An MSW's Life Summer 2010
As I begin my final column, it has been four days since I walked across the stage to receive my diploma after earning a master’s degree in social work. I finished classes in late April and had finals...
View ArticleThe Importance of Closure
It is no wonder that students just want to be done with their field placements; they want their lives back. But when a student is running toward graduation like someone running from a house fire,...
View ArticleRewards & Challenges in Dialysis Social Work
Nephrology (dialysis) social work is within the realm of medical social work but is very unique. The patients vary in age and degree of physical health, come from diverse backgrounds, and have a vast...
View Article10 Questions About the ASWB Exams
An interview with (former) Association of Social Work Boards Executive Director Donna DeAngelis, LICSW, ACSW, by Stephen M. Marson, Ph.D.
View Article'Til Death Do Us Part: Does a Client Ever Stop Being a Client?
By: John A. Riolo, Ph.D.
View ArticleFielding Challenges, Finding Strengths
If supervisors start setting firm, realistic expectations; if they make the placement into a true outside-the-textbook learning experience; if they critique and intervene collaboratively and balance...
View ArticleLoan Forgiveness Eases Debt Burden for New Social Workers
Practically no one pursuing higher education comes away without some accumulation of loan debt before graduating college or graduate school. The debt tends to be more burdensome for social work...
View ArticleCreating Trust and Rapport With Foreign-Born Clients
The Code of Ethics requires social workers to value the worth and dignity of all individuals. Working with foreign-born clients requires a certain level of understanding in regard to country of origin...
View ArticleSocial Work in a Public Health Tuberculosis Control Program
What does a public health TB social worker do? When a social worker hears this question, many thoughts may go through his or her head. These thoughts may include: I just set up a guy with food stamps...
View ArticleProtecting the Health & Well-Being of Our Nation's Children: An Eval of...
There is a silent epidemic that is devastating and destroying the lives of our country’s most vulnerable citizens. The epidemic is known as child abuse and neglect, and it is having some catastrophic...
View ArticleInternational Social Work in Nigeria, Africa
According to Delma Jackson, professor in the department of social work at Fayetteville State University, “The pace of global challenges suggests more is needed than classroom theory and internship...
View ArticleBeyond Belief: Receiving Validation as a Victim of Sexual Abuse
The topics of belief systems, values, and spirituality are becoming increasingly accepted by the social work profession as important domains on which social workers should be educated (Hugen &...
View ArticleBook Reviews: Fall 2010
Book reviews published in the Fall 2010 issue of The New Social Worker magazine.
View ArticleSW 2.0: It Gets Better: A YouTube Response to Anti-Gay Bullying and Suicide
By: Karen Zgoda, MSW, LCSW, ABD
View ArticleAddressing an Overt Challenge to the Code of Ethics
By: Rana Duncan-Daston, MSW, LCSW, Ed.D.
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