Good 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....
View ArticleFuture 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.
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