| 9 November |
From MSNBC: Social workers boosting money expertise |
With the economic meltdown, social workers find they need new skills
updated 9:58 a.m. PT, Sun., Nov. 9, 2008
NEW YORK - Against the backdrop of the economic meltdown, a movement is building within the ranks of America’s social workers to make their profession more adept at helping clients overcome financial woes.
Since they emerged on the scene in the late 19th century, social workers traditionally have sought to improve the lot of the poor. But in the contemporary era of rampant foreclosures, credit card debt, and ever-evolving scams that prey on the economically vulnerable, few social work schools offer specialized financial training to their students, leaving them collectively unprepared.
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