Social Work E-News 
Social Work Month 2016
Special Edition #2, March 29, 2016
  
 
Social Work E-News
Happy Social Work Month!
 
 
Editor's Eye
Hello --
 
Happy Social Work Month! This is the second and final of two special editions of the Social Work E-News to celebrate this month. Thank you for subscribing to receive this email newsletter, which is brought to you by the publisher of The New Social Worker magazine, SocialWorker.com, SocialWorkJobBank.com, and other social work publications.
 
I hope you have had a wonderful Social Work Month so far. The New Social Worker's Social Work Month Project 2016 is at our website at http://www.socialworker.com.  It has been so exciting to see the response, interaction, and support among social workers on our website, on our Facebook page, on Twitter, and on Instagram. Thank you for participating and for supporting the social workers and social work students who contributed essays, poetry, artwork, music, videos, and more!
 
Reminder: The Winter issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER is available NOW. The Spring issue is coming SOON. Read articles from the Winter issue at http://www.socialworker.com. Highlights of this issue include mindfulness and self-care, reflections on child protection work, tips to stay strong during a long job search, working on interdisciplinary teams, mandated reporting, safety awareness for social workers, adolescent prescription drug abuse, suicide and social media, behavioral health in the primary care setting, five new book reviews, and more. Here’s a quick link for immediate download of the PDF edition for Winter 2016: Winter 2016 issue: Quick Download Now
 
I am pleased to announce that the article, Let's Talk About Suicide: #LanguageMatters, from our Fall 2015 issue and written by Jonathan Singer and Sean Erreger, has been nominated for the 2016 NASW Media Award for Best Magazine Article.You can vote for this article here and vote for other categories here. Thank you so much for your support of this article's goal to change the conversation about suicide.
 
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Until next time,
Linda Grobman, ACSW, LSW
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Social Work Month Project 2016
 
The New Social Worker's SOCIAL WORK MONTH PROJECT 2016
 
March is Social Work Month!
 
Our Social Work Project 2016 continues through this Thursday, March 31.
 
Thank you for following our project on our Facebook page, Twitter, or by going to http://www.socialworker.com/extras/social-work-month-project-2016 each day. Follow our Instagram account (@newsocialworker) for some fun items!
 
This year's series is filled with wonderfully creative work by social workers and social work students, including essays, poetry, artwork, music, and other original work.

Here are some items published since our last special edition newsletter on March 15:
 
Twin Towers is artwork by Dr. Nubian Sun of Western Kentucky University.
 
Maybe we're not doing our jobs correctly if we're not making waves. Social workers offer up that mirror that reflects the ill of society, not to say it’s irreparable but the opposite.
 
This is the fifth in our series of "Future Social Worker" memes by social worker/new mom Gina Bowers.
 
Social workers advocate or raise awareness with and for our clients. What else do we do?
 
Anneke Krakers, a Dutch social worker, offers a visualization and virtual journey for social workers.
 
I am amazed and grateful that I was so fortunate to fall in love with the social work profession as a 20-year-old direct service provider and stay in love as a 59-year-old social work faculty member.
 
A social work advisor and student, both from Italy, have a conversation about what they have learned from each other.
 
Empathy and understanding diversity will make you a great social worker. Most important to me is remembering the lessons taught by my grandmother. 
 
The Scales of Justice - poetry and artwork by Keborah Andren, social work student at Portland State University. 
 
Using the letters in the words "Social Work," the profession is summarized. 
 
To celebrate Social Work Month 2016, I encourage aspiring future social workers to figure out what they are passionate about and how they want to try to make a difference.
 
This photo is symbolic of the path a client takes in our field. Clients come to us without direction. They are often heading down a path that they view as overwhelming and unsettling. 
 
West Chester University social work student Callie Fraser writes about Camp Dreamcatcher, a camp for children affected by HIV and AIDS. 
 
Getting to Yes the Hard Way - a poem by social worker/educator Gregory Gross. Hard, easy, yes, no, yes. 
 
Once I left the monk life, I always told my friends and family, “If I’m not a monk, then I will be a social worker for the rest of my life!”
 
This is the fourth in our series of "Future Social Worker" memes by social worker/new mom Gina Bowers. Hmm...which motivational interviewing technique should I use today? 
 
To celebrate the theme of Social Work Month, “Forging Solutions Out of Challenges,” I am delighted to focus on the challenges and the benefits of becoming a licensed social worker.
 
Who Am I? and Social Work and Self Care - Two poems about social work by Terricka Hardy, LCSW, ACSW 
 
Memories of a grandmother who had Alzheimer's Disease. A poem by Lauren Orlofsky, social work student at Michigan State University.
 
I wrote this poem about a colleague of mine who was brutally murdered. He was an amazing person, a gifted counselor, and had just earned his MSW. 
 
I didn’t know what the profession was called, and I didn’t know what kind of degree you needed to pursue it. After meeting with different departments on campus and trying to explain what I wanted to do, I found a home.
 
Social work and human rights are inseparably linked. I will never stop trying to make the world a better place. My personal motivation for the profession of social work is the protection of human rights.
 
I don’t regret seeing the social worker. I needed the help and wish others in the military would take advantage of these services instead of feeling they have to deal with their issues by themselves.
 
I love being a social worker. It is a privilege and joy to work daily with my personal values at the forefront of my mind. 
 
Social work is life, life is social work. Poetry by Dr. Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, social work educator at Indiana University.
 
Many people would like to go back to school when they are older, but hesitate because of their age. I would suggest that they pursue their dreams and achieve their goals.
 
Sure, you can be too impatient, too cold to be a social worker, but definitely not too intelligent. 
 
Poetry about shouting out in opposition to racism, sexism, poverty shaming. Written by social work student Danielle Mund of Champlain College. 
 
This short educational video explores through the use of compelling narrative what drives dedicated social workers and other professionals to invest themselves in the humanity of care.
 
Bonus: Check out recent posts from our Real World Clinical Social Work Blog by Danna Bodenheimer:
 
 
The idea behind childism is that there is an unconscious pull to invalidate the psychic lives of children. This invalidation happens in both subtle and highly evident ways. 
 
For every client, clearly, treatment goals and paths toward wellness or relief look different. The loftier our clinical goals are, the more likely we are to miss essential strides toward change and maturation.
 
Job Corner
FEATURED JOB
 
Director, Senior Solutions
Jewish Family Service of Colorado
 
Social service agency seeking qualified individual to lead and manage a major department which provides services to help seniors age in place.  Programs include: care management, home care and homemaker services, meal delivery, visiting companions and community-based programs.  Position is part of the Executive Management Team and will plan and oversee the strategic planning and implementation of program services and development for the Senior Solutions Center.
 
Submit cover letter with salary requirement along with resume.
 
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MSW/DSW or equivalent advanced degree; minimum of 5 years' experience providing services to geriatric population, with minimum 4 years' supervisory experience. Experience in program development, project management and program evaluation. Excellent communication skills, knowledge of resources for seniors, leadership, organization and interpersonal skills.  Works effectively with all levels of staff, Board and community organizations. Familiarity with Jewish culture and community, preferred.   Position located in Southeast Denver. Only applicants selected for interview will be contacted.
 
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Featured Excerpt
 
FEATURED EXCERPT—SOCIAL WORK MONTH
 
Editor’s Note: This excerpt is from THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER’s Social Work Month Project 2016. Read the rest of this article at:

 
Too Smart To Be a Social Worker?
by Carly Holdaway

 
Academically, I have always been an overachiever. I scored highly on my ACT and graduated with a 4.0 from high school. I currently have a 4.0 after my first semester in college, as well. I don’t say that to brag - just to give context. I’ve known that I wanted to be a social worker ever since I started to seriously consider careers in high school. Helping people greatly appealed to me, and being a social worker was something that I’d imagined having great fulfillment in doing. Of course, many people had warnings of how social work would take an emotional toll on me, but one day a friend of mine said something that took me by surprise.
 
My friend and I were talking about academics, and after mentioning how I scored one point higher on my ACT than my pre-med friend had, he said, “Wow, you’re too smart to be a social worker. You should be a lawyer.”
 
I was shocked by this statement. I had never thought this way when imagining becoming a social worker - as if being intelligent made me too good for social work. He acted like social work was some kind of second-rate career choice. I didn’t decide to be a social worker for the money, I picked it because it was one of the few things that I felt I would genuinely enjoy.
 
 
Editor’s Note: This excerpt is from THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER’s Social Work Month Project 2016. Read the rest of this article at:

 
 
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