The First Clinical Supervisory Experience: Implications for Clinical Supervision
By: James R. Corbin, MSW, LSW
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By: Ting-Ting Avis Lau, MA, MSW
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The importance of thinking reflectively, that is to break down and closely analyze the processes that occur in decision making, in child protection, I believe is an essential part of our role. Doing so...
View ArticleRewards and Opportunities in Developmental Disabilities: How an Accident...
By: (Rose) Rosalie J. Russo-Gleicher, DSW, LMSW, CRC
View ArticleFostering a Sense of Professional Resilience: Six Simple Strategies
An occupational hazard presents for social work professionals time and again. We are prone to take care of others, both before and more than ourselves. This article outlines strategies for self care...
View ArticlePennsylvania Takes a Stand Against Bullying
Bullying, defined by Dr. Dan Olweus, the grandfather of the movement, occurs when a student is being mistreated intentionally by one or more peers, in either overt or indirect ways. These mean...
View ArticleBook Review: Mama Loves Me From Away
Book review of Mama Loves Me From Away, by P. Brisson.Brisson, P. (illustrated by Caple, L.) (2004). Mama Loves Me From Away. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press. 32 pages, $15.95 hard cover.
View ArticleAfter The Fall (What It Was Like to Survive 9/11)
A survivor of the 9/11 attacks describes her experience and provides steps that helpers can take to ease the pain of the survivors of this and other disasters.
View ArticleElectronic Connection: Report From Toronto: HUSITA8
This past August, the eighth international conference of Human Services Information Technology Applications (HUSITA: http://www.husita.org/) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. According to the...
View ArticleConfidentiality & the Duty to Warn: Ethical and Legal Implications for the...
What are the ethical and legal imperatives of client confidentiality, and what impact do they have on the therapeutic relationship? Perhaps the relationship that exists between the mental health system...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Field Seminar
By: Liz Fisher, Ph.D., LSW, Nicole Reed, BSW, Loran Stough, BSW, & Matt Tracey, BSW
View ArticleComing Out in Field Placement: Some Considerations for LGBT Students
Students approaching their social work field placements experience a mix of emotions, expectations, and apprehensions. For lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students, the anticipation of...
View ArticleI Am a Geriatric Social Worker: A Walking, Talking, Living Resource For All...
It seems nearly inevitable that anyone who becomes a social worker will eventually end up functioning as the “resource” person for their family and friends, particularly when something happens to them...
View ArticleMaking Friends With the Impostor
As a new social worker, you might be concerned with making mistakes. Sometimes this thought even leads to the belief that maybe you chose the wrong profession or are just not ready to be a social...
View ArticleBook Review: Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression in Social Work Practice
By: Trevor Gates, LMSW, ACSW
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