Goonj launches NJPC – A Million Voices - A global campaign to shun the shame...
Goonj, an India-based nonprofit, has launched the NJPC - A Million Voices campaign, bringing together a million voices shunning the taboo on menses.
View ArticleDomesticshelters.org Provides Searchable Domestic Violence Shelter Database
The new website at domesticshelters.org has launched to provide consumers the first online searchable domestic violence provider database.
View ArticleRocks in My Pockets Film Review
Rocks in My Pockets is an animated retelling of the story of depression, suicidal thoughts, and schizophrenia over several generations of the family of Latvian artist Signe Baumane. Baumane herself...
View ArticleTrans Bodies Trans Selves Book Review
Book review of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves by Laura Erickson-Schroth, Editor.
View ArticlePractical Supervision Book Review
Book review of Practical Supervision by Penny Henderson, Jim Holloway, and Anthea Millar.
View ArticleGender Inclusive Treatment of Intimate Partner Abuse Book Review
Book review of Gender Inclusive Treatment of Intimate Partner Abuse, by John Hamel.
View ArticleSocial Work Students Wear T-Shirts!
Social work students are shown in a slide show wearing t-shirts representing their social work student clubs and the social work profession.
View ArticleBurnout and Self Care: A Process in Helping
Is burnout an endpoint or a process? If it is an endpoint, are professional helpers at risk for that outcome while having limited ability to do anything about it? If it is a process, doesn’t that...
View ArticleHow Movies Can Help in Working With Kids
Why not make the cinema part of your professional development? With a clinical eye, movies can provide an excellent and easy way to connect with clients, to provide them with understandable analogies,...
View ArticleSolving the Veterans' Crisis With Technology and Advocacy
Technology in systems is only as good as the planning behind it. An example of needing a systems plan integrating technology is the current crisis in Veterans’ mental health and health care.
View ArticleComprehending the Social Work Licensing Exams: A Brief Intro
There is nothing that frustrates me more than when a good social worker can’t pass the licensure exam. I am a firm believer that every good social worker can earn his or her professional license, once...
View ArticleAchieving Racial Equity Through Social Work: Introduction to Our New Column
We represent an alliance of thousands of antiracist social workers in the Northeast United States, connected to a national effort to undo structural racism. Why this column? Why is achieving racial...
View ArticleEbola and the Ethics of Using Unproven Drugs
By the first week of August 2014, more than 2,100 people in the west African countries had contracted the Ebola virus. More than 1,100 of these people had died.People were told there was no cure, but...
View ArticleThe Social Social Worker: 10 Tools for Successful Networking
Networking isn’t about being in a secret club, and it’s not just for business professionals. It is for all professionals. Social workers are great at building relationships and trust with their...
View ArticlePublic Libraries Add Social Workers and Social Programs
Public libraries have always been democratic, serving a cross-section of the population. After all, they are public, often easily accessible, and free. As these populations have shifted, some libraries...
View ArticleThe Importance of Agency Culture and Balanced Boundaries
You land your ideal social work job and are thrilled. Then, when you begin work, you realize that your boss is severely burned out, and the staff is under heightened stress from negative leadership,...
View ArticlePublisher's Thoughts - Fall 2014
Thoughts from publisher Linda May Grobman for the Fall 2014 issue of The New Social Worker magazine.
View ArticleResources for Social Workers for World Mental Health Day 2014 - Living With...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated October 10 World Mental Health Day. The theme for 2014 is "Living With Schizophrenia." Social workers in all settings need to be aware of the...
View ArticleThe Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of Social Work: PA NASW 2014 Social...
The New Social Worker publisher/editor Linda May Grobman accepts the PA NASW 2014 Social Worker of the Year award. She speaks about "The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of Social Work."
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