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Licensing Investigations: Suggestions from Social Workers Who Received Sanctions

Social Work Blog

Research participants suggested that being investigated for licensing violations can cause significant levels of anxiety, stress, and embarrassment. Although some participants felt that the investigation process was fair, others expressed deep concerns about how they were treated.

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News Items – April 13, 2023

Social Workers Speak

For Black social workers, anxiety and depression are on the rise The Conversation Since the 2020 racial reckoning, social workers have prided ourselves on working to eliminate social justice disparities. of Corrections and Rehabilitation).

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News Items (Special Edition) – June 28, 2022

Social Workers Speak

We’re proud to be here (to show) we’re on the correct side of history,” King said, explaining that her profession tends to be non-judgmental, to “meet people where they’re at” and to support whatever people choose for themselves. Brittany Peters, licensed clinical social worker: The overturning of Roe v.

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News Items – April 13, 2023

Social Workers Speak

For Black social workers, anxiety and depression are on the rise The Conversation Since the 2020 racial reckoning, social workers have prided ourselves on working to eliminate social justice disparities. of Corrections and Rehabilitation).

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Ten Ways COVID-19 Created the Perfect Storm for Social Worker Burnout (and why I still have hope)

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Again, despite serving as the profession whose primary mission is social justice, social work is mostly absent from these news flashes. #4 We’re the profession of social justice and have much work to do to disrupt racism inside our own profession. I wonder about how COVID-19 will affect social anxiety and substance use.

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Values-based practice - Using the book, He Died Waiting, as a learning tool

Learning Social Worker

Evidences: PCF – 4 (rights, justice and economic wellbeing), 7 (skills and interventions). As my life has progressed I have had to face some of my anxieties becoming reality. · Can you think of an example in placement, work setting, or organisation where you have spoken up (or supported someone else to do this)? How could you do more?

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what's love got to do with it?

Clinical Philosophy

Sometimes they talk about, say, anxiety or depression or hypomania, sometimes about relationship and work difficulties. The surrogacy analogy conveys something of value, but I think it neither fully deactivates Read’s concern nor does justice to the therapeutic situation. A Common Humanity: Thinking about Love and Truth and Justice.