Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 30, 2023

My first part time job was selling shoes. I crossed the mall and applied for a job at another shoe store. As a new crop of kids enter high school, many of those kids will be looking for their first job. I was about 16-years-old. I lasted 3 months. I didn’t know how to sell. I was let go. They need more than just the cash.

Private Practice 113

Private Practice Mental Health Social Worker Counseling 113

Community Care

MARCH 16, 2023

Its chief executive, Ruth Allen, said taking a job with the Home Office’s National Age Assessment Board (NAAB) was a “risk to professional objectivity and could compromise the judgment of social workers”, in the light of government rhetoric about adult asylum seekers exploiting the system by claiming to be children. .”

Social Worker 305

Social Worker Government Adoption Schools 305

Famcare

JUNE 20, 2022

Searching for the right job is difficult, with continuous rejection and unpleasant interviews. Job-search stress has been connected to mental health problems like depression and anxiety. Fortunately, non-profit organizations are working to open new doors for unemployed people to help them find a job.

Mental Health 97

Mental Health Interviewing Anxiety Depression 97

Save the Social Worker

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Not doing well at your job. Not being interested in your job. Why do you dislike your work after working so hard to get to a job? Yet why do others seem to thrive in their jobs, getting promoted, getting ever bigger assignments, and even bigger pay checks? 1 month into the PIP, I receive a great job offer.

Schools 130

Schools Engagement University Depression 130

Save the Social Worker

DECEMBER 27, 2021

I don’t have a job. But being without a job has allowed a break, and to think about where we can go from here. They start treating social service as a job. Just a job. There’s nothing wrong with treating the social services as another job. After all, the job scope was the same. Even if you don’t have a job.

Social Worker 130

Social Worker Psychology Social Services Social Services 130

Community Care

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

High workloads and poor work-life balance Photo: Nuthawut/Adobe Stock A UNISON survey of 3,000 social work members, conducted in January 2022 , found that 49% felt they had become less likely to stay in their jobs during the pandemic. While the union did not ask for reasons for this, a key theme running through survey responses was workload.

Social Worker 187

Social Worker Consultation Mental Health Case Management 187

Michigan Social Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Associate Professor Shanna Katari spoke with NPR’s Marketplace about job discrimination and the role it plays in the higher rates of economic hardship that transgendered people face in the U.S. “So

52

52

The Guardian

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

ONS analysis shows sector accounting for more than one in 10 of job ads posted online in December Shortages of healthcare workers are fuelling near-record numbers of job vacancies across the UK economy, with the lack of nurses, carers and other staff serving as the biggest recruitment challenge in almost every local authority area.

Healthcare 72

Healthcare 72

Social Work Futures

JUNE 30, 2021

As a way to explore futures thinking in the social work profession, I’ve developed a new game. I’ve enjoyed using this with students and on recent consultations – and it gives all involved a chance to play with a number of meaningful futures/foresight ideas.

Consultation 217

Consultation 217

The Guardian

MARCH 27, 2022

In extreme cases, nurses are tied to their roles for up to five years and face fees as steep as £14,000 if they want to change job or return home early. Continue reading.

125

125

Social Work Haven

MAY 2, 2023

TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN How to Ace Your First Social Work Job Interview How often have you heard of someone not succeeding at a job interview? Have you thought of reasons this person may not have been offered the job role? Quick Navigation What is a Social Work Job Interview? What’s more? can you relate?

Interviewing 52

Interviewing Social Worker Communication Interventional 52

The New Social Worker

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

we have seen a surge in jobs for social workers in 2022. Opportunities have increased in terms of number of jobs available, salaries, sign-on bonuses, and working conditions. Across the U.S.,

Social Worker 83

Social Worker 83

The New Social Worker

MAY 9, 2022

Join them as they discuss the HOT social work job market of 2022. Our host Jennifer Luna is joined by Cindy Snell from the Boston College School of Social Work and Michelle Woods of the University of Michigan School of Social Work.

Schools 106

Schools University 106

MQ Mental Health

MARCH 14, 2022

People without jobs or with less secure housing have poorer outcomes when treated for depression with talking therapy or antidepressants, compared to more socially advantaged peers, study finds. The post People without jobs or secure housing have worse outcomes when treated for depression first appeared on MQ Mental Health Research.

Depression 98

Depression Psychiatry CBT Mental Health 98

Famcare

MARCH 16, 2023

So, if you're a nonprofit leader and you notice that your case workers aren't as enthusiastic as they used to be or are falling behind in their daily tasks, it may be time to look into whether job burnout could be the issue.

Case Management 52

Case Management Mental Health Social Services Social Services 52

The Guardian

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Debbie Vickers is among tens of thousands of care home staff likely to lose jobs because of Covid vaccine rules Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Carol Thomas, a retired health academic who lives with multiple sclerosis, is about to lose not just a carer but a companion because of the government’s “no jab, no job” policy.

95

95

Social Work Futures

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Last July, I launched the Social Work Jobs of the Future game! Many of the job ideas have been developed by me…but others have been developed by my students and by readers (identified as such when outside authors contribute). You can go directly to the new (and previous) jobs at this link! Check them out.

Social Worker 59

Social Worker 59

The Guardian

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Claire Callender, 42, the manager, has already closed 12 of her 27 beds because “there aren’t people who want to do the job”. And on Wednesday she said goodbye to another care worker, this time because of the new rule making double Covid jabs a condition of deployment for all care home workers in England as of Thursday.

98

98

Michigan Social Work

JULY 14, 2022

Virtual job training programs such as one at the University of Michigan can help fill in these gaps in training. A computerized program developed for virtual job training provided 15 practice job interview sessions of increasing difficulty.

Interviewing 52

Interviewing Anxiety University 52

Socialwork License Map

MARCH 8, 2021

The job search for people who have been incarcerated can be stressful. The post Job Interviewing Strategies for Individuals After Experiencing Incarceration appeared first on Social Work License Map. Experts share tips on how to ace the interview.

Interviewing 52

Interviewing 52

The Guardian

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

But even at the best of times it is exhausting and poorly paid – and this winter she’s had to cope with Covid and a staffing crisis Chevonne Baker does this job because she is good at it, because she cares. She understands that a care worker’s job is about more than personal care. Continue reading.

Empathy 98

Empathy Healthcare 98

The Guardian

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

There is no need to “tighten restrictions” on MPs’ second jobs when the obvious solution is to ban them altogether. Furthermore, if an MP finds sufficient time to do additional work, even if it is only a few hours a week, he or she is clearly not devoting enough time to constituency work.

Consultation 49

Consultation 49

Michigan Social Work

AUGUST 9, 2022

Associate Professor Matthew Smith created role-playing job interview training that helps people with autism and other disabilities find employment.

Interviewing 52

Interviewing Disability Disorder Anxiety 52

The New Social Worker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

The social work job interview is your time to shine. Here’s what to ask and what not to ask. Asking thoughtful questions will make you stand out from other applicants.

Interviewing 80

Interviewing 80

The Guardian

JUNE 5, 2023

Eventually, I had no choice but to give up my job as a chartered accountant to become Mum’s full-time unpaid carer, living with her at our south-east London home. The amount of time you spend caring increases until, almost without you noticing, it has become the overwhelming role in your life.

Government 75

Government 75

The New Social Worker

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Although many people embellish their résumés and withhold relevant information, there are many good reasons for being honest with prospective employers. Being true to our values, virtues, and ethical principles means being honest with others.

Interviewing 67

Interviewing Social Worker 67

Community Care

APRIL 26, 2024

Having qualifications that meet the requirements to register as a social worker with Social Work England.

Social Worker 196

Social Worker Government Communication Social Services 196

The Guardian

AUGUST 6, 2023

Clare Seth on the need for a legal definition of kinship care and the provision of far-reaching help, not just financial. Plus a letter from Kate Gabb The complexities of caring for someone else’s child permanently as a kinship carer should not be underestimated, as your editorial highlights ( 1 August ).

Consultation 70

Consultation Mental Health 70

Community Care

MARCH 7, 2024

Fifty years ago, the same Mark Allen, then a young journalist working in Manchester, responded to a job advert at a publishing company and became the editor of a new social care magazine. “[When] the job at Community Care came up, it was absolutely heaven sent as far as I was concerned,” said Mark.

Interviewing 191

Interviewing Social Worker Psychiatric Adoption 191

Community Care

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

But he acknowledges doing a qualification on top of the day job may be a struggle for some. These tangible incentives provide an additional motivating factor, especially when people are required to do the course on top of an already pressured day job. It recognises different people might be ready at different points in time,” he says.

Social Worker 209

Social Worker University Communication Social Services 209

Community Care

DECEMBER 16, 2022

One in five children’s social work posts lay vacant in English councils this summer in the wake of practitioners reporting rising stress and workloads and reduced job satisfaction and support from employers. Increased stress and workloads and reduced job satisfaction. 68% found their job satisfying, down from 72% at wave 3.

Social Worker 260

Social Worker 260

Community Care

APRIL 6, 2023

A government asylum age assessment body that the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has urged practitioners not to take jobs with has started work.

Social Worker 239

Social Worker Government Interventional University 239

Michigan Girl's Café

APRIL 9, 2019

Great Job for Sociology Majors - Third Edition (2008) by Stephen Lambert is a comprehensive career guide book that highlights the myriad of careers that someone can do with a sociology major. Lambert, who is a career counselor by training, does an excellent job breaking down sociological concepts to real-world application.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Human Services Interviewing Social Services 52

Community Care

OCTOBER 19, 2023

COSLA’s position is that the offer is “as far as local government can go without impacting on essential services and jobs locally” However, UNISON, the biggest of the three unions, warned the employers’ body against imposing the deal in the face of its members opposition. in April 2023, falling to 6.7% in September.

Government 192

Government Schools Social Worker 192

Hospice Social Work

JULY 13, 2018

Whether you are looking because you want a hospice job, or because you have a family member who needs service, it’s good to know that hospices are not all equally well run. First I realized my job wasn’t to accomplish everything at once, but instead to focus on just one hurdle. But not all of them are. See you then!

Hospice 52

Hospice Psychosocial Nursing Home Medicaid 52

The New Social Worker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Gary Grant provides a crash course on how to appropriately thank and reward donors for their generosity with tips on donor stewardship that take advantage of the power of the internet.

62

62

Michigan Girl's Café

APRIL 1, 2018

An Associated Press analysis of government data has found that black workers are chronically underrepresented compared with whites in high-salary jobs in technology, business, life sciences, and architecture and engineering, among other areas.

Government 40

Government Diversity 40