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Should you take a FSC social worker job?

Save the Social Worker

You have to learn things very very fast The bulk of time is on administrative work, not therapeutic work Personally, I found it challenging that there was not as much opportunity to grow my skills in therapy. That means counselling, in a 1 to 1 or a group setting. There are some who might enjoy this. That can be frustrating.

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Supporting the Education Assistant is in Everyone’s Interest

Gary Direnfeld

Nowadays, the EA is often an agent of control on behalf of the administration to keep the assisted student and other disruptive students from disturbing the other non-identified students. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. I am available in person and by video conferencing.

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Violence in Schools

Gary Direnfeld

Not the teachers or administrators. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Then, to address these questions further and as I have mentioned from time to time, we need to consult those who are working with the students who present the greatest challenges. There is a crisis in education.

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Senior practitioner loses bid to keep court judgment that he abused ex-partner from Social Work England

Community Care

‘Impossible’ to consider fitness to practise concerns Mrs Justice Knowles also said that Judge Ahmed had wrongly ruled against disclosure in finding that Social Work England could conduct its own investigation without disclosure of the fact-finding judgment.

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Should I be a social worker? Here’s what to consider.

Save the Social Worker

One thing I found administratively tiring was how many application forms I had to fill in for others, because they struggled to understand what was being asked of them. If you enjoy administrative work, you may enjoy the high amounts of time spent on administrative work. How much do you like change?

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A social worker who left wonders if you should be a social worker

Save the Social Worker

One thing I found administratively tiring was how many application forms I had to fill in for others, because they struggled to understand what was being asked of them. If you enjoy administrative work, you may enjoy the high amounts of time spent on administrative work. How much do you like change?

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Reflections on a shattering year for Black people in Buffalo, New York

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Born and raised on Buffalo’s East Side, Brown has worked at the intersection of education and social justice as a general and special education teacher, an advocate for students with disabilities, and a school administrator. Brown’s most notable work involved teaching young children about justice, specifically food apartheid.

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