Social Work Blog

MAY 27, 2022

Social workers have a long tradition of social justice and political advocacy – to include working to expand and protect voting rights and promote voter registration. As social workers, we must rise to the urgency of the moment. Protecting the right to vote is synonymous with social work. Getty Images.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Reamer, was the first ethics casebook, including extensive cases and commentary, written exclusively for social workers. This book’s realistic ethics cases provide a useful tool for discussing ethical dilemmas and ethical decision making. The second edition was published in 2018.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JULY 14, 2021

Editor’s Note : This blog post is adapted from the Second Edition of the Social Media Toolkit for Social Work Field Educators. There are many reasons for social workers to have a personalized social media policy – to maintain boundaries, protect privacy and confidentiality, and model professional behavior.

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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 Work Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

Disabled social work professionals and accomplices call on nondisabled colleagues to develop their Disability cultural competence and to make inclusion and anti-ableism priorities in our field. On the Frontlines: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Workers’ Well-Being. Quiet Quitting. What is Quiet Quitting?

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Social Work Blog

JULY 20, 2023

From engaging in yoga and reading a book to watching a beloved TV program or heading to the beach, however you choose to take time for yourself, doing so is incredibly important. Health care contributors, including social workers, are invited to responsibly use ISD to advance healthy lifestyles and overall wellness.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 20, 2023

From engaging in yoga and reading a book to watching a beloved TV program or heading to the beach, however you choose to take time for yourself, doing so is incredibly important. Health care contributors, including social workers, are invited to responsibly use ISD to advance healthy lifestyles and overall wellness.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 20, 2023

From engaging in yoga and reading a book to watching a beloved TV program or heading to the beach, however you choose to take time for yourself, doing so is incredibly important. Health care contributors, including social workers, are invited to responsibly use ISD to advance healthy lifestyles and overall wellness.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Where can I find social work articles? What are the 4 P’s of social casework? What are the biggest issues in social work right now? What are the 12 challenges of social work? What are the 7 codes of ethics? Social Work in Mental Health Settings” by Kevin J.

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Doin' The Work

JULY 5, 2021

Michelle is a Black feminist, Brooklyn raised and social worker trained, who is leaning into practices that foster radical healing, racial and gender justice. They share their definitions of abolition and discuss how – and if – abolition can be applied as a framework for social work. www.naasw.com.

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Ultimate Youth Worker

JANUARY 18, 2022

I was recently looking at the Certificate IV in Youth Work training package and wondering the age old question of what makes how youth workers engage with young people different. It is also a fundamental skillset that many youth workers forget, or worse are required to dismiss.

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Social Work Bubble

JANUARY 4, 2021

A key part of social work practice is ongoing supervision to ensure our practice is effective, to bounce ideas off a more experienced/knowledgeable individual, to vent about cases, and to feel supported in our practice. Many social workers *are supposed to* receive supervision on a weekly basis for about an hour.

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Social Work Haven

JANUARY 3, 2022

Helps us understand our role as social workers. What are the 9 core social work competencies in the UK? Values and Ethics.   Identify and behave as a professional social worker, committed to professional development. Social workers are members of an internationally recognised profession.

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Social Workers Speak

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Avoiding graphic, violent or disturbing images surrounding Nichols’ death may stir feelings of guilt in some — but Bracht said engaging these kinds of images can cause secondary trauma to the person watching. Many feel this is one piece of a larger puzzle contributing to social workers leaving the field.

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Social Workers Speak

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Avoiding graphic, violent or disturbing images surrounding Nichols’ death may stir feelings of guilt in some — but Bracht said engaging these kinds of images can cause secondary trauma to the person watching. Many feel this is one piece of a larger puzzle contributing to social workers leaving the field.

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The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam

JUNE 20, 2017

The majority of ethics questions on the LCSW exam are likely to be drawn from the first sections of the NASW Code of Ethics. The bread and butter of ethics question writing. But as you're preparing, take care to read to the end of the code. The code reaches beyond clients and colleagues into the macro realm.

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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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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 2, 2023

Social Work Month is a time to not only honor the past achievements and successes in the field but also to serve as a call to action for the work ahead of us still left to do. The 2023 theme for Social Work Month is “Social Work Breaks Barriers”. This can be done by thinking in terms of what she calls “states” and “traits.”

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 2, 2023

Social Work Month is a time to not only honor the past achievements and successes in the field but also to serve as a call to action for the work ahead of us still left to do. The 2023 theme for Social Work Month is “Social Work Breaks Barriers”. This can be done by thinking in terms of what she calls “states” and “traits.”

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Beyond Advocacy

APRIL 11, 2023

During our Young Social Workers Speak panel discussion on Social Work Day on the Hill , our panelists expressed optimism that the country is not doomed to failure. Social workers must be engaged in these discussions and struggles to create a functioning multiracial democracy.

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