$_____ 1490 Hypnotic Healing$_____ 1492 Children/Attachment Disorders$_____ 1493 Applying Eastern Philosphy$_____ 1494 Ethical Decision Making

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exercises, we will explore the most common client behaviors as sources of therapist stress, social worker impairment, and staying alive professionally. This workshop will have the following objectives: learning Objectives: 1. Define the impaired practitioner; 2. Review various codes of ethics which address practitioner impairment; 3. Explore the stresses of being an over-responsible therapist; 4. Identify and become aware of possible causes of burn-out; 5. Recognize signs that indicate you are becoming professionally depleted; and6. Develop a method of self-assessment for danger signs leading to impairment.

Please Note: This workshop qualifies for the three-hour Cat. I ethics requirement of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for licensure renewal. CE: 3 Cat. ICost: $40 for members; $60 for non-members

Mark Your Calendars Now!

For the 2010 Social Work Month

ANNUAL CONFERENCE!

Friday, March 26, 2010aT MarTin’S WeST

BalTiMore, Maryland(Off of Security Boulevard – Woodlawn)

our TheMe ThiS year:celeBraTing naSW aT 55

“Social WorkerS lead The Way”1955-2010

PleaSe alSo Join uS For a SPecial Pre-conFerence PrograM

hoSTed By The ForenSic Social Work coMMiTTee!

To Be held onThurSday, March 25Th

Then Be Sure To Be Thereon Friday, March 26

For The Full 2010 annual conFerence!

Tentative Annual Conference Workshop Titles:Stress at Work: Interventions for Coping and Thriving

Food AddictionsEthics and Cultural Issues: In a Healthcare Setting

Empowering Patients to Live and Die at HomeLove Addiction: Intimacy Through Joy

Infertility and Pregnancy Loss: Implications and TreatmentsThe Children and Adolescents’ Mobile Psychiatric Service of Catholic Charities

Introduction to Clinical HypnosisEthics and Malpractice Issues

Tales from the Table: Why Family Meetings Can Make a DifferenceImproving Addiction Treatment: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach

Issues Regarding Macro Social Work, Advocacy, Community ActivismDBT Skills for Social Workers: Using the DBT Philosophy

to Engage and Treat Parents & Children

don’T MiSS ThiS oPPorTuniTy! Plan noW To aTTend

ThiS iMPorTanT conFerence!

Look for the detailed conference schedule and registration informationin the upcoming Winter Edition ( January 2010) and Spring Edition (March

2010) of The Maryland Social Worker.

Hope to see you there!


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HeLP WanteD:sociaL Worker in gLen burnie

Private practice in Glen Burnie seeking experienced LCSW-C’s to work as independent contractors with children, adolescents and families. Experience working with adults also helpful. Please fax resume to 410-768-6444 or email to [email protected], ATTN: Christine Rykiel, LCSW-C.

LcsW-c Social Worker/LCSW-C PT- needed to work with psychiatrist in Montgomery County to provide consults, and indiv/fam therapy to a geriatric and rehab population in LTC facilities. Maryland license required. FAX resume to: 301-681-4699.

PsYcHotHeraPist/LcsW-cExperienced psychotherapist wanted for expanding large private practice in Towson and other areas outside of Baltimore. LCSW-C with extensive experience in the outpatient treatment of adults. Some experience in treatment of children and adolescents helpful. Prefer candidate to hold active status on a variety of insurance panels. FAX resume to 410-337-7676.

LcsW-c or LcPcOutpatient Christian Counseling Practice has pt/ft openings for LCSW-C or LCPC. Various locations throughout DC Metro and Baltimore metro regions. To apply go to www.safeharbor1.com or email resume to [email protected]. Practice utilizes Christian based-Clinically sound treatment approach.

sociaL Workers – LsWa / LgsW / LcsWbaltimore, Waldorf or Dc

Career opportunities for licensed social workers at all levels. Experience in foster care, case management, children/behavioral issues is helpful. For immediate consideration, email resume to [email protected] or call 410 659-5300

for rent:toWson

Attractive, windowed offices or Suites available with waiting rooms in a quiet professional building across from Towson Town Center. Free Parking, On Site management, 24/7 access, wireless avail. Adjacent to Restaurants, Shops & Starbucks. Please contact L. Taubman at 410-821-5700or at [email protected].

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Tired of working from someone elses office? Want your own? Office with windows approx 11x12 in a suite with a shared, furnished waiting room and kitchen/work area. Serene, professional, upscale. Dorsey Hall section of Columbia near routes 29 and 108. Plenty of parking, beautiful office park. Call Risa at 443-865-0298.

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York Road near TSU. Clinical full time office available for sublet. Shared waiting area. $750 a month, electric included. Call Mary 410-825-6020

PikesviLLe/tHe executive centerPart-time sublets available now, one full time office available 1/1/10. Suite shared by mental health clinicians with shared waiting room. Well furnished offices, spring water, copy/fax machine, some file storage available. Minutes from beltway exit 20. Call Valerie 410-602-1690, Tues-Thurs, 9-5pm.

viLLage of cross keYsSublets avail. in two-office suite at Cross Keys. One avail. FT, the other evenings and weekends only. Contact Joel H. Marcus LCSW-C (410) 433-6621.

siLver sPringBright, nicely decorated part-time offices off 495. Free parking, great amenities. Low rent-friendly atmosphere. See www.sharedoffice4rent.com Call 301-588-5800

PikesviLLeNew, bright part-time offices off 695. Free parking, great amenities. Low rent-friendly atmosphere. Call 410-654-1300

MiLLersviLLe/severna ParkNew offices. Block time or hourly rental. Day, evening, weekend hours. Located off I-97, easy access from Baltimore, Annapolis, Crofton, Severna Park. Rental includes phone use with your own voice mail, furnished waiting room, kitchenette. Access to group/play room and conference room. Easy handicap accessible. Multidiscipline interaction. Call Larry Iacarino: 443-562-1462 or Peter Wilcox: 410-987-5048.

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LaW reLateD Harvey Schweitzer has over 30 years experience providing legal advice, representation and law-related training to public agencies and private organizations involved in social services to families, adults and children. He can provide guidance and training on such matters as social worker licensing, mandatory reporting, confidentiality, court testimony and subpoenas. Mr. Schweitzer's practice areas also include adoption, custody, visitation, grandparents rights, ICPC compliance, and child abuse and many other child welfare issues. 301-469-3382 * [email protected] * www.schweitzerlaw.net

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Struggling with the social work exam? Essential Credentials Tutoring can help. Contact us at (410)367-1177 or [email protected]

HoW to take a Licensing exaM- HoW to stuDY-WHat to stuDY.

Workshop, Seminar, Review Course. In Rockville, Jewell Elizabeth Golden, LCSW-C, ACSW, Board Certified Diplomate. Former Master Teacher Montgomery County Schools. For schedule, call (301) 762-9090, leaving your name, address and zip.

sPirituaLitY in cLinicaL Practice WorksHoPs

The Center for Spirituality and Social Work, National Catholic School of Social Service, The Catholic University of America, presents three 6 CE Credit workshops: November 7, Kenneth Pargament, PhD, Spirituality in Clinical Practice: Why It’s Important and How to Bring It into the Room; January 29 and 30, Sharon Salzberg and Mark Epstein, Practicing Transformation: Insights from Meditation and Psychotherapy; and April 17, Michael Sheridan and Cathleen Gray, Spirituality and Ethics. For information and registration see https://www.seattletech.com/registrations/index.php?1635-221-i-f

offering suPervision for Working WitH inDiviDuaLs, couPLes anD faMiLes

Also offering individual preparation for licensing exams and supervision hours to meet requirement for LCSW-C. Fran Forstenzer, LCSW-C (410-655-0803)

Licensing exaM PreParation services (LeaP)

Has the highest pass rates in the country. Audio courses, live classes, study guides, etc. Well known industry experts. www.licensingprep.com or toll free 1-877-677-LEAP.

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Motivated MSW seeks mentor with experience in community development & aging populations. 3-4 hours/month commitment, paid. Contact [email protected].

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Support the “Increased Student Achievement through Increased Student Support Act!”take Action!

Introduced by Senator Blanche Lin-coln, the “Increased Student Achieve-ment Through Increased Student Support Act (S. 538)” is a bill that will have a tre-mendous impact on the lives of children by creating a better trained and prepared school social work workforce to address the psychosocial and emotional issues that can impede educational performance.

Our nation currently faces a serious short-age of qualified school-employed profes-sionals, putting students with issues that interfere with learning at greater risk for school failure.

The “Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act” seeks to address this shortage. It creates a federal grant program designed to increase the number of school social workers, school counselors, and school psycholo-gists serving low-income local education-al agencies (LEAs) by creating a pipeline between institutions of higher education and low-income school districts. Institu-tions of higher education with graduate training programs in school social work, school counseling, and school psycholo-

gy that develop collaborative training and placement partnerships with LEAs will be eligible to apply for federal grant funds to hire and pay participating graduates to work in those schools. Program par-ticipants who remain employed in a low-income school setting for a minimum of five years will be eligible for loan forgive-ness. By expanding the number of school social workers in low-income, high-need schools, we can improve schools and life success for students throughout the coun-try.

S. 538 is currently assigned to the Com-mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and has 11 co-sponsors. Its com-panion bill, H.R. 1361, introduced by Representative Edolphus Towns, has 35

co-sponsors, and is assigned to the Sub-committee on Higher Education, Life-long Learning and Competitiveness. We need your help to get both of these bills passed.

Action Needed Please contact your Senator and Repre-

sentative and urge them to co-sponsor the “Increased Student Achievement through Increased Student Support Act”. Let them know that you are a social worker who is committed to improving the lives of our nation’s children and you look forward to passage of this important legislation.

Thanks for your advocacy.

NATIONAL NEWS & NOTES


do you knoW SoMeone Who goeS aBoVe and Beyond The call oF duTy?noMinaTe noW For The 2010 naSW-Maryland annual aWardS!!!!

Recognize your fellow social workers and a local citizen

It’s time again to pause to recognize and honor your fellow Maryland Chapter members, student members and a local citizen who have made outstanding con-tributions to the profession or the community. The awards will be presented at NASW-MD’s 2010 Social Work Month Annual Conference on Friday, March 26, 2010, at Martin’s West. Categories include Social Worker of the year, Social Work educator of the year, the Social Work lifetime achievement award, Social Work Field instructor of the year, MSW and BSW Social Work Students of the year, and Public citizen of the year. Please note that, with the exception of the Public Citizen Award, all nominees must be a current member in good standing with NASW-Maryland Chapter. Don’t miss this opportunity to say thanks and lift up colleagues who have done so much for the profession and their communities! deadline is Tuesday, december 1, 2009.

criteria for these awards include:

nominees for the 2010 Social Worker of the year award, lifetime achievement award, and Social Work Students (BSW & MSW) of the year awards, must have made significant and outstanding contributions to the profession of social work, displayed leadership in the profession, earned the respect of fel-low social workers/social work students and represented well the professional ethics of social work. lifetime achievement award nominees should, addition-ally, be individuals who have a significant span of achievement over his/her career that distinguishes them, and a long legacy of commitment to the profession.

nominees for the 2010 Social Work educator of the year and Social Work Field instructor of the year must educate the public about the unique qualifications and diverse professional activities of social workers and must support high standards for training in social work education. The Educator of the Year must advance the body of social work knowledge through research and publication. additionally, nominees for Social Work Field instructor of the year should be individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding adeptness at providing the professional support, mentorship and knowledge necessary to ensure field experiences which contribute to the development of able, efficient and well-versed future social work professionals, and who have made the field experience a meaningful one.

nominees for the 2010 Maryland citizen of the year cannot be members of the social work profession. Individuals nominated must have made specific outstanding contributions to the human services field and have personally represented ethics compatible with those defined in the NASW Code of Ethics.

Please use the nomination form included below to make your nomination (s) or contact Peggy Powell, NASW-MD, at 410-788-1066, ext. 13 (or [email protected]), for a nomination form or further information. We will also be placing this information and nomination form on our website shortly atwww.nasw-md.org. Please include a statement of 350 words or less telling us why you believe your nominee deserves the award and those contributions the individual has made that make him or her unique; attach additional sheets to the form, if necessary. Please also be sure to include a current resume for your nominee and contact information.

NASW-MD 2010 Annual Awards Nomination Formdeadline For aWard noMinaTionS iS TueSday, deceMBer 1, 2009

Please complete and return this form by mail or fax (410-747-0635) by Tuesday, DECEMBER 1, 2009 remember, with the exception of the Public Citizen Award nominees must be current members in good standing with NASW-Maryland Chapter.

Please print legibly or type.

nomination categories

_______ 2010 Social Worker of the Year ______ 2010 MSW Social Work Student of the Year

_____ 2010 Social Work Educator of the Year _____ 2010 BSW Social Work Student of the Year

______ 2010 Field Instructor of the Year _____ 2010 Social Work Lifetime Achievement Award

______ 2010 Social Work Lifetime Achievement ______ 2010 Public Citizen of the Year

Nominee name: _________________________________________________________________

Nominee Phone: (work) ______________________ (home) ______________________________

Nominee Current Position/School: ___________________________________________________

Nominee Business/School Address: ___________________________________________________

Nominator: ____________________________________________________________________

Nominator Work Address: __________________________________________________________

Nominator’s Signature: ____________________________________________________________

Nominator’s Phone: (work) _________________________ (home) __________________________

Please explain why you are nominating this individual (use additional pages, if necessary). Include nominee resume._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mail to: naSW-Md, 5750 executive drive, Suite100, Baltimore, Md 21228, attn.: Peggy Powell


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NOVEMBEr 2009 NOVEMBEr 2, 10 AMPRIVATE PRACTICE COMMITTEE

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