Addiction
"Addiction," by April Gardner, is the 3rd place practitioner winner in The New Social Worker's 2018 Reverse Poetry Contest.
View ArticleCan Social Work Help Save Democracy?
Social workers will meet on March 21, 2018, in Washington, DC, for Social Work Day on the Hill. Social workers must do everything within our power to help save democracy if we believe democracy is...
View ArticleWhat's So Great About Social Work?
U.S. Army social worker Mark Wesseler answers the question, "What's so great about social work?"
View ArticleSocial Work: Advocacy for Our Future Generations
I aim to help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs while empowering vulnerable, oppressed, and impoverished populations. This mission resonates with me in...
View ArticleSocial Workers: What Motivates You?
What motivates and inspires you? Lakeya Cherry, CEO of the Network for Social Work Management, looks to social work colleagues and the broader society for motivation.
View ArticleDoes Social Work Matter?
Think what the world would be like without social workers. If the profession ended this decade, would it matter? I contend that it would matter, and matter greatly.
View ArticleAgency CEOs Must Lead, Advocate, and Champion Self-Care and Wellness
Jennifer Hancock writes about how her agency, Volunteers of America Mid-States, not only made a commitment to employee wellness, but invested in an agency-wide wellness initiative to support that...
View ArticleMichael - Taking the First Step in Therapy
Therapy is tough work. It is for courageous and brave people who are willing to make that special step into the unknown - to make a commitment to reveal their most intimate experiences and feelings and...
View ArticleWhat Do Social Workers Do? A Social Work Month Video Message
Nicole George is a social worker running for District 21 Metro Council in Louisville, Kentucky. This is her message for Social Work Month 2018 about what social workers do.
View ArticleThe Social Work Relationship, Self-Care, and Healthy Work Environments
Darla Spence Coffey, president and CEO of CSWE, encourages social workers to practice self-care and organizations to place more emphasis on providing a healthy working environment.
View ArticleDignity and Worth of the Person - A Core Social Work Value
Social worker Shaumane Paulk writes about the social work core value of dignity and worth of the person.
View ArticleSchool-Based Social Work: An Interview With Anne Williams-Isom, CEO of Harlem...
Mediating conflict, promoting health and wellness, facilitating social media workshops, drafting letters to parents, and leading meditation groups are just several ways in which school-based social...
View ArticleThe Gun Control Debate and Marriage Counseling: How Are They Alike?
In marriage counseling and in the gun control debate, until each side stops and really hears the other, nothing is going to move forward. They’ll just keep reiterating their points, probably with...
View ArticleProfessional Regulation and Licensure: A Foundation for Client Advocacy
Social workers bring an ethical perspective that is magnified and enhanced through licensure, and licensure in turn strengthens the core values of the profession through public protection.
View ArticleCase in Point: How Social Work Regulation Advocates for Client Protection
Had this social worker not been licensed, what accountability would this practitioner have had to the profession or to the client? If not for a regulatory board, who would advocate that unethical...
View ArticleMLK Day Conversation
Rich Kenney recalls a conversation about MLK Day among four teenagers in a van. It's the kind of conversation you might hear any day of the year if you're a social worker.
View ArticleReflections With a Forecast: Social Workers Must Take the Lead in Achieving...
NASW vice president Mit Joyner calls on all social workers to lead the change our nation seeks. Collectively, she writes, all social workers will bend forcefully and without apology the arc of justice...
View ArticleSocial Workers: Three Key “Powers” We Develop
Social workers are often called upon to “use our powers.” People may say we're super heroes. I’ll confess: these powers are honed social work skills, and we can all develop them. To the untrained eye,...
View ArticleSelf-Care A-Z: Shower Doors, Starting Somewhere, and Spring Cleaning
I invite you to accept a 30-day decluttering challenge for April. If “Spring Cleaning” isn’t your thing, just (re)start somewhere with your self-care. Maybe your shower door has a message?
View ArticleBook Review: Managing the Psychological Impact of Medical Trauma: A Guide for...
Book review of Managing the Psychological Impact of Medical Trauma: A Guide for Mental Health and Health Care Professionals.
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