An Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
An Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector: A Practical Approach for the 21st Century is an introductory text on the nonprofit sector and nonprofit organizations. It provides an overview of the history,...
View ArticleTo Once and Future Research Students
Now I teach research. One evening, one of my very bright MSW students looked frustrated. I asked if there was something she didn’t understand. "No," she answered, "I just don’t see why I’ll ever need...
View ArticleDays In the Lives of Social Workers
DAYS IN THE LIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS allows you to take a firsthand, close-up look at the real-life days of 58 professional social workers as they share their stories. Join them on their journeys, and...
View ArticleI Want to Be a Social Worker, But...
We’ve heard "TONS" of reasons people aren’t following the tug on their hearts to be in social work. Okay, so you are no good at testing, you have no time, the student loans from the first time around...
View ArticleMore Days in the Lives of Social Workers
This book illustrates through first-person narratives that there are no “typical” days in social work, but that social workers take on a variety of roles. There is a a focus on macro roles, although it...
View ArticleThe Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook
The Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook, Ninth Edition is the most up-to-date and useful publication for those starting a nonprofit or for those already operating one.
View ArticleThe Social Work Graduate School Applicant's Handbook
Find out from a former social work admissions director how you can improve your graduate school application. In this book, learn about the admissions process from an insider's perspective. You will...
View ArticleBetter Together or Safer Apart? An Application of Ethics to Everyday Violence
By: John K. Mooradian, Ph.D., ACSW, LMFT
View ArticleWhat Do Faculty Liaisons Have to Offer?
Students frequently question, “Why is yet another person involved in my field practicum? Can’t I just work with the practicum director?” Students commonly react, saying, “I just want to do my...
View ArticleInternational Social Work III: Rising to the Challenge
By: Ann McLaughlin, MSW, ACSW, LICSW
View ArticleField Placement: Mirror Mirror on the Wall...Could It Be Me?
This whole experience is puzzling to you. This is not what you envisioned for your field practicum. You had not heard of anyone else having this type of situation with this field agency; in fact, you’d...
View ArticleAvoiding the Tendency to Medicalize the Grieving Process: Reconciliation...
By: Brian Garavaglia, Ph.D.
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