Social Workers Speak

JULY 15, 2022

Social workers are essential workers, who qualify for public service loan forgiveness,” said Steve Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW, Executive Director, NASW CT Chapter. “In They were afraid they would catch the disease if they touched or were near the congregant they were calling upon.

Hospice 40

Hospice Psychiatry Social Worker Mental Health 40

University of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2022

I plan to pursue a career in social justice which includes advocating and counseling young girls and women who have experienced injustices and trauma. My goal one day is to travel to different countries to support these women with counseling and proper education, and through this, hopefully, to write a book based on my experiences.

Criminal Justice 98

Criminal Justice Schools Social Worker Mental Health 98

Social Work Bubble

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Study for my LMSW examination. Get some personal work done for the many other parts of my life (i.e. The Social Work Bubble Etsy shop, YouTube channel, blog, and podcast; volunteer and board work, etc. Plan the next day, lay out my outfit, prepare my lunch, and pack my bag. Journal and read. Fill in my Habit Tracker. Video call my partner.

Therapist 52

Therapist Treatment Planning Administration Case Management 52

Social Work Bubble

JULY 26, 2021

Terminating in social work happens for many reasons, including the client not engaging in services, being referred out to another agency, or the client reaching all treatment goals and no longer requiring services. Ideally, termination is a gradual process, but in the field of social work, ideals may not always occur.

Therapist 94

Therapist Treatment Planning Engagement Empathy 94

Social Work Bubble

MARCH 14, 2022

Social workers have roles in many levels of society – micro, mezzo, and macro. Today, we’ll describe what each of these levels encompass and specific jobs a social worker does. Keep in mind, one social worker can perform in various levels, and they each can be integrated together for holistic, positive change. Micro Social Work.

Domestic Violence 59

Domestic Violence Community Outreach Rehabilitation Case Management 59

Social Work Bubble

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Negative on unhelpful thinking can perpetuate harmful beliefs we hold about ourselves and our experience. This can be the basis for continuing to feel distressing emotion, including depression and anxiety.

CBT 59

CBT Anxiety Depression Psychology 59

Social Work Bubble

JANUARY 31, 2022

Mindfulness is an essential practice for working through trauma, anxiety, and other intense emotions. There are many practices under this umbrella, but today, we’re going to focus on one practice in particular, 5-4-3-2-1. To break it down, this grounding practice includes all 5 senses. 5 Things You Can See.

Anxiety 52

Anxiety Engagement Psychology LMSW 52

Social Work Bubble

JANUARY 31, 2022

Mindfulness is an essential practice for working through trauma, anxiety, and other intense emotions. There are many practices under this umbrella, but today, we’re going to focus on one practice in particular, 5-4-3-2-1. To break it down, this grounding practice includes all 5 senses. 5 Things You Can See.

Anxiety 52

Anxiety Engagement Psychology LMSW 52

Social Work Bubble

JANUARY 31, 2022

Mindfulness is an essential practice for working through trauma, anxiety, and other intense emotions. There are many practices under this umbrella, but today, we’re going to focus on one practice in particular, 5-4-3-2-1. To break it down, this grounding practice includes all 5 senses. 5 Things You Can See.

Anxiety 52

Anxiety Engagement Psychology LMSW 52

Social Work Bubble

JANUARY 18, 2022

Cognitive Behavior Therapy comes with many great strategies and interventions, but at it’s core, it is simply challenging and changing unhelpful thinking patterns, which in turn influence our emotional and behavioral responses to situations. However, our thoughts can be POWERFUL and convincing, so how do we even see what thoughts to change?

CBT 52

CBT Interventional PTSD LMSW 52

Social Work Bubble

JANUARY 18, 2022

Cognitive Behavior Therapy comes with many great strategies and interventions, but at it’s core, it is simply challenging and changing unhelpful thinking patterns, which in turn influence our emotional and behavioral responses to situations. However, our thoughts can be POWERFUL and convincing, so how do we even see what thoughts to change?

CBT 52

CBT Interventional PTSD LMSW 52

Social Work Bubble

JULY 26, 2021

Terminating in social work happens for many reasons, including the client not engaging in services, being referred out to another agency, or the client reaching all treatment goals and no longer requiring services. Ideally, termination is a gradual process, but in the field of social work, ideals may not always occur.

Therapist 52

Therapist Treatment Planning Engagement Empathy 52

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.

Code of Ethics 52

Code of Ethics CBT Treatment Planning Mental Health 52

Social Work Bubble

MARCH 14, 2022

Social workers have roles in many levels of society – micro, mezzo, and macro. Today, we’ll describe what each of these levels encompass and specific jobs a social worker does. Keep in mind, one social worker can perform in various levels, and they each can be integrated together for holistic, positive change.

Domestic Violence 40

Domestic Violence Community Outreach Rehabilitation Case Management 40

Social Work Bubble

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Negative or unhelpful thoughts can perpetuate harmful beliefs we hold about ourselves and our lives. This can be the basis for continuing to feel upsetting emotions, including depression and anxiety.

CBT 40

CBT Anxiety Depression Psychology 40

Social Work Bubble

JANUARY 18, 2022

Cognitive Behavior Therapy comes with many great strategies and interventions, but at it’s core, it is simply challenging and changing unhelpful thinking patterns, which in turn influence our emotional and behavioral responses to situations. However, our thoughts can be POWERFUL and convincing, so how do we even see what thoughts to change?

CBT 40

CBT Interventional PTSD LMSW 40

Social Work Bubble

JULY 26, 2021

Terminating in social work happens for many reasons, including the client not engaging in services, being referred out to another agency, or the client reaching all treatment goals and no longer requiring services. Ideally, termination is a gradual process, but in the field of social work, ideals may not always occur.

Therapist 40

Therapist Treatment Planning Engagement Empathy 40