The New Social Worker

MAY 21, 2023

In this episode of Conversations on Social Work Careers, Jennifer Luna and Brian Rosenbaum talk about Brian's social work career, which has included work in volunteer management, corporate engagement, and fundraising.

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The New Social Worker

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In this episode of Conversations on Social Work Careers, Jennifer Luna, MSSW, interviews Donna Shanor, LCSW-S, LCDC, a trailblazer in the field of health social work.

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The New Social Worker

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In this episode of Conversations on Social Work Careers, Your Social Work Career Coach Jennifer Luna interviews Becky Morales, LCSW-S. Have you thought about changing careers into private practice? Becky is in private practice and MORE.

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The New Social Worker

JUNE 10, 2022

Libraries are a natural setting in the community for social workers to work on micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Jennifer Luna, MSSW, sat down with New Jersey bilingual library social worker David Perez, MSW, to talk about his unique career.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 29, 2023

Jennifer Luna sends a "Happy Social Work Month" greeting, along with a message for your social work career: You already HAVE a professional brand. What do you want it to be?

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The New Social Worker

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In this episode of Conversations on Social Work Careers, Your Social Work Career Coach Jennifer Luna talks with Allison Peeler, LMSW, an award-winning communications professional and Licensed Master Social Worker.

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The New Social Worker

JANUARY 10, 2022

Conversations on Social Work Careers - New video series launch! Jennifer Luna, MSSW, Your Social Work Career Coach, interviews Lauren Gutierrez, LCSW, school social worker, clinical supervisor, and creator of Social Work Scrapbook.

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The New Social Worker

JULY 11, 2022

In this episode of Conversations on Social Work Careers with Jennifer Luna, spend almost an hour with Susan Mankita, LCSW. In individual and group tutoring programs, Susan works with retakers - social workers who have failed ASWB licensing exams.

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The New Social Worker

APRIL 11, 2022

Your Social Work Career Coach Jennifer Luna interviews Dr. Octavious Bishop on social work in sports, inclusion, entrepreneurship, and more! He shares his experience and views on working with student athletes and working at “eye level.”

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The New Social Worker

MAY 12, 2024

As you step into the world with knowledge and a passion to make a difference, remember that your legacy starts now. Every choice you make, every relationship you build, and every challenge you overcome contributes to the lasting impact you will have.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 7, 2022

March is Social Work Month! The 2022 theme is “The Time Is Right for Social Work.” This month, Your Social Work Career Coach—Jennifer Luna—wants to have a conversation with YOU about your social work career. This video is packed with tips for you.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

DECEMBER 2, 2022

INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR: SOCIAL WORK CAREER IN CANADA. Title: Social Work Career in Canada. Guest speaker: Dr. Dixon Sookraj, an Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health & Social Development at University of British Columbia, Canada. Date: 26/11/2022.

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Community Care

MARCH 18, 2024

A ‘massive reduction’ in the care population, with many more children cared for at home or with extended family, will be the key measure of success for the Department for Education’s (DfE’s) social care reforms. The care population in England rose for the 15th consecutive year in the 12 months to March 2023, to 83,840.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Invitation to Join International Webinar on “Social Work Career in Canada”. We take immense pleasure to inform you that Ganpat University-Department of Social Work and The International Association for Schools of Social Work jointly organized an International Webinar on “Social Work Career in Canada”.

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The New Social Worker

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

They can be a great way to launch your social work career, and some can be completed at any time during your career. Post-MSW fellowships are an option for upcoming MSW graduates.

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Michigan Girl's Café

MAY 26, 2021

101 Careers in Social Work - Third Edition (2019) by Jessica Ritter, Ann Obermann and Kirstin Lindsay Danhoff, is an expanded career guidebook that addresses the breath of the social work profession and the different career options available with a social work degree.

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The New Social Worker

AUGUST 10, 2022

Have you wanted to incorporate animals into your social work practice? In this Conversations on Social Work Careers video, Jennifer Luna interviews Janet Finch and her therapy dog Allie on animal assisted therapy, Pet Partners, and therapy dogs.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Joanne* recently completed the consolidation programme , a mandatory learning and development qualification for newly qualified social workers (NQSWs) in Wales. “It All social workers who qualified in Wales on or after 1 April 2016 must complete the programme during their first three-year registration period.

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The New Social Worker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Have you found that some of your social work career goals are not manifesting within your intended time frame? In this video and accompanying article, Dr. Veronica Hardy has some tips for making the most of the "meantime."

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The New Social Worker

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

If you have had these and other questions about international social work, tune in to this conversation with Dean Tanya Voss, MSSW, on the world of international social work. How do I even get started? What are the pros and cons?

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The New Social Worker

MAY 9, 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. Join them as they discuss the HOT social work job market of 2022.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 13, 2023

Social workers shouldn’t “need” to have a side hustle to make a living wage. Still, a side gig can provide extra income to reach your financial goals. An additional job can also be a great way to gain new skills, knowledge, and experience.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Specialist social workers will be appointed to lead child protection cases while a new framework will be introduced to support practitioners at the start of their careers, the government has said in its response to the care review. DfE social care strategy: key points Funding: £200m in funding over two years.

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Community Care

MAY 2, 2024

The next government should take forward reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) and implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) in its first 100 days in office, the incoming Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) president has said. We need to the change the way the public thinks about social care.”

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

At Community Care Live, a panel of experts discussed the role of learning and development in attracting and retaining early-career social workers. As part of our Choose Social Work campaign, we asked each of them for the best piece of advice they would give to new social workers. What do they say?

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 9, 2022

New social work graduates should not have to settle. Apply for your dream job and ask for fair pay and work-life balance. Employers need you to apply. This is your chance to set the stage for your future.

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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.,

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Save the Social Worker

APRIL 28, 2024

Chances are, if you have a book on social work from university, you might have shelved it, never to read it again. And here I am telling you to read more social work books? If you want to get better at social work, serving the clients who come into our lives better, you need to read.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Fast-track programme Think Ahead will train 320 more mental health social workers after the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) extended its contract up to 2027. It is essential we invest in and develop social work capacity and capability to provide the right support at the right time for those we are here to serve.”

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Michigan Girl's Café

MARCH 15, 2019

SAGE Guide to Social Work Careers: Your Journey to Advocacy (2019) by Melissa Bird, PhD is a career book about macro social work practice. Unlike the other career books, this book does not focus on clinical work.

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Community Care

APRIL 17, 2024

Incoming Association of Directors of Children’s Services president Andy Smith is passionate about social work’s potential to improve children’s lives. He was one of those children whose lives were transformed by a social worker. “I had a really positive experience of social workers,” he says.

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Community Care

APRIL 17, 2024

The Department for Education has axed a social work leadership training programme in what has been described as a “kick in the teeth” for the profession. The DfE will not renew funding for the Pathways programme when its initial two-year period comes to an end in July, revealed Frontline yesterday. ” More follows

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Community Care

APRIL 11, 2024

Practice educators are passionate about supporting students, but a lack of recognition and support risks pushing some out of the role, Social Work England-commissioned research has found. Also, unlike with AMHPs and BIAs, Social Work England is not responsible for regulating practice educator training.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Community Care’s Choose Social Work campaign aims to counteract the negative media coverage of the profession, and show the brilliant work social workers do every day. Get together more often with police and health colleagues to share learning and to ensure that the social work role is understood.

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The New Social Worker

APRIL 16, 2023

Zander was NASW 2020 Social Worker of the Year. Zander Keig shares his perspective as a 56-year-old first-generation American of Mexican heritage (Latino) trans man, TBI survivor, and neurodivergent first-generation college graduate.

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Community Care

MAY 20, 2022

Frontline has a lower social work qualification rate than other fast-track programmes, according to data from the providers. About 90% of Frontline candidates completed the first year of the programme – thereby earning a social work qualification – in the three most recent intakes: 2018-19 (91%), 2019-20 (88%) and 2020-21 (90%).

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Community Care

JANUARY 11, 2024

The government will give councils funding to train more staff as social workers in adults’ services through apprenticeships. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will give councils and adult social care providers just over £20m between them to fund social work and nursing apprenticeships in 2024-25.

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