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School Safety: How Social Workers Can be Helpful and Stay Mentally Strong

Social Work Blog

Early in their careers, social workers learn the concepts of burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious traumatization. But how does self-care play out in real-life scenarios, when new social workers might not get the best supervision or insight into how to handle the stressors that come with the job of being a social worker?

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Webinar on Preparing Future Social Workers for Data-Driven Practice: A Panel Discussion with Universities in Moldova and the USA

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Preparing Future Social Workers for Data-Driven Practice: A Panel Discussion with Universities in Moldova and the USA Information about the webinar: Join Data for Impact (D4I) on May 31 at 8–9:00am EDT (15:00–16:00 EET) for a webinar on preparing future social workers for data-driven practice.

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?NASW Member Voices: Social Work and Self-Care — A Review Through an Updated Lens

Social Work Blog

By Violeta Donawa, LMSW, MA Dr. Kathleen Cox and Dr. Sue Steiner bring the concept of ‘self-care’ out of the shadows and demystifies its significance in the lives of social work practitioners and leaders. Experts also say social workers most likely to enter the field with financial stress are Black and Latinx women.

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Macro Social Workers Gather at the Brown School

Beyond Advocacy

Scores of macro practice social workers and students will gather at the Brown School at Washington University in St. The Special Commission to Advance Macro Social Work, co-chaired by Drs. Perry, MSW, PhD, and Melissa Draughn, LMSW, at the Senior Housing Preservation-Detroit Coalition. This year’s awardees are Tam E.

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COVID-19 Three Years Later: A Changing Landscape

Social Work Blog

Connect to End COVID-19 Campaign In 2021, NASW and the NASW Foundation partnered with the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute (HBRT) at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work on a national $3.3 MI-SBIRT are evidence-based models for supporting clients in making informed decisions about their health.

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How Improv theater is like therapy | NASW Member Voices

Social Work Blog

By Marisa Markowtiz, LMSW, CASAC-T The National Institute of Mental Health defines specific phobia as an intense, irrational fear that poses little or no actual danger. If a client engages in a maladaptive part, a therapist might reflect on how that part has protected an individual. Laughter is the best medicine.

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Social Work on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Look Back, A Look Ahead (Part Three)

Social Work Blog

During the pandemic, social workers, like most helping professionals, were called to action. million Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded initiative to help social workers and their clients to make informed decisions about life-saving vaccines. Since the start of the pandemic in 2020, more than 1.2