Body Brokers: An Out-of-Control Perversion of The Affordable Care Act
Body Brokers is an unsettling film that reveals abuses that began to occur after the Affordable Care Act was signed in 2008, requiring every healthcare provider to cover treatment for substance use...
View ArticleTake a Stand, Claim a Seat
As social workers, we will wrestle with the discomfort of injustice's existence until there is resolution. Lean in and embrace your seat at the table, even if that means you will always be sitting in...
View ArticleEssentially Essential: The Wonderful World of Social Work
Reflecting, the most essential thing I have learned in social work school so far is just how essential we are, but also how wonderful a field it truly is.
View ArticleThe Personal and Political Are Essential to Social Work
This is what I desire for my fellow social workers to know: that which is personal and political deserves professional expression in our work.
View ArticleEmbracing Authenticity in the Therapeutic Alliance
As I continue with my social work field placement, I realize that there is a lot still left to learn, but I am confident that showing up as my authentic self is the best way to grow as a social worker...
View ArticleFace the Music
Theories are not the most essential thing I have learned about social work. The most essential thing that I have learned in social work so far is to meet clients where they are.
View ArticleHearing Voices Creates the Change - Social Workers Provide Space for...
The most essential thing for social workers to know is this: It is our duty as social workers to humbly, skillfully, and wholly listen, to advocate, respect, and support individuals in need down paths...
View ArticlePalliative Care Social Work: Bringing Dignity to the Dying
In my opinion, being a social worker boils down to one thing: dignity. Dignity is something we all have a right to but do not always receive. This is what I offer to dying patients as a palliative care...
View ArticleIt Depends
The most essential thing I want the soon-to-be social worker to know is – It Depends! Those are but two little words, but they do have quite the punch in the profession of social work.
View ArticleThe Most Essential Night
His ending marked my beginning, and I carry him with me daily. Your moment may not manifest as mine did. It may be more transient or more remarkable, but a time will certainly arrive when you know...
View ArticleThe Essential Power of Both/And in Social Work
Sometimes it is difficult for humans to do it all on their own. That is where I see social work at play. The most essential tool I have learned to aid in this task is the powerful phrase both/and.
View ArticleIt’s the Little Things
As I think of the skills I possess as a clinical social worker, I have discovered it’s the little things that have lasting impact.
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