Social Workers Speak

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Victor Armstrong is the first chief health equity officer at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. There is a huge, unresolved gender pay gap,” said Sarah Butts, director of public policy for the National Association of Social Workers. The Charlotte Observer. Lewiston Sun Journal (ME).

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Domestic Violence Foster Care Clinic Social Worker 40

Social Work Futures

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

All of them stretched my sensibilities about “what is here” and “what is coming” by way of synthetic biology and the potential impact on things social workers care about: well-being, equity, human rights and more. First, this is from the front cover – what is synthetic biology?

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Engagement Social Worker Human Services Advocacy 260

Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an invitation to social workers to make conversations about alcohol use part of routine practice—and to make sure they’re armed with the facts. How can social workers help clients feel comfortable discussing their drinking?

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Interventional Social Worker Human Services Healthcare 113

Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services first declared a 90-day public health emergency (PHE). A concern of advocates, including NASW, is that individuals and families will lose coverage because of lack of communication with recipients to verify income. Social Work Advocacy. By Carrie Dorn, MPA, LMSW.

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Medicaid Social Worker Advocacy Communication 98

Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an invitation to social workers to make conversations about alcohol use part of routine practice—and to make sure they’re armed with the facts. How can social workers help clients feel comfortable discussing their drinking?

Interventional 84

Interventional Social Worker Human Services Healthcare 84

Social Work Haven

APRIL 8, 2023

SOCIAL WORK QUOTES TO UPLIFT YOU Manage expectations -Cyndie Spiegel As a social worker, be careful of expectations that you set for others, but more importantly, be careful of the ones you set for yourself. Social workers value interpersonal relationships, teamwork, and trust. To become this super human!

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Empathy Social Worker Diversity Interventional 52

Relias

JANUARY 24, 2024

By adopting a trauma-informed perspective, juvenile justice systems and organizations can address immediate legal concerns but also foster healing, resilience, and positive transformation for young people engaged in the juvenile justice system. thyroid disorder or neurological problems) Review of personal history (e.g.,

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Rehabilitation Treatment Planning Mental Health Disorder 52

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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Code of Ethics Advocacy Social Worker Communication 147