5 Salary Negotiation Strategies for Social Workers
It is great to be excited, especially if this is the social work job offer you have been waiting for. But it is very important that you take time to do research before and after the offer, so you can...
View ArticleReport on Social Work Day on the Hill 2015
Tuesday, March 17, 2015, was a remarkable day, as more than 200 social workers and social work students found their way to the nation’s capital to participate in Social Work Day on the Hill events.
View ArticleUnderstanding the Basics of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a debilitating body image disorder that engrosses the minds of individuals, causing them to believe that they have imperfections in their appearances.
View ArticleYour First Supervisor - Finding Your Alice
Good supervisors can take you to incredible heights. They help you learn to fly, providing the wind beneath you, and providing a net for when you fall. A shoulder is offered at just the right times,...
View ArticleA Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Genograms are a practical tool in social work practice, both in terms of assessment and intervention. This article explores their use in social work practice and provides instructions for creating a...
View ArticleRisks of Risk Management
Some agencies and social work ethicists are strong proponents of a risk management approach to handling ethical issues. According to this approach, workers should identify the risks of various courses...
View ArticlePublisher's Thoughts Spring 2015
Publisher's thoughts from the Spring 2015 issue of The New Social Worker magazine.
View ArticleMaking the Most of Your Mental Health Story
In writing my memoir, my mother’s mental health story was just as important as the details of my father facing federal charges and the salacious details about the early days of the adult industry.
View ArticleDirty Toys
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This spoken word piece, Dirty Toys by Luis Pabon, explores the oftentimes blighted development of childhood sufferers of...
View ArticleThe Excitement of Advocacy - A Student's View of Legislative Advocacy Day in PA
Watch a PA-NASW advocacy day video. "I would encourage any social worker with interest in policy to get involved in advocacy, even in the form of writing a letter to your legislator. I think you may be...
View ArticleSocial Workers as Mandated Reporters, Part X: Protecting Vulnerable Adults -...
Social workers are mandated reporters of suspected child maltreatment in all 50 states. Some states require social workers to make reports of suspected maltreatment of vulnerable adults, too. However,...
View ArticleIt's Okay To Cry
As a social worker, I have had many moments when the best support I could provide my clients was just being present through empathy. And at times, the most meaningful words that one can say are, "It's...
View Article#MacroSW Twitter Chat Transcript - Career Building for Social Workers - May...
#MacroSW is the hashtag for a Twitter chat on Thursday nights at 9 p.m. Eastern focusing on subjects relevant to social workers, especially those interested in macro level practice. Read the transcript...
View ArticleNASW, CSWE Award 10 Universities With New Social Work HEALS Scholarships
The Council on Social Work Education, National Association of Social Workers, & National Association of Social Workers Foundation have awarded scholarships under the Social Work HEALS: Social Work...
View ArticleThe Pornographer's Daughter - Editor's Book Review
The New Social Worker publisher/editor Linda Grobman reviews "The Pornographer's Daughter," a memoir by social worker Kristin Battista-Frazee. When she was a young girl in the 1970s, her father became...
View Article#NewSWBook Twitter Chat With Kristin Battista-Frazee, Author of "The...
The New Social Worker Book Club held its first Twitter chat on 5/20/15. Publisher/editor Linda Grobman interviewed author Kristin Battista-Frazee about her book, The Pornographer's Daughter.
View ArticleLifebooks Connect Past to Present for Youth in Foster Care
As National Foster Care Month comes to a close, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services announced it will provide a LifeBook for every child in care.
View ArticleTest Anxiety and the Social Work Licensing Exam
Each year, thousands of social workers find themselves with heightened irritability, sensitivity, and exhaustion. They bite their nails, they lose sleep, they worry, fret, and frown. They’re preparing...
View ArticleCaitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox Bring Attention to Transgender Rights in Schools
Some in the media have portrayed Caitlyn Jenner’s transition as something to be shocked by or gawked at, taking seriousness away from issues of transgender rights. Let's talk about Caitlyn Jenner,...
View ArticleReflection on "Weapon of War - Confessions of Rape in Congo"
“Weapon of War” exposes the atrocities of rape and war through the voices of militia men and a few female survivors. The film opens with five statements that describe the methods and motives of the...
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