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Call for Submissions: 101 Things to Do with a Social Work Degree

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Child Welfare Social Worker vs. Social Services Specialist III) Organization Type: (Government, Non-profit, For-profit, Outside social services) Setting: (School, Clinic, Hospital, etc.) What advice would you give to social workers interested in pursuing a similar path?

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Berthold Awarded Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Award for This Academic Year

University of Connecticut

UConn School of Social Work professor S. I believe that there needs to be improvements to equip providers and volunteers with the skills to be more trauma-informed and more appropriately attend to the holistic health and social service needs of refugees and their families,” Berthold says.

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Sharon Shoesmith: how social workers can get their professional pride back

Community Care

After leaving Haringey, Shoesmith completed a PhD in 2015 in psychosocial studies and a year later her book, Learning from Baby P: The politics of blame, fear and denial, was published. As Shoesmith left the office to go home one night, she was faced by journalists shouting, “Are you a social worker, love?”