Social Work Podcast Interviews Dr. Allan Barsky on Updated NASW Code of...
Access Dr. Allan Barsky's article on the NASW Code of Ethics changes, Social Work Podcast episodes on this topic, and the full Code of Ethics online.
View ArticleSelf-Care A-Z: Self-Care and PIE!
January 23rd is National Pie Day. Indulge in the pie of your choice. And, let’s resolve to treat ourselves to self-care through more PIE (Person-in-Environment)!
View ArticleThe New Social Worker Spring 2018 Webinar Series
The New Social Worker, in collaboration with BSCorbett Consulting, LLC, presents a series of two webinars for Spring 2018 - on self-care and salary/benefits negotiation. Join us for these...
View ArticleThe Journey of (Marvelous) Mrs. Maisel: Social Work Reflections on Season 1
The award-winning Amazon original series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, concentrates on universal challenges social workers know well—separation from parents, individuation, marital fulfillment,...
View ArticleSoul Centered Self-Care
Elisa Kawam reflects on the soul of self-care and provides three steps toward self-care through simply being.
View ArticleSelf-Compassion as the Heart of Self-Care
Celebrating Valentine’s Day, let’s talk about what may very well be the Heart of self-care: Self-compassion. By two of the co-editors of The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other...
View ArticleAbout “The Shape of Water”: Reflections on Hope, Love, Endurance, and Direction
When the Directors Guild of America and the Producers Guild of America chose Guillermo del Toro as their top guy and “The Shape of Water” led the Oscar race with 13 nominations, it was time to see what...
View ArticleA Social Work Month "Thank You" and Celebration for the Year-Round, Every...
Are you ready to celebrate? Yes, March is Social Work Month, and The New Social Worker invites you to celebrate with us. And I want to THANK you for all you do. Follow us all month (March 2018) to see...
View ArticleMaybe - To My Social Work Colleagues
Kathryn Conley Wehrmann, NASW president, presents a list of "maybes" for social workers during Social Work Month.
View ArticleOur Clients/Our Selves IV, or Choice of Metaphor/Metaphor of Choice
Greg Gross writes the fourth entry in his Our Clients/Our Selves poetry series.
View ArticleI Come From A Long Way
I am not like other 19-year-olds. I never had much of a childhood. Back in Africa, I didn't go to school. There are possibilities here. In social work school. At Chadron State College.
View ArticleOpen Letter to Social Work Professors Who Love Social Work Month
Jonathan Singer, host of the Social Work Podcast, writes an email from a social work student to a professor on the subject of Social Work Month. Special bonus: hear an audio version of the letter, read...
View ArticleGlobal Issues, Local Solutions - What Can One Social Worker Do?
Racism, religious bigotry, transphobia, and other forms of discrimination are pervasive at national and international levels. Rather than being paralyzed, I have decided to take the credo, “Think...
View ArticleCelebrate March - Social Work Month - by Leading, Advocating, and Championing...
The 2018 theme for Social Work Month (in March) is: Leaders. Advocates. Champions. How can social work lead, advocate, and champion self-care?
View ArticleThe New Social Worker Reverse Poetry Contest Winners Announced!
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Reverse Poetry Contest, hosted by The New Social Worker® magazine, in collaboration with Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work.
View ArticleSecond Chance
"Second Chance" by Mackaulley Parada is the 1st place winner in The New Social Worker's 2018 Reverse Poetry Contest, student category.
View ArticleA Transformation of Identity
"A Transformation of Identity" by Michaela Cook won 2nd place in The New Social Worker's 2018 Reverse Poetry Contest, student category.
View ArticleIt's Your Choice To Hate
"It's Your Choice To Hate" by Jasmine Nelson is 3rd place winner in The New Social Worker's 2018 Reverse Poetry Contest, student category.
View ArticlePerspectives
"Perspectives," by Rich H. Kenney, Jr., is the 1st place winner in The New Social Worker's 2018 Reverse Poetry Contest, practitioner category.
View ArticleDreamers
"Dreamers," by Daniel Magos, is the 2nd place winner in the practitioner category in The New Social Worker's 2018 Reverse Poetry Contest.
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