Disabled Identities and Empowering Language
Using community-chosen terminology is an important means of respecting the identities and autonomy of disabled clients and other disabled individuals.
View ArticleSocial Work Leadership: Establish Your Leadership Brand as a Social Worker
Your personal brand is what people say about you when you are not in the room. It is who you are and what you do.
View Article10 Critical Components for Every Social Worker's Job Search Action Plan
Preparing for your job search involves key steps that will make it more likely that you secure a social work job that is perfect for you.
View ArticleEthics Alive! Ethics of Paradoxical Intervention in Social Work
As social workers, we value honesty in our communications with clients. For some interventions, however, deception or lack of full disclosure is vital to effectiveness.
View Article“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Mister Rogers’ Return Visit Fills an Urgent Void
Review of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” - the documentary film that tells the story of Fred Rogers, beloved host of the TV show Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.
View ArticleSelf-Care Summer: Mindfulness Practice - Two for One
You may feel that you don't have time for "formal" mindfulness practice. Here is a way to incorporate mindfulness into your everyday activities.
View ArticleSelf-Care Strategy: Write a Self-Compassionate Letter
Much has been written about self-compassion: the ability to give ourselves the same kindness we would give someone else. One way to do this is through writing a self-compassionate letter.
View ArticleElizabeth M. Z. Farmer New Dean at University of Pittsburgh School of Social...
Elizabeth M.Z. Farmer, a professor and associate dean for research at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Social Work, has been named dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work.
View ArticleSelf-Care A-Z: Social Worker Self-Care from an International Perspective
Regardless of practice setting, job role, or cultural context, social work colleagues across the globe agree on the urgency of practitioner depletion/burnout as a professional concern.
View ArticleSocial Workers, Need Complex, and Professional Burnout
There is one sign of burnout that often goes unnoticed and frequently is encouraged in subtle ways. This is what can be called the "need complex" -- the feeling that you and your social work...
View ArticleSelf-Care A-Z: Now, Let’s Address the Myth of “I’ll do self-care when…”
Don't put off self-care. Do it NOW! Start today, use a strengths approach, be SMART-er, enlist support, and reflect.
View ArticleSelf-Care Summer: The Social Work Tide
Take time out and watch the current of social work's tide. A poetry entry in the Self-Care Summer series.
View ArticleMy Truth in Child Protection Social Work: Know Who You Are
I am thankful for every experience that I shared with the families I worked alongside as a child protection social worker. I am humbled that in their most vulnerable time, families allowed me to be...
View ArticleWhen Ethical Violations Threaten Our Social Work Home: Links Between...
Commentary on the film, Three Identical Strangers, and implications for social workers today.
View ArticleOvercoming Barriers to Implementing Self-Care Strategies in Social Work
Despite resources on self-care, social work practitioners, social work students, and clients sometimes fail to implement needed self-care strategies. Here are ways to overcome three barriers to self-care.
View ArticleSelf-Care, A-Z: September Self-Care—Taking Stock and Strategizing Next Steps,...
September 2018 marks two years for the Self-Care, A-Z blog. The blog provides a space to share our struggles, strategies, and successes with self-care. Let's take time to reflect and strategize next...
View ArticleSuicide Prevention Month 2018 - A Series for Social Workers
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. The New Social Worker and the American Association of Suicidology collaborate to present a series of articles on suicide prevention and treatment...
View ArticleDispelling Myths About Suicide and Its Impact
American Association of Suicidology president Julie Cerel, Ph.D., dispels myths about suicide and who is affected by suicide exposure.
View ArticleEssential Suicide Prevention Resources for Social Workers and Other Mental...
Essential suicide prevention resources for social workers include trainings, certifications, telephone and text hotlines, a resource center, podcasts, Twitter chats, a data collection initiative, and...
View Article“Leave No Trace” (Though Invisible to Most) An Examination of Social Work...
SaraKay Smullens' review of "Leave No Trace" focuses on the social work skills of one unnamed character in the film.
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