Merging the Personal and Professional - Social Work Leads the Path to Change
Tina Atherall talks about merging personal and professional interests to pave the path for change through social work.
View ArticleA Look at Social Work and Technology
John Riolo presents a slide show/video on social work, technology, and ethics.
View ArticleSocial Worker Acronym
An acronym for "Social Worker" by ECU social work student Kayla Marek.
View ArticleOrange and Blue Dahlia
A photo of a dahlia by social worker Allison Fine. "Flowers are a reminder of the beauty that exists in this world."
View ArticleSocial Workers as Mandated Reporters, Part IX: What About Elder Abuse and...
Social workers are mandated reporters of suspected child maltreatment in all 50 states. The same is not true of requirements to report elder abuse or intimate partner violence.
View ArticleThe Importance of Working With Clients With Chronic Illness
As social workers, we must find a way to provide services to the 117 million plus people who are living with chronic illnesses and recognize that they each have individualized and unique needs.
View ArticleHuman Sex Trafficking: An Important Issue for Social Workers
Human sex trafficking is an important issue for social workers. This poem is written from a young girl's point of view, by DeAnn Newhouse, Shippensburg University social work student.
View ArticleThe Perfect Résumé: What You Need To Know To Have One
When writing your social work résumé, there are four important rules: (1) One size does NOT fit all! (2) There is more than one type of résumé. (3) There are certain formulas employers expect you to...
View ArticleCreating a Place of Reflection Through Art - A Mural for a Social Work Office
Social work student Denise Walter created a place of reflection by painting a mural for her social work office.
View ArticleSusan Martin and Friends Sing "Cease Fire"
The song Cease Fire was recorded on the Family of Friends CD released at the Kerrville Folk Festival in 1991. Cease Fire is a political message about the importance of preserving our environment....
View ArticleBlissfully Asleep
Blissfully Asleep, a musical composition by USC social work graduate student Nils de Mol van Otterloo.
View ArticleWhat Social Work Means to Me
To me, social work isn’t as much of a profession as it is a complete and inexplicable part of who I am.
View ArticleA Career in Social Work - Looking Back and Looking Forward
To those just starting down your life/career path, keep looking for what gives you passion and fulfills you. Remember to ask yourself the hard questions of what motivates you as a social worker.
View ArticleLosing Tim - Book Review
Book review of Losing Tim: How Our Health and Education Systems Failed My Son With Schizophrenia
View ArticleHand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America - Book Review
Book review of Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America
View ArticleSuicide in Schools - Book Review
Book review of Suicide in Schools: A Practitioner's Guide to Multi-Level Preventon, Assessment, Intervention and Postvention
View ArticleEveryday Bias - Book Review
Book review of Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives
View ArticleTeaching Parents About Their Young Digital Natives, Part 2
Technology can add function and dysfunction to the family system. The role of the social work practitioner is to identify technology’s role and use it as an advantage in the therapeutic process.
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