Happy Social Work Month! Your Social Work E-News for March is here!
Social Work E-News
Issue #232, March 10, 2020
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Hello --
Welcome to Issue #232 of the Social Work E-News! 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.
Social Work Month is here! We are celebrating YOU all month long. The New Social Worker's annual Social Work Month Project has begun and will last throughout March on our website. New items are published each day - watch the Social Work Month 2020 page.
In addition, I'm conducting a Social Work T-Shirt Challenge! Do you have a social work or social justice-related t-shirt? (It can also be a sweatshirt or other item.) Wear it, take a photo, and send it to me or tag me on Twitter or Instagram (@newsocialworker on both). I will share some of these throughout the month, as well! Group or individual photos accepted.
Here’s a quick link for immediate download of the PDF edition for Winter 2020:
Highlights: responding to NASW's professional review process, self-disclosure, travel social work, preparing for job interview questions, self-care apps, and more. See listing below (after the "Featured Excerpt").
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Until next time,
Linda Grobman, ACSW, LSW
Publisher/Editor
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March marks several observances, including but not limited to:
- National Social Work Month
- School Social Work Week (March 1-7)
- Social Work Management Week (March 9-13)
- World Social Work Day (March 17)
- Women's History Month
- National Youth Violence Prevention Week (March 30-April 3)
...and more.
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Job Corner/Current Job Openings |
Harbor Health Services - Elder Service Plan
The Social Work Manager for the Elder Service Plan (ESP) provides supervision to the ESP Social Workers and manages the functions of the social work department, which includes establishing and updating caseloads and reviewing Social Workers’ documentation. The Manager also maintains their own caseload, which consists of performing assessments, counseling ESP participants, family/caregivers, and providing case management.
This position will be based in our Mattapan location.
Find jobs for new grads and experienced social work practitioners at http://www.socialworkjobbank.com, THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER’s online job board and career center.
If you or your agency are hiring social workers, don’t forget to post your jobs on SocialWorkJobBank.com. Please check the SocialWorkJobBank “products/pricing” page for job posting options and SPECIAL offers.
Job seeker services are FREE—including searching current job openings, posting your confidential résumé/profile, and receiving email job alerts. Please let employers know that you saw their listings in the SOCIAL WORK E-NEWS and at SocialWorkJobBank.com.
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Social Work Month 2020: Knowledge and Participation Are Powerful Tools for Our Profession
Editor’s Note: This excerpt is from THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER's Social Work Month Project 2020. Read the complete article at:
by Kathryn Conley Wehrmann, PhD, LCSW, NASW National President
As for this year’s NASW social work month theme, “Social Workers:
Generations Strong,” my observation is that we are in for some
significant developments in our efforts to integrate social care into
health care, in our continuing advocacy for racial and economic
inequality, and in our efforts to support human rights issues - both in
the United States and internationally. Why am I so hopeful? I can point
to several initiatives and events that are helping set our profession on
a course that will tap into its full potential to respond to human need
and build more resilient communities.
The Society for Social Work and Research held its conference, entitled Reducing Racial and Economic Inequality,
on January 15-19, 2020, in Washington, DC. It was a real meeting of the
minds with two particularly compelling plenary presenters. One was
Feminista Jones, a social worker, author, and expert on
intersectionality. Her presentation provided a critical perspective on
race and whiteness. I have added her book, Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Women are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets,
to my reading list and hope you will, too. On the policy front, Stacey
Abrams focused our attention on the criticality of addressing voter
suppression (see http://fairfight2020.org/) and the need to support participation in the U.S. Census (http://faircount.org/).
I encourage you to get involved in whatever way you can in making sure
people are able to vote, to have their votes counted, and to make sure
they are part of the census count.
I encourage you in this month of celebrating social work to have
a look at the recent report by the National Academies for Science,
Engineering, and Medicine Consensus Study Report entitled Integrating Social Care into the Delivery of Health Care: Moving Upstream to Improve the Nation’s Health. Efforts
are already under way to promote research initiatives to evaluate
social work endeavors in this area, as well as work to operationalize
the recommendations in the report. I am pleased to have participated in
an exciting meeting in the Chicago area that was focused on taking first
steps toward identifying efforts already going on to integrate social
care, barriers that need to be addressed, and opportunities and action
steps. Stay tuned to announcements from NASW for additional
opportunities to learn about this important study and what it means for
us as social workers and the communities we live in.
We have many learning opportunities to look forward to in 2020.
Make sure to mark your calendar for the NASW national conference coming
up on June 14-17, 2020. This year’s conference theme is “Social Workers
Make a Difference." There are excellent plenary sessions and workshops
planned that will enrich your professional development. In addition, you
will have the opportunity to connect with more than 2,000 of your
colleagues. I hope to see you there to learn, contribute, network, and
celebrate our profession.
Read the rest of this article at:
More for Social Work Month:
Selected articles from the Winter 2020 issue:
You receive a notice that someone has
issued a request for professional review, claiming you have breached
the NASW Code of Ethics. What are your next steps? This is Part 2 of a
2-part series.
The social work literature typically
frames self-disclosure as a complex and controversial use-of-self
practice. Inquiring minds still want to know: "Should I do it or not?"
That question is too simple.
Travel social workers work at
short-term assignments in a variety of locations. Travel allows much
time for self-reflection and growth.
Be ready for various interview
formats and behavioral interviewing. Your Social Work Career Coach
Jennifer Luna provides sample interview questions to help you prepare
for your social work job interview.
Stephen asked social workers on Twitter what self-care apps they use. Most common were meditation and fitness apps.
Military spouses in social work face
challenges such as needing to learn new local resources every few years,
licensure mobility, and frequent termination with clients.
The New Social Worker's book review of Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think and Do
The New Social Worker's book review of How To Be an Antiracist.
The New Social Worker's book review of People and Climate Change: Vulnerability, Adaptation, and Social Justice
The New Social Worker's book review
of Old and High: A Guide to Understanding the Neuroscience and
Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Baby Boom Adults’ Substance Use, Abuse,
and Misuse
The New Social Worker's book review of The Hospice Team: Who We Are and How We Care
Art is a powerful means of
expression. These three art pieces by social work educator Wendy Turner
address issues of racism, homophobia, and sexism.
This article was published in our Winter 2020 issue. We subsequently received feedback that led to its retraction and removal five days later on Monday, January 13. Click on above link for full retraction statement.
For the full Table of Contents and full text of all articles in this issue, please download the PDF.
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I am seeking a limited number of articles for THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER website and magazine. Is there an issue that you are passionate about that corresponds with an upcoming “awareness” month, week, or day; holiday; or time of year/season? Or an issue you have experienced as a social worker or social work student that you would like to share with peers? These are good places to start to identify a topic for a timely article for our website.
For the magazine, we are seeking articles on social work career development, field placement issues, and fields of practice.
Our style is conversational and educational, and web articles typically run 500-750 words. Feature articles typically run 1,250-1,500 words. We want positive articles that social workers can use to help them advance in their careers.
I also welcome submissions of poetry, photographs, illustrations, artwork, videos, audio, and other creative work depicting social work and related topics.
Submit articles to Linda Grobman with a subject line that says “Submission—(insert title or topic of submission).” Attach your submission as a Word file. Please include in this file: title of submission, your name as you want it to appear with your article, body of your submission, a brief bio about yourself. I will then review your submission and let you know if I need anything else and/or whether it is accepted for publication.
Please email Linda Grobman with ideas for longer (1,250-1,500 words) "feature articles" for THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine.
Thank you!
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BOOKS MAKE A GREAT GIFT FOR SOCIAL WORK MONTH!
Days in the Lives of Social Workers: 62 Professionals Tell "Real-Life" Stories From Social Work Practice (5th Edition)
LOVE TO READ ABOUT WHAT SOCIAL WORKERS ARE DOING?
Spend a day with social workers in 62 different settings, and learn about the many career paths available to you. Did you ever wish you could tag along with a professional in your chosen field, just for a day? DAYS IN THE LIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS allows you to take a firsthand, close-up look at the real-life days of 62 professional social workers as they share their stories. Join them on their journeys, and learn about the rewards and challenges they face.
"While
the broadness of social work is what brings many people into the
profession, at times it can be overwhelming.
Fortunately, we have Linda
May Grobman to help social workers navigate their careers through the
eyes of those with real life experience.
The 5th edition of Days in
the
Lives of Social Workers includes traditional and non-traditional
career
paths that offer a practical and realistic snapshot of the
diverse
fields of social work.
An added bonus is the updated list of
professional organizations, web resources, and social media, blogs and
podcasts.
This is a must have for social workers at any stage in their
career!" Jennifer Luna, MSSW Director, Dinitto Career Center The University of Texas at Austin, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals
STAY ON TRACK WITH A SELF-CARE PLAN!
The
A-to-Z format in this book provides 26 practical strategies for your
personal self-care plan. Learn how to make a SMART plan and keep
yourself accountable. Easy to read and essential for any social worker
or helping professional.
ISBN: 978-1-929109-53-1
BEDTIME READING/GIFTS
BEGINNINGS, MIDDLES, & ENDS: SIDEWAYS STORIES ON THE ART & SOUL OF SOCIAL WORK
A DELIGHTFUL GIFT FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AT ANY STAGE IN THEIR CAREERS
With just the right blend of humor and candor, each of these stories contains nuggets of wisdom that you will not find in a traditional textbook. They capture the essence and the art and soul of social work.
Available in Paperback and Hardcover: ON CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK: MEDITATIONS AND TRUTHS FROM THE FIELD is Dr. Danna Bodenheimer's NEWEST book.
A MEANINGFUL AND BEAUTIFUL GIFT
The beautiful, full-color book - now in paperback and hardcover - makes a meaningful gift for you, a student, or a colleague.
Jonathan Singer of the Social Work Podcast wrote the foreword to this book, and he said, "Danna pays attention to life’s details with a psychotherapist’s insight and writes about them with the passion of a slam poet. She speaks to the soul of social work and inspires us to think about more than just social work."
Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW, Associate Professor, Loyola University Chicago, Founder and host, Social Work Podcast
White Hat Communications, publisher of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine and the Social Work E-News, has published several books about social work. These books make great gifts (for graduation, holidays, or other occasions) for yourself, or for your friends, students, and colleagues in social work!
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IN THIS ISSUE
Editor's Eye This Month
Job Corner/Current Job Openings
Featured Excerpt Share With the Profession
In Print
Reminders
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