Ethical Dilemmas Facing Mental Health Social Workers
In the field of social work, practitioners often encounter situations that require difficult judgment calls. Making the best decisions in ...
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Using Car Rides to Get Teenagers to Open Up
For many years as a frontline practitioner and later as a respite foster carer, I have often driven children and ...
What Else Can I Do With My MSW?
They say unemployment is on the decline, but I can tell you as a recent graduate with a Master's degree ...
Social Workers, Watch Your Language
How often do you stop to check the words you’re using with client groups, whether verbally or in writing? Are ...
The Social Work Internship Debate
The debate of social work internships is a hot topic right now, and I hear a complaint about field placements ...
What is a Political Social Worker Anyway?
When people ask what I do, my reply is always, “I’m a political social worker.” The response is usually, “what ...
Women Concerns as Social Workers in the Workplace
On June 17th, 2014, Social Work Helper Magazine co-hosted a Virtual Town Hall with National Association of Social Workers (NASW ...
Taking the Social Work Licensure Exam
Social work licensure can be a dizzying experience for anyone who has graduated with a Bachelor or Master of Social ...
Another Harm Reduction Perspective: An Interview with Walter Cavalieri from the Canadian Harm Reduction Network
The Canadian Harm Reduction Network is a virtual meeting place for individuals and organizations committed to reducing the social, health ...
NASW Technology Standards: How Do You Measure Up?
One thing that students and current working social workers are familiar with is the NASW, which has a huge influence over ...
The Business of Social Work Practice
Over the last decade, certainly in Australia, funding for human services organisations has undergone significant change. The days of filling ...
The Crisis of Identity: the First Year Out as a Social Worker
Four intense years are spent learning social work theories and attending practicums to put theories learned into practice. Our values ...
4 Pitfalls to Avoid When Using the Internet to Find a Job!
Many of you reading this may be recent or soon to be graduates, and/or you have been looking at the ...
A Harm Reduction Perspective: An Interview with Kenneth Anderson, Founder of Harm Reduction Network (HAM)
HAMS stands for Harm Reduction, Abstinence and Moderation Support. The program’s main focus is to meet clients where they are ...
Harm Reduction Defined
Harm reduction seeks to maintain people’s safety and minimize death, disease and injury from high-risk behaviour. The reduction of harmful ...
It’s Time for Social Work Internship Reform
On March 14, 2013, the Council for Social Work Education opened the public commenting period for individuals, schools, and organizations ...
Licensed Social Workers Do Not Mean More Qualified
Recently, I came across a Boston Herald article questioning why 34 percent of the Boston Division of Children and Families ...
Myths and Facts about Social Work
“All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don’t discover why. Success has nothing to do ...
Reducing the Risk of Developing Dementia: Is Freedom 55 Really Attainable?
Dementia is a debilitating illness that is characterized by degeneration of memory, cognition, behaviour and the ability to perform activities ...
Multidisciplinary vs. Interdisciplinary Teamwork: Becoming a More Effective Practitioner
Both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork have been used in healthcare in the past. However, although there is a clear difference ...
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Ending the Therapeutic Relationship: Creative Termination Activities
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What Feelings Are In Your Heart: An Art Therapy Exercise for Kids
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The Biopsychosocial Perspective to Mental Health and Illness
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Fast and Furious Star Paul Walker Died During Charity Event for Philippines Typhoon Victims
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My Journey as a Teacher and the Future of Education
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