CAREgivers Film Underscores Importance of National Caregivers Day
#NationalCaregiversDay is February 17, 2017. Portraits of Professional CAREgivers: Their Passion, Their Pain is an award winning documentary film about the impact of vicarious trauma and how to promote...
View ArticleMy Self-Care Epiphany - How a Personal Crisis Woke Me Up
Put your own oxygen mask on first, I tell my clients. Self care is not selfish, I tell my clients. But I was not practicing what I was preaching, and like many other social workers, it took a personal...
View ArticleSocial Work Month 2017 - Greetings & Proclamation
The National Association of Social Workers has chosen "Social Workers Stand Up" for the 2017 Social Work Month theme. Here is a proclamation, signed and read by The New Social Worker publisher/editor,...
View Article"Getting It Right" in Social Work
A Social Work Month Message From Darla Spence Coffey, Council on Social Work Education President & CEO
View ArticleStand Tall: Honoring and Celebrating Social Work’s Uniqueness
Stand tall, social workers! Take a step back and honor yourselves this month. Keep the vision, keep the dream, and continue to be a beacon for our communities and hold all of us accountable.
View ArticleI Am Every Social Worker! - Poetry
I Am Every Social Worker - a poem by social worker Kerry Baharanyi.
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-to-Z: Celebrating March, Social Work Month
March, Social Work Month, is a time to reflect on where our profession has been, our current status, and future directions. Let’s celebrate this month by emphasizing self-care as a professional priority.
View ArticleA Life Lesson About Kindness
Remember the impact of simple kindness, and make it a priority. Let’s change the world one smile at a time!
View ArticleThe Strengths Perspective In Action
I witnessed on dozens of occasions Susan’s – and the social work team’s – ability to change the course of people’s lives by meeting the clients where they were, recognizing their strengths, and...
View ArticlePenelope: A Social Worker - Poetry
Penelope - A Social Worker - poetry by social worker Rosita Mazzi
View ArticleForty-Two Years as a Social Worker: A Calling or a Career?
Because it’s National Social Work Month, I’m wondering if it might be useful to hear from other social workers with their reflections on social work as a “calling” as opposed to a “career.”
View Article"Be the Change": School Social Workers as Change Agents To Help Students Succeed
The week of March 6-10, 2017, marks the celebration of School Social Work Week. With the theme of "Be the Change," school social workers across the country will highlight their critically important...
View ArticleBecoming a Social Work Regulator: A Unique Area of Practice
Have you thought about becoming a social work regulator as an area of social work practice or to broaden your social work avenues to volunteer? Service on a state or provincial regulatory board offers...
View ArticleAmerican Red Cross Expands Eligibility for Disaster Mental Health Program
March is Red Cross Month. Social workers are well-qualified to provide disaster mental health (DMH) services, and requirements for DMH volunteers have been broadened as of 2017.
View ArticleWhy Social Work? The Impact of an Early Experience
A hospital is not a happy atmosphere for many people, but my social worker changed my overall experience.
View ArticleWhat Happens When a Social Worker Becomes a Leader
The first time someone asked me about my leadership statement, I was in shock. I’m a social worker. I’m no leader, I don’t have a statement.
View ArticleThe Gift That Is Social Work
What is it about being a social worker that resonates with me? My conclusion is multi-faceted, as is the world of social work.
View ArticleReflection From the Front Lines of Social Work in Higher Education
As a case manager in higher education, I have the privilege and honor to reach out to our students in very difficult times, not only in their academic careers, but in their personal lives. I see...
View ArticleCompassion and Self-Care - Poetry
Compassion and Self-Care, a poem by Columbia University MSW student Shefali Samdaria.
View ArticleMy Clients Taught Me How To Be a Better Social Worker
I’ve taken classes at the BSW, MSW, and Ph.D. levels. However, my most valuable social work lessons, I learned from my clients.
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