Solidarity is the key to “fighting for someone you don't know as much as fighting for yourself.” This is an important work that all social workers should read, considering current events.| SocialWorker.com
When we hear toxic messages about social work, speak up (including self-talk!), take action, and actively counter them. Let’s commit ourselves—individually and collectively—to resist and reframe.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
Vocational rehabilitation is not a detour from social work. It is a powerful, specialized lane within it. Social workers, are trained to meet people where they are and walk with them toward where they want to go. In VR, we get to do that every day.| SocialWorker.com
Misogyny hurts everyone. And it is often up to social workers to wade into these areas and to help the community work its way back to healthy emotional regulation.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
Every effort to make lives more meaningful, happier, and freer is connected to the value system of social work. In social work, there is no such thing as small or big—every action that empowers is significant.| SocialWorker.com
I must say how grateful I am that the marriage counselor in The Roses is not portrayed as a social worker. But her ineptness is integral to the satire of the film. Read our review.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
For social workers, the Golden Mean offers a robust framework for navigating ethical dilemmas. It shifts us from rule-following or consequence-calculation, grounding moral action in character and relational contexts.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
Does The Pitt accurately portray issues in an ER, including medical social work and child abuse reporting? Read our series review.| SocialWorker.com
September is Self-Care Awareness Month. Let’s Take Five and give attention to five interlocking areas to Re-Set for effective self-care.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
In The Serviceberry, Kimmerer proposes a new paradigm for our participation in the world, one that utilizes a gift economy approach. Read our review.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
When students first arrive in a macro placement, many find it difficult to connect concepts ingrained through micro practice and academia and apply them to a macro approach. A macro client is not one person, but rather a cohort, agency, or community.| SocialWorker.com
The journey of self-exploration is unlike anything taught in classes. Emily has appreciated this aspect of her placement experience and wishes the same for others.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
Military social work demands more than traditional academic preparation—it requires cultural understanding, clinical competence, and emotional intelligence. While the learning curve is steep, the rewards are deep—both personally and professionally.| SocialWorker.com
The Black Therapist’s Guide to Private Practice and Entrepreneurship is a powerful, step-by-step resource for Black therapists who aspire to launch, build, and sustain a private practice or business ownership in behavioral health. Read our review.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
Addressing burnout in the social work community requires a multifaceted approach that bridges individual and systemic change. Only through intentional actions can the profession flourish, ensuring that practitioners are supported and valued.| SocialWorker.com
More or Less Maddy is a novel that describes the journey of a young college student who experiences first depressive symptoms and then mania before a formal bipolar diagnosis. Read our review of best-selling author Lisa Genova's latest book.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
Medical social workers walk alongside people during their most vulnerable moments, offering support, clarity, and compassion. It requires heart, healing, and, without question, a healthy dose of hustle.| SocialWorker.com
I’m Not Alone is a valuable resource for psychotherapists working with children and adolescents to help them understand mental illness and trauma from a parent’s perspective. Read our book review.| SocialWorker.com
Michael Deagler’s novel “Early Sobrieties” follows 26-year-old Monk—Dennis Monk—along his sober quest for identity after nine years of blackout drinking. Read our review.| SocialWorker.com
The Social Work Career Guidebook is a modern, realistic take on how to navigate the social work profession for current social work students, entry-level, and seasoned practitioners alike. Read our review.| SocialWorker.com
Language can play a key role in building alliances, winning favor, and advancing good causes. When considering how to deal with the backlash against DEI, should we reconsider our terminology?| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
Social work program administrators must respond to TGDI students’ needs and safety concerns with the urgency, care, and concrete action these issues demand.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
When have you viewed a superb screening where a social worker is presented in full dimension, front and center, in script formulation? Read our review of Dying for Sex.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
The GUIDE Model is structured to address the complexities of dementia by promoting integrated care approaches that foster better communication among healthcare providers, caregivers, and families.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
It’s that time again! Time for a Super-Self-Care-Summer! Join in with our 12-week weekly guide!| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
Self-determination is messy, frustrating, and beautiful. It’s about giving people—including yourself—the freedom to make mistakes, take risks, and ultimately, shine in their own way.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
Social workers will find The Grieving Body a valuable resource for the development of bereavement interventions on micro, macro, and mezzo levels. Read The New Social Worker’s book review.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
The legacy of childhood trauma is complex, but it is not immutable. As social workers, we have the opportunity to confront and heal our own wounds, breaking the cycles of trauma that have shaped us.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
Late-career social workers often wish they’d “wised up” sooner about taking care of themselves. From our interchanges, I’ve distilled six practice-wisdom pointers. What might you add?| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
You have made it all this way, toiled through your social work graduate program, and I’m supposed to say something wise to you. But you’re already wise.| The New Social Worker Online — the professional social work careers magazine
