Future Social Worker Meme #2
Our future social worker ponders...how can I make this strengths-based?
View ArticleSocial Work Leadership: My Career in Retrospect
What are the lessons learned from a social work career of servant leadership? First, know yourself and find your passion. Is leadership a good fit? A message on social work leadership from M. Jenise...
View ArticleNever Alone: Why I Want To Be a Social Worker - Music
An original song about monsters in your head. "Singing this song in front of the whole student body meant that my heart was about to ooze out of my mouth, roll off my tongue, and touch the small worlds...
View ArticleSocial Worker - You have a story and I an ear - Poetry
Poetry about social workers by Nia Johnson,
View ArticleDear Social Worker
A letter of thanks to social workers, by Brad Bender, MSW student at Michigan State University.
View ArticleSemper Paratus, Semper Gumby
“You got it, Grasshopper. ‘Semper Paratus, Semper Gumby.’ Always keep alert. Always pay attention. Zig when you gotta zig. Zag when you gotta Zag. Even when the seas get rough, the social worker keeps...
View ArticleResponsibility - Poetry
Poetry on social work by first-year MSW student at IUPUI, Kathleen Chaney.
View ArticleSocial Workers Don't Wear Spandex and Capes - Artwork/Typography
My artwork aims to signify the attributes they share with mainstream superheroes, like Superman. Although they don't wear spandex and capes, social workers are superheroes to those in the community.
View ArticleA Feeling in My Soul - Social Work
From the very first class, I had that feeling in my soul. It was all making sense.
View ArticleMy Journey from Soldier to Social Worker - Choka Haiku
The journey from soldier to social worker, as told through Haiku, by Donald McCasland.
View ArticleSocial Workers Are Loud
Social workers are loud because we speak out for those who have been silenced by pain, shame, and stigma that society buries them under. Social workers speak loudly because we understand the beauty...
View ArticleThe Cause, The Cure, The Remedy
Social work is everything. The cause, the cure, and the remedy. What’s your story? Reflections on social work by Edward J. Meredith, MSW student at Loyola University Chicago.
View ArticleSocial Work Is Empowering
I have an auto-immune condition that resulted in frequent hospital stays. For me, it was not the duties of the social workers with whom I interacted that stood out to me, but rather their ability to...
View ArticleFuture Social Worker Meme #3
For Social Work Month 2016, this is our third in a series of "future social worker" memes by social worker Gina Bowers.
View ArticleFinding Meaning Through Social Work
Social work calls the professional to a lifestyle of considerate living. It encourages us to emphasize goodness within both our world and ourselves.
View ArticleSocial Work in the U.S. Congress: An Interview With Representative Barbara...
As a congresswoman—and as the people’s voice for social workers nationwide—Barbara Lee has sponsored an impressive array of legislation that is paramount to the livelihoods of social work clients and...
View ArticleHuman Investment - Video
This short educational video explores through the use of compelling narrative what drives dedicated social workers and other professionals to invest themselves in the humanity of care.
View ArticleNo More - Poetry
Poetry about shouting out in opposition to racism, sexism, poverty shaming. Written by social work student Danielle Mund of Champlain College.
View ArticleToo Smart To Be a Social Worker?
Sure, you can be too impatient, too cold to be a social worker, but definitely not too intelligent.
View ArticleA Social Work Career Later in Life
Many people would like to go back to school when they are older, but hesitate because of their age. I would suggest that they pursue their dreams and achieve their goals.
View ArticleSocial Work Is Life, Life Is Social Work - Poetry
Social work is life, life is social work. Poetry by Dr. Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, social work educator at Indiana University.
View ArticleSocial Work - A Profession With Personal Values at the Forefront
I love being a social worker. It is a privilege and joy to work daily with my personal values at the forefront of my mind.
View ArticleI Want To Be a Social Worker - A Veteran's View
I don’t regret seeing the social worker. I needed the help and wish others in the military would take advantage of these services instead of feeling they have to deal with their issues by themselves.
View ArticleWhat Social Work Means to Me - Putting Human Rights Into Practice
Social work and human rights are inseparably linked. I will never stop trying to make the world a better place. My personal motivation for the profession of social work is the protection of human rights.
View ArticleIt's Called Social Work
I didn’t know what the profession was called, and I didn’t know what kind of degree you needed to pursue it. After meeting with different departments on campus and trying to explain what I wanted to...
View ArticleIn Memory of Doug - Exemplary Counselor, Co-Worker, and Human Being
I wrote this poem about a colleague of mine who was brutally murdered. He was an amazing person, a gifted counselor, and had just earned his MSW.
View ArticleMy Grandma, My Inspiration
Memories of a grandmother who had Alzheimer's Disease. A poem by Lauren Orlofsky, social work student at Michigan State University.
View ArticleWho Am I? and Social Work and Self Care - Two Poems
Who Am I? and Social Work and Self Care - Two poems about social work by Terricka Hardy, LCSW, ACSW
View ArticleThe Challenges and Benefits of Becoming a Licensed Social Worker
To celebrate the theme of Social Work Month, “Forging Solutions Out of Challenges,” I am delighted to focus on the challenges and the benefits of becoming a licensed social worker.
View ArticleFuture Social Worker Meme #4
This is the fourth in our series of "Future Social Worker" memes by social worker/new mom Gina Bowers. Hmm...which motivational interviewing technique should I use today?
View ArticleThe Monk Who Chose Social Work
Once I left the monk life, I always told my friends and family, “If I’m not a monk, then I will be a social worker for the rest of my life!”
View ArticleOur Clients/Ourselves II - Getting to Yes the Hard Way - Poetry
Getting to Yes the Hard Way - a poem by social worker/educator Gregory Gross. Hard, easy, yes, no, yes.
View ArticleCamp Dreamcatcher - Poetry
West Chester University social work student Callie Fraser writes about Camp Dreamcatcher, a camp for children affected by HIV and AIDS.
View ArticleThe Path - Photography
This photo is symbolic of the path a client takes in our field. Clients come to us without direction. They are often heading down a path that they view as overwhelming and unsettling.
View ArticleMy Life and Times of Being in the Best Profession
To celebrate Social Work Month 2016, I encourage aspiring future social workers to figure out what they are passionate about and how they want to try to make a difference.
View ArticleSocial Work Acrostic
Using the letters in the words "Social Work," the profession is summarized.
View ArticleThe Scales of Justice
The Scales of Justice - poetry and artwork by Keborah Andren, social work student at Portland State University.
View ArticleLessons From Grandmother - Compassion and Understanding
Empathy and understanding diversity will make you a great social worker. Most important to me is remembering the lessons taught by my grandmother.
View ArticleSocial Work Advisor and Student - A Conversation
A social work advisor and student from Italy have a conversation about what they have learned from each other.
View ArticleMy Love Affair With Social Work
I am amazed and grateful that I was so fortunate to fall in love with the social work profession as a 20-year-old direct service provider and stay in love as a 59-year-old social work faculty member.
View ArticleA Social Worker - What Do They Do?
Social workers advocate or raise awareness with and for our clients. What else do we do?
View ArticleA Gift
Anneke Krakers, a Dutch social worker, offers a visualization and virtual journey for social workers.
View ArticleFuture Social Worker Meme #5
This is the fifth in our series of "Future Social Worker" memes by social worker/new mom Gina Bowers.
View ArticleSocial Work - Making Waves
Maybe we're not doing our jobs correctly if we're not making waves. Social workers offer up that mirror that reflects the ill of society, not to say it’s irreparable but the opposite.
View ArticleTwin Towers - Artwork
Twin Towers is artwork by Dr. Nubian Sun of Western Kentucky University.
View ArticleGood Deeds - Poetry
Good Deeds - poetry by Mariliz Chan, Shippensburg University social work student.
View ArticleSocial Work - Making the World a Better Place
I decided that a career in social work is exactly what I wanted, what I needed. I wanted to better my life for my son, and I also wanted to better the world that he was going to grow up in.
View ArticleOne Social Worker Can Make a Difference - Supporting Nontraditional Students
As a 49-year-old wife, mother, and grandmother, my needs were vastly different from those of a typical college student. I began networking with other nontraditional students and assessing their needs....
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