Mark Akerlund, LMSW-ACP
Houston Coordinator
Mark received his MSW degree from the University of Houston in 1996 and his BSW from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1994. Mark has professional experience working in the fields of health care, mental health, HIV/AIDS, child welfare and administration. Mark has published articles in the field of cultural diversity as well. He began employment with Social Work prn in 1998 as the Houston Coordinator. For information about services or employment opportunities contact Mark at 713.529.6666 or email at:
mark@socialworkprn.com
Texas NASW
810 West 11th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
Phone: 512.474.1454
Fax: 512.474.1317
www.naswtx.org
Texas Licensure Board
www.dshs.state.tx.us/socialwork
Not finding your location/city and want to explore temporary or permanent social work opportunities? Please contact Barbara Tunney at 800.594.8263 or email her at barbara@socialworkprn.com. On occasion, we have available work outside of local office areas.
Social Work prn, Houston office
to exhibit at:
NASW/Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care Conference
Galveston Convention Center
Galveston, Texas
November 6-8, 2008
The affiliate staff of Social Work p.r.n. was attended the Houston Astros baseball game recently for a staff appreciation event.
Houston/Dallas coordinator, Mark Akerlund co-authored with University of Houston professor, Monit Cheung the article titled, "Teaching beyond the deficit model: Gay and Lesbian issues among African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans." The article appeared in the Journal of Social Work Education.
A Veterinary Social Work Summit was held at The University of Tennessee at Knoxville in April 2008. The Colleges of Social Work and of Veterinary Medicine have established a new Veterinary Social Work Program. Presentations at the Summit included:
The Link Between Human and Animal Violence
Animal Assisted Interventions
Grief and Bereavement
Compassion Fatigue
The Veterinary Social Work Program also presents workshops in various locations. For more information, contact The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, College of Social Work.
CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS . . .cell phone recycling program is free and a convenient
Way to turn in your used cell phones. The mission of this organization is to help our troops call home. Phones ca be in any condition or new and do not need to have batteries.
Contact www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com for more information.
Online Faculty Opportunities
If you are a professional social worker that enjoys presenting and you would like to explore the idea of converting your materials to an online format to be used in our online CEU programs, please contact Barbara Tunney, Corporate Representative, Social Work p.r.n., at 800.594.8263 or by e-mail to barbara@socialworkprn.com.
National Association of Social Workers(NASW)
Office of Ethics and Professional Review(OEPR)
Ethics Consultation
As a service to members, the OEPR provides ethics consultations for current NASW members. Ethic consultations are a resource for members who are experiencing an ethical dilemma. We do not provide advice or tell members what to do. However, we do guide them through the Code and point them to the areas of the Code that address their concerns. We provide dialogue and considerations that allow members to make ethical decisions. We may also refer members to the appropriate areas if their questions do not appear to be related to ethics but are more related to legal issues or standards of practice.
Hours & Contact Info:
(800) 638-8799
Tuesdays:
10:00am - 1:00pm (EST) ext. 231
Thursdays:
1:00pm - 4:00pm (EST) ext. 231
To join NASW, please log onto www.socialworkers.org and click on JOIN!
Staffing is a growing industry and Social Work p.r.n. pioneered social work staffing over 20 years ago. We continue to be the leader in Social Work boutique staffing services nationwide.
