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National Association of Social Workers Announces 2013 NASW Media Award Winners
Recipients include films, articles, blogs that raise awareness of positive contributions of social work
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The National Association of Social Workers today announced winners of the 2013 NASW Media Awards. The recipients include documentary filmmakers, television producers, bloggers, newspaper reporters, columnists and other media professionals who helped raise awareness about social work services and critical social issues in 2012.
“This year’s impressive list of winners shows that the public is becoming more knowledgeable about the benefits social workers bring to all parts of our society,” said NASW CEO Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH. “The issues social workers tackle from day to day got prominent play on reality television, on film, and in blogs and newspaper articles.”
Social workers and others nominated newspaper articles, newspaper columns, magazines and/or magazine stories, websites, blogs, radio segments, television news programs, fictional television programs, reality television programs, commercial films and documentaries for the awards program. More than 1,700 people visited SocialWorkersSpeak.org - an NASW website that tracks how social workers are portrayed in the media - to cast their votes for 39 nominees.
The winners are:
Documentary:
"My Marriage is Not Threatened by Gay Marriage in NC." National Association of Social Workers member Thomas “Tab” Ballis and Andy Meyers created this short film in 2012 to protest anti-gay marriage legislation in North Carolina. http://bit.ly/Iuyt2g.
Feature Film:
"The Commitment." In this short film an interracial gay couple goes through the process of adopting and Asian child and a social worker named Susan (Mary Niederkorn) helps the couple and the birth mother navigate the tricky subjects of race, sexual orientation and outlandish baby names. http://bit.ly/WJPZWy.
TV Program/News:
ESPN's "Outside the Lines" profiled aspiring social worker and track star Latipha Cross, who overcame homelessness, sexual abuse and cancer before getting help to go to college to become a social worker. http://bit.ly/11Qu5Vt.
TV Program/Reality:
"Save My Son" on TVOne features social worker and educator Dr. Steve Perry, who does interventions with youth who are heading for trouble. http://bit.ly/TBnbjM.
TV Program/Fictional:
"Touch" on Fox. In this fantasy/sci-fi series Gugu Mbatha Raw plays social worker Clea Hopkins, a child development specialist who is trying to help an autistic child with a supernatural gift. http://bit.ly/wb32a8.
Magazine and/or Magazine Article:
The New Social Worker Magazine and article "What I Wish I Had Known: Burnout and Self Care in Our Social Work Profession," by  SaraKay Smullens, MSW, LCSW, in the Fall 2012 issue of The New Social Worker Magazine. http://bit.ly/VSnbrH.
Newspaper Article:
“Emma Donnan Social Worker Speaks Kids' Language,” by Robert King of the Indianapolis Star, February 2012. Social worker Ross Boushehry has earned a reputation for helping school kids battling poor grades, drug problems and dysfunctional homes and other issues. http://indy.st/ZfCQ4H.
Column:
"Why it’s good to let boys cry" - Regular Washington Post columnist/blogger and NASW member Jennifer Kogan, MSW, LCSW, wrote about why it is important to let male children express their emotions. http://wapo.st/12wRzPp.
Best Radio Segment or Program:
"Study: Girls and Boys Who Act Like the Opposite Sex at Risk of Abuse" - Public News Service interviewed NASW Michigan Executive Director Maxine Thome about the need for these children to be protected and for more public education about gender identity. http://bit.ly/zfFfmR.
Single Topic Blog:
"Gender Blog" by Darlene Tando, LCSW. Tando's blog covers issues surrounding gender, including people who are transgender and people who are nonconforming when it comes to gender. http://darlenetandogenderblog.com.
Website:
inSocialWork Podcast Series, University at Buffalo School of Social Work: This biweekly podcast series features conversations with prominent social work professionals, interviews with cutting-edge researchers, and information on emerging trends and best practices in the field of social work. http://www.socialwork.buffalo.edu/podcast.
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The National Association of Social Workers Foundation (NASWF) is a charitable organization created to enhance the well-being of individuals, families, and communities through the advancement of social work practice.
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), in Washington, DC, is the largest membership organization of professional social workers with nearly 145,000 members. It promotes, develops, and protects the practice of social work and social workers. NASW also seeks to enhance the well-being of individuals, families, and communities through its advocacy.
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