Social Work Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

The NASW Code of Ethics is a set of standards that guide the professional conduct of social workers. Moreover, revisions to the Cultural Competence standard provide more explicit guidance to social workers. Touching every aspect of life and community, social policy is broad, deep, and constantly changing.

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Michigan Girl's Café

MARCH 1, 2021

March is National Social Work History Month. The 2021 theme is " Social Workers are Essential.” From the NASW website : Social workers are essential to community well-being. As practitioners, social workers are trained to help people address personal and systemic barriers to optimal living.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 31, 2023

You Asked, Case manager vs Social Worker – What is the Difference? – Social workers and case managers are both integral parts of the healthcare industry. Despite having similar educational backgrounds, their job responsibilities differ depending on the services they provide to their clients.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

The American Academy of Social Work and Welfare’s grand challenge to “create social responses to a changing environment” is a call to action for social workers to advocate for environmental justice. Prior to 2020, the field of social work was limited in its adoption of digital practice.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

The American Academy of Social Work and Welfare’s grand challenge to “create social responses to a changing environment” is a call to action for social workers to advocate for environmental justice. Prior to 2020, the field of social work was limited in its adoption of digital practice.

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 3, 2022

Social workers are the unsung heroes of the pandemic. Should social workers work with police? Across the state, law enforcement departments take varying approaches to integrating social workers into policing, but Goetz and other experts express concerns that it’s being done too hastily. The Washington Post.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 26, 2023

Photo by Arisa Chattasa on Unsplash As social work educators, we create assignments to give our students opportunities to learn about the profession and develop competencies needed for social practice. Assignments also offer a way to assess if students are growing in their understanding of how to be professional social workers.

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