A Love Letter to Social Work
Susan Mankita, LCSW, writes a love letter to social work, a career rich in meaning, and filled with challenges and possibilities.
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Social Workers: Three Key “Powers” We Develop
Social workers are often called upon to “use our powers.” People may say we're super heroes. I’ll confess: these powers are honed social work skills, and we can all develop them. To the untrained eye, they look miraculous. more
Reflections With a Forecast: Social Workers Must Take the Lead in Achieving Equality for All
NASW vice president Mit Joyner calls on all social workers to lead the change our nation seeks. Collectively, she writes, all social workers will bend forcefully and without apology the arc of justice toward equality for all. more
MLK Day Conversation
Rich Kenney recalls a conversation about MLK Day among four teenagers in a van. It's the kind of conversation you might hear any day of the year if you're a social worker. more
Case in Point: How Social Work Regulation Advocates for Client Protection
Had this social worker not been licensed, what accountability would this practitioner have had to the profession or to the client? If not for a regulatory board, who would advocate that unethical practitioners must be held accountable? more
Professional Regulation and Licensure: A Foundation for Client Advocacy
Social workers bring an ethical perspective that is magnified and enhanced through licensure, and licensure in turn strengthens the core values of the profession through public protection. more
School-Based Social Work: An Interview With Anne Williams-Isom, CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone
Mediating conflict, promoting health and wellness, facilitating social media workshops, drafting letters to parents, and leading meditation groups are just several ways in which school-based social workers are utilized at Harlem Children's Zone. more
Dignity and Worth of the Person - A Core Social Work Value
Social worker Shaumane Paulk writes about the social work core value of dignity and worth of the person. more
The Social Work Relationship, Self-Care, and Healthy Work Environments
Darla Spence Coffey, president and CEO of CSWE, encourages social workers to practice self-care and organizations to place more emphasis on providing a healthy working environment. more
What Do Social Workers Do? A Social Work Month Video Message
Nicole George is a social worker running for District 21 Metro Council in Louisville, Kentucky. This is her message for Social Work Month 2018 about what social workers do. more
Michael - Taking the First Step in Therapy
Therapy is tough work. It is for courageous and brave people who are willing to make that special step into the unknown - to make a commitment to reveal their most intimate experiences and feelings and to partner and collaborate with a therapist. more
Send Us Your Creative Work!
The New Social Worker seeks creative works from social workers and social work students. Contact the editor to submit your artwork, poetry, music, and other creative works. Thank you!
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