Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This example personal statement will inspire you to write your own unique social work, personal statement to support your application to the University of your choice. Social Worker Personal Statement My inspiration to study to become a social worker stemmed from my desire to make a positive impact in people’s lives.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

Heather Rose Artushin, LISW-CP By Heather Rose Artushin, LISW-CP As social workers, we often embark upon this professional journey with a heart for helping people to live well. National Healthcare Decisions Day, which is April 16th, is a good reminder for social workers on the importance of discussing advance care planning.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 13, 2023

Why do you need to know about famous social workers? Famous social workers play an important role in our society, providing much-needed support to individuals and families who are facing difficult life situations. This list in this article comprises the 41+ most influential social workers currently alive.

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Beyond Advocacy

MAY 29, 2023

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. Board members of CRISP’s Social Work Democracy Project will lead a 10:00 a.m.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Advanced fostering practitioner Vivian Okeze-Tirado was working at home when she was crowned overall winner at this year’s Social Worker of the Year Awards. She already had an undergraduate and master’s degree in business administration but spoke to local universities about entry requirements for social work courses.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 5, 2022

School social workers don’t always receive discipline-specific clinical supervision in their school setting. The lack of supervision is inconsistent with known best practices of the social work profession. This webinar is intended for experienced and new school social workers, principals, and building administrators.

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University of Connecticut

AUGUST 25, 2022

School social workers don’t always receive discipline-specific clinical supervision in their school setting. The lack of supervision is inconsistent with known best practices of the social work profession. This webinar is intended for experienced and new school social workers, principals, and building administrators.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

You asked, can you be a social worker with a psychology degree? You also asked other burning questions … Whether you’re contemplating a career in these fields or simply curious about the intricate facets of human behaviour and social work, this is the place to start. What degree do you need to be a social worker?

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Beyond Advocacy

JUNE 29, 2022

One of most rewarding aspects of the work we do at CRISP is encountering so many gifted social workers in all parts of the country who are eager to become change agents and difference makers by working in the policy and political arenas. Many are young and in the beginning stages of their budding social work careers.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 8, 2024

Social workers can help women prioritize their health by making conversations about alcohol use part of routine practice. As providers of mental and behavioral health services in a broad range of settings, social workers play a pivotal role in preventing risky drinking among women, including any alcohol use during pregnancy.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

Article by Diana Ling, MA, Program Manager; and Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH, Senior Health Strategist; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin. How can social workers help clients feel comfortable discussing their drinking?

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

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

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

MARCH 11, 2022

Organized by the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), Rutgers University School of Social Work (USA), and Studio Samuel (Ethiopia). Speakers: Janis Rodgers, MSW Students, Rutgers University School of Social Work, New Jersey, USA. LCSW, Rutgers University School of Social Work.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

By Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW Chad Lassiter, MSW This fall, I have returned to the classroom as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and West Chester University and, as I have done so, I’m faced with students eager to become social workers. We as social work professors must engage the challenging conversations.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In recognition of World Social Work Day 2024 Auburn University invites you to register and attend a virtual webinar on Safe and Sustainable Water Management for Menstrual Health and Hygiene on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 from 11:am-12:30pm ET/ 3pm-4:30 GMT.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

He would share with members of the board what he had read,” said Locklear, a professor and assistant chairperson of the Social Work Department at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. “He He was an exemplary social worker, but also an amazing human.” and Region XII director for NASW.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Article by Diana Ling, MA, Program Manager; and Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH, Senior Health Strategist; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin. Drinking during pregnancy is more common than you might think.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

MARCH 17, 2022

If we’re being completely honest, social workers are in the business of “doing,” whether that’s providing concrete services, administering programs, writing policy, or ameliorating a host of micro-level to macro-level problems on the local and global level. Or making it more interesting for your social work students?

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

April Ferguson LCSW-C Senior Practice Associate Children and Adolescents April 2024 The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) acknowledges April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an invitation to social workers to make conversations about alcohol use part of routine practice—and to make sure they’re armed with the facts. How can social workers help clients feel comfortable discussing their drinking?

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 7, 2022

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and rise in racial injustices signaled the need to engage students in macro-level interventions to maximize their contributions to their schools, communities, and society. Owens, LCSW , lecturer of social work, Jane Adams College of Social Work, University of Illinois Chicago. Chicago, IL.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

In recent years, social workers have paid increased attention to ethical issues. The profession’s literature has burgeoned on topics such as ethical dilemmas in social work practice, ethical decision making, boundary issues and dual relationships, ethics-related risk management, and moral injury. Author: Frederic G.

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Michigan Social Work

APRIL 7, 2022

The Association of Black Social Work Students (ABSWS) has received the Michigan Difference Professional Organization of the Year Award. . ABSWS has an ongoing presence at the University of Michigan and to continue the legacy, it is critical that their accomplishments be recognized,” said Clinical Assistant Professor Daicia Price.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

APRIL 4, 2022

Webinar on “ World of Conflict and Ecological Crisis: Challenges and Responsibilities of Social Work “ Webinar on “ World of Conflict and Ecological Crisis: Challenges and Responsibilities of Social Work “, scheduled on 7 April 2022 , Thursday from 5:00- 6:30 PM (IST) (12.30 PM BST, 2.30

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

When Robin Arndt was a freshman at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, he met with a social work professor. After a one-hour conversation where Arndt discussed his interests and aspirations, he said he left knowing he was going to be a social worker. “I Thompson School of Social Work at the University of Hawai?i.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

APRIL 29, 2022

Editor’s Note: This blog post was written by Amber Sutton, LICSW, ABD, a social work instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, in collaboration with students from her undergraduate social work research course during the Spring 2022 semester. What does being a professional social worker mean to you?

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Community Care

JUNE 8, 2022

A care review recommendation to require all registered social workers to carry out 100 hours a year of client-facing work has drawn criticism from academics. “To address the culture and incentives associated with unnecessary bureaucracy, attention must be given to getting social workers back to practice.”

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Beyond Advocacy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

We are trying through our work at CRISP to influence as many social workers as possible to become more engaged in the political arena where our skills, knowledge, and values are in short supply. There are a few of us engaged in this work and I would like to believe we are making progress. It is our reason for being.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JULY 14, 2021

Editor’s Note : This blog post is adapted from the Second Edition of the Social Media Toolkit for Social Work Field Educators. There are many reasons for social workers to have a personalized social media policy – to maintain boundaries, protect privacy and confidentiality, and model professional behavior.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

In recent years, social workers have paid increased attention to ethical issues. The profession’s literature has burgeoned on topics such as ethical dilemmas in social work practice, ethical decision making, boundary issues and dual relationships, ethics-related risk management, and moral injury. Author: Frederic G.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Drakeford was hailed for maintaining his social work values and commitment to social justice, after announcing he would be stepping down from the role in March 2024. This was followed by stints in several ministerial roles, including as health and social services minister from 2013-16, before he became first minister in 2018.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A few years back, my colleague, Dr. Lisa Baker at Samford University’s Department of Social Work , and I collaborated on a study about a technology-meditated assignment that we developed for a Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) course. Our goal was to breathe some new life into a stale assignment.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

He would share with members of the board what he had read,” said Locklear, a professor and assistant chairperson of the Social Work Department at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. “He He was an exemplary social worker, but also an amazing human.” and Region XII director for NASW.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

Researchers published their findings on this topic in a recent issue of the journal Social Work Research , which is co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press, in an article titled “Prevalence and Correlates of Police Contact Anxiety among Male and Female Black Emerging Adults in St. Louis, Missouri.” Study authors: Robert O.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Few can boast a long career in social work these days. Ray Jones, emeritus professor of social work at Kingston University, is one of the rare ones with more than 50 years of experience. That is three to four different workers, assuming the workers within the teams don’t also change,” says Jones.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

APRIL 28, 2022

Social Transformation Community Engagement and SDGs. Contribution of Social Work towards fulfilment of SDGs. Digitalization and ICTs in Social Development and social work education. The use of ICTs in professional practice and its consequences for the future work of social workers.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 7, 2023

For non-technicians — likely including the majority of social workers — getting a handle on what AI is and what it might possibly mean to their lives and social work practice is like trying to imagine a color they’ve never seen before or a sound they’ve never heard. Social workers need to engage with it with a critical lens.

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