Publisher's Thoughts - Summer 2015
The New Social Worker publisher/editor Linda May Grobman summarizes the Summer 2015 issue.
View ArticleSocial Work Students' Charleston Strong T-Shirt Fundraiser
Social work students at University of South Carolina are selling t-shirts to raise funds for Mother Emanuel Hope Fund.
View ArticleSocial Workers in Disaster Management in Nepal
The mishap of a catastrophic earthquake has left the entire country of Nepal in deep sorrow, grief, and pain. Social workers can play a vital role in providing services to those in need.
View ArticleGet Into the Act - The Older Americans Act Turns 50
This year marks a milestone in the history of how the U.S. supports its older citizens. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Older Americans Act into law in July 1965. For 50 years, the OAA has...
View ArticleThe Pains of Mass Imprisonment - Book Review
Book review of The Pains of Mass Imprisonment.
View ArticleThe Divorce Dividend: When Children of Divorce Marry
I can typically help a couple save their marriage if they are emotionally invested enough to hate each other. Adults who grew up in divorced households enter marriage with a series of unique strengths...
View ArticleSocial Workers aka Dream Advocates
Everyone needs a dream...and those who don’t have one, or are too afraid to create one, need someone to be their Dream Advocate.
View ArticleDispelling the Myth That "Those Who Can't Do, Teach"
I am sure that the phrase, "Those who can’t do, teach," is not exclusive to the social work discipline, but from the conversations I’ve had with other students in my field, I’d say that academia is not...
View ArticleLet's Talk About Suicide: #LanguageMatters
When it comes to suicide, language matters. This article by experts Jonathan Singer and Sean Erreger explains preferred and problematic terminology, and includes an illustrative example.
View ArticleSuicide Loss Survivors Are Not Alone
What I have learned in 20 years is that suicide loss survivors are not alone. There is help. I am here. Other suicide loss survivors are willing to listen.
View ArticleTwitter for Social Workers - Beginner's Edition, with Dr. Kristie Holmes
Have you wanted to connect with other social workers on Twitter, but you aren't sure how? Watch a Google hangout on Twitter basics with Dr. Kristie Holmes and Linda Grobman.
View ArticleTechnology and the Evolution of Safe Space for Women
How does technology affect the evolution of safe spaces for women? Ellen Belluomini explores this question as she contemplates the end of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival.
View ArticleHow Do YOU Stand Out? Exploring Your Social Work Brand (#YourSWBrand)
Introducing a new online column on Your Social Work Brand (#YourSWBrand). This twice-monthly column by Kristin Battista-Frazee will explore how you can create your personal brand as a social worker for...
View ArticleSocial Workers and Survivors: Saving Lives
When I found myself in a dangerous relationship, and later fleeing from that relationship, there were many social workers instrumental in saving my life. My therapist was a licensed social worker, and...
View ArticleCRISP Launches #YSocialWork
The Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP) launched its new Student Advisory Council, also known as #YSocialWork, on September 28, 2015.
View ArticleIn Our Hands: The Struggle for U.S. Child Care Policy - Book Review
Book review of In Our Hands: The Struggle for U.S. Child Care Policy.
View ArticleCreative Supervision Across Modalities: Theory and Applications for...
Book review of Creative Supervision Across Modalities: Theory and Applications for Therapists, Counsellors and Other Helping Professions.
View Article101 Social Work Clinical Techniques - Book Review
Book review of 101 Social Work Clinical Techniques.
View ArticleCitizenship and Mental Health - Book Review
Book review of Citizenship and Mental Health.
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