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TV Question: Did “Biggest Loser” Contestant Give Social Work Positive Plug?
Before and after photo of Shay Sorrells photo courtesy of dietsinreview.com. California social worker Shauntina “Shay” Sorrells was eliminated from “The Biggest Loser” (NBC on Tuesdays), which aired...
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Who Should Win a Golden Globe?
Photo courtesy of Screenrant.com Several movies and television programs featured on SocialWorkersSpeak.org are up for Golden Globe Awards. They include the film “Precious,” about an overweight, abused...
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Former “Biggest Loser” Contestant In New Challenge
Photo of Shay Sorrells courtesy of Lane Bryant. Subway will pay California social worker Shay Sorrells $1,000 a pound to continue shedding weight during the 9th season of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,”...
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Exclusive: “Love Bites” Creator Says Show Will Not Have Social Worker as Main...
Cindy Chupack. Photo courtesy of the Humanitas Prize. News reports said “Love Bites,” a proposed dramedy on NBC, would feature a social worker named Annie as the main character. However “Love Bites”...
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SocialWorkersSpeak.org Fall TV Picks
A new television season is here. So SocialWorkersSpeak.org took a look at the fall lineup to see what programs social workers may tune into. They are: Photo courtesy of CBS. Mike & Molly...
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What’s Wrong with Weight Reality Shows?
America is obsessed with watching its weight, and not just on the bathroom scale. There has been a rash of reality television shows dealing with weight and dieting in recent years, including “The...
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The SocialWorkersSpeak.org Winter TV Guide
Television networks are rolling out a slew of new winter programming, some replacing cancelled fall shows. Which new shows might attract social worker fans? Here are SocialWorkersSpeak.org’s picks:...
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NASW’s Tracy Whitaker Takes Part in Online Chat with Newscaster Jane Pauley
Jane Pauley Tracy Whitaker, DSW, ACSW, director of the National Association of Social Workers’ Center for Workforce Studies, took part in an interactive online chat with veteran newscaster Jane Pauley...
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“Law and Order” Actress Says Social Workers Unsung Heroes
Tamara Tunie stars as medical examiner Melinda Warner on "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit." Photo courtesy of NBC. Social workers do not get the credit they deserve for protecting abused and...
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Kiefer Sutherland’s Proposed Series “Touch” to Feature Key Social Worker...
Kiefer Sutherland in a scene from "24." Fox has given the go-ahead for a pilot to be shot of “Touch,” a sci-fi drama starring actor Kiefer Sutherland and a key social worker character, according to...
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Social Worker Review: “Field of Vision”
Movie Poster Social workers who watched an advance copy of “Field of Vision” said NBC’s made-for-television movie, which aired on June 11, accurately depicts bullying and the plight of foster children...
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Play Social Worker in TV Series “Touch”
Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Photo courtesy of NBC. British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw has been cast to play a social worker in Kiefer Sutherland’s upcoming Fox television series “Touch,” according to this article in...
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What’s Up with Shay Sorrells from “The Biggest Loser”?
Shay was a special guest of NASW at the Voice Awards in Los Angeles in 2010. Photo courtesy of NASW. SocialWorkersSpeak.org planned to call social worker Shay Sorrells, who appeared on NBC’s “The...
View ArticleAnonymous Donor Saves Social Work Jobs
Cheers to NBC Channel 2 in Tulsa, Okla., for this heartwarming article about an anonymous donor who gave Tulsa Public Schools a $175,000 grant to save eight school social work jobs. The jobs were due...
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SocialWorkersSpeak.org Fall 2011 TV Viewing Guide
Women play a bigger role in new television shows rolling out for the Fall 2011 season, including “Pan Am” and “2 Broke Girls.” But are the roles better or merely warmed-over stereotypes or exploitive?...
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Sixty-year-old social worker goes to Afghanistan to help troops
Screen shot of Dan Grinstead courtesy of NBC Universal. Cheers to Channel 9 News in Denver for this television segment and news article about social worker Dan Grinstead, who deployed to Afghanistan...
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Social Worker gets $50 ticket when 2-year-old son urinates in street
Social worker Caroline Robboy’s son holds the $50 ticket. Photo courtesy of NBC. National Association of Social Workers member Caroline Robboy will fight a $50 ticket a Philadelphia policeman gave her...
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SocialWorkersSpeak.org Fall 2012 TV Viewing Guide
Social workers have a noticeable presence on television during the Fall 2012 season. Two reality programs are based on social workers who work with youth in trouble and people who are chronically...
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Social Worker TV Review: Go On offers positive lessons about grief
Go On Category: Drama/Comedy (Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on NBC) Review by Gary Bachman, MSSW, LCSW RATING (Out of five SocialWorkersSpeak.org megaphones): Synopsis: In Go On sports talk radio host Ryan...
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TV to Watch: Law and Order – Special Victims Unit Episode Institutional Fail
Whoopi Goldberg, who plays casework supervisor Janette Grayson, makes a powerful witness stand speech on the failure of society to protect children. Screen capture courtesy of Law and Order: Special...
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