Suicide Prevention: 5 Key Clinical Strategies for Engaging At-Risk...
How do clinicians contribute to the low rate of mental health treatment engagement in suicidal individuals? What can social workers do differently to increase the rate of treatment engagement?
View ArticleSelf-Care A-Z: Notorious RBG (Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg)...
RBG, the recent documentary about cultural icon Ruth Bader Ginsberg, is inspiring and instructive. Amongst many lessons, RBG’s life presents a self-care case.
View ArticleAutism and Suicide: Reducing the Risk
Autistic people are at a high risk of suicidal ideation and/or dying by suicide. Research has found a 66% lifetime experience of suicidal ideation and a 35% lifetime experience of planned or attempted...
View ArticlePreventing Veteran Suicides: Unique Challenges for Social Workers
Preventing veteran suicides is not so different from any other caring intervention, yet, being with a veteran does offer some unique challenges for social workers.
View ArticleCrisis Centers: On the Front Line in Suicide Prevention
Crisis centers are a staple in their communities for the people they serve and the lives they influence one call, chat, or text at a time. There is great benefit in familiarizing yourself with your...
View ArticleWorking With Suicide Loss Survivors: We Have a Lot To Learn
It is likely that nearly every clinician in America will be working with a suicide loss survivor or “suicide bereaved” person at some point in time.As a clinical community, we have a lot to learn about...
View ArticleSelf-Care A-Z: Self-Care Is Practicing With Purpose
Perseverance. Strengths. Resiliency. Motivation. These familiar words are more than just good terms for case notes and programming. Through challenging experiences, these principles have formed my...
View ArticleBook Review: Narratives on Positive Aging: Recipes for Success
Book review of Narratives on Positive Aging: Recipes for Success.
View ArticleBook Review: After the Cradle Falls: What Child Abuse Is, How We Respond To...
Book Review: After the Cradle Falls: What Child Abuse Is, How We Respond To It, And What You Can Do About It
View ArticleBook Review: Explorations in Diversity, Examining the Complexities of...
Book review of Explorations in Diversity, Examining the Complexities of Privilege, Discrimination, and Oppression
View ArticleBook Review: The Hidden Among the Hidden: African-American Elder Male Caregivers
Book review of The Hidden Among the Hidden: African-American Elder Male Caregivers
View ArticleSuicide Risk in Schools: What Social Workers Need To Know
As a social worker, what can you do to prevent youth suicide? The good news is that there are several psychotherapies that have been shown to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors in youth. Expert...
View ArticleVoting Is Social Work: Voter Empowerment and the National Social Work Voter...
The New Social Worker is an endorser of the National Social Worker Voter Mobilization Campaign. Terry Mizrahi and Mimi Abramovitz write about the campaign's background and ways social workers can get...
View ArticleAmeriCorps as a Path to Social Work
AmeriCorps is similar to the Peace Corps, but volunteers stay in the U.S. Volunteering for the program can offer benefits to aspiring social workers.
View ArticleSocial Work Tech Notes - Social Work and Future Technology: What Can Be...
Is automation a threat to social work practice in the field? Or is it a tool?
View Article#MacroSW: Harnessing Power Through Social Action in Social Work
A series of #MacroSW Twitter chats has focused on social action in social work, including: vision, community assessment, action planning, and community organizing.
View ArticleCollegiate Recovery Programs Offer Proximity, Student-Driven Services
Collegiate Recovery Programs (CRPs) provide a supportive environment within the college campus culture for students in recovery. The person-in-environment approach is one that is in sync with social work.
View ArticleSocial Work Leadership - You've Been Promoted to Manager: What To Expect and...
You are excited about your new position as a social work manager and have many ideas about what can be done differently. You can’t wait to start, but it may be beneficial to take some time to consider...
View ArticleKeep Making an Impression After Your Social Work Job Interview: The Art of...
You made it through the job interview for the social work job you want. Now what? Do not neglect to follow up. Write a thank-you letter, connect on LinkedIn, and prepare for the next interview. The...
View ArticleContext Matters: Practicing Social Work Across Three Levels
Your professors said you would be working at three levels of social work - micro, mezzo, and macro. But your job seems to be all micro. Are you doing something wrong?
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