8 Reasons Social Work Students Should Volunteer More Often
I have mentioned in previous articles that volunteering is important especially for students. Volunteering is usually thought of as an...
I have mentioned in previous articles that volunteering is important especially for students. Volunteering is usually thought of as an...
There seems to be an unspoken rule in social work that no fun is allowed. Aside from play therapy for...
Any Social Worker who has had the misfortune to ever need to consider whistleblowing at work will know that the...
Students and college graduates across the country know that finding a job, and especially finding a job you like, can...
White House Summit on Working Families-Panel on Career Ladders and Leadership From the time we had our first memories, many...
On June 17th, 2014, Social Work Helper Magazine co-hosted a Virtual Town Hall with National Association of Social Workers (NASW...
Having recently spent the weekend co-facilitating a leadership programme and then attending a job interview for a part-time communications position at...
Networking is probably the most important part of anyone’s career, and everyone, especially social workers and students, should be practicing...
There is an obvious age gap between generations, and each generation face unique challenges of finding their place in society...
If we are not welcome in the workplace and we are expected to live well into our nineties and beyond,...
Four intense years are spent learning social work theories and attending practicums to put theories learned into practice. Our values...
Twice in the last week I've been confronted by the issue of asking employment applicants whether they have any health...
Many of you reading this may be recent or soon to be graduates, and/or you have been looking at the...
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW In late February 2014, a hospital was ordered to pay $75,000 for violating the federal...
Education has long been considered one of the gateways to socioeconomic success in the United States. In today’s labor market,...
President Obama recently launched his initiative entitled, My Brothers Keeper, and it was created to address the under achievement among young black...
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW Recently, President Obama signed an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an...
Deciding whether or not to disclose about your mental illness in the workplace can put you in a very compromising...
Being terminated from a job is never a pleasant experience, even when the work environment is toxic. Termination from a...
It’s no secret that the economy is rough out there these days. There are so many people on the hunt...