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After Retirement from Clinical Practice, Chapter President Still Eager to Serve

Social Work Blog

Pace Carol Sobelson, MS, said she was inspired to enter social work because, “I recognized I was a good listener.” That led me down a clinical path for training so I could be even a better listener in understating and helping people,” says Sobelson, president of the NASW New Hampshire Chapter. She moved to Concord, N.H.,

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Best in Mental Health for Sept and Oct 2020

Social Work.Career

This roundup contains free webinars for November plus some of the latest news in social work, therapy, and private practice!

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Moral Injury Among Social Workers?

American Board of Clinical Social Work

As clinical social workers, an understanding of moral injury can help us to identify the root cause of our distress and burnout within a flawed system, rather than attributing it solely to individual shortcomings. By acknowledging our role within the system, we can work towards implementing meaningful changes.

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News Items – February 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Koenig, a licensed clinical social worker with a master’s in education , a psychotherapist and an author: “Not everyone, no matter how intelligent or talented they are, has effective, appropriate interpersonal skills. But working-class Black people don’t have time for that; we must go to work and keep progressing.

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News Items – February 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Koenig, a licensed clinical social worker with a master’s in education , a psychotherapist and an author: “Not everyone, no matter how intelligent or talented they are, has effective, appropriate interpersonal skills. But working-class Black people don’t have time for that; we must go to work and keep progressing.

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Can You Be a Social Worker with a Psychology Degree Easily?

Social Work Haven

And, of course, we’ll discuss the diverse career paths available in these fields, from clinical practice to research and beyond. A psychologist is a professional who studies behaviour, while a social worker works to help people in need. Can you work in the NHS with a psychology degree?

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News Items – April 22, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Columnist Sara Weinberger: A diminishing social worker supply chain. The clinical social work supply chain is diminishing. Teenage overdoses have gone up about 80% in the last couple of years,” said clinical social worker Carali Mclean. Daily Hampshire Gazette.