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Welcome, social work students and professionals! Read articles from the Fall 2009 edition of The New Social Worker magazine, now in its 16th year! While you're here--we have job listings, a lively discussion forum , our Calendar of Events, and more for you and your social work career!

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THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER Vol. 16, No. 4 (Fall 2009)
Publisher's Thoughts
Publisher's Thoughts & Table of Contents Fall 2009
Dear Reader,     Welcome to Fall! There’s a breeze in the air, leaves will soon change colors, and it is time for the latest edition of The New Social Worker!
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SW 2.0
SW 2.0: Social Work? There's a Blog for That
I’ve been home sick the past few days. I think the last time I left the house was Tuesday night, and it is now Saturday. When not sleeping, I’ve heard neighbors gabbing loudly on their cel...
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Social Networking Ethics
Facebook: Ethical and Clinical Considerations
Facebook permeates everyday social chatter, whether someone is sending a request to join or a friend is posting pictures of family. I had a recent discussion with a friend who joined Facebook as a way...
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Field Placement
Field Placement: Are You Fit? How Is Your Practice Stamina?
Are you fit enough? Do you have the stamina to endure your social work field practicum experiences? You probably haven’t given these questions the faintest consideration, because, let’s face it, they are not commonly the questions we asso...
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Dance, Movement, Yoga
Based on Mind-Body Connection, Dance Therapy Offers Physical, Psychic Benefits Based on Mind-Body Connection, Dance Therapy Offers Physical, Psychic Benefits
Let’s start with a metaphor from the movies. In the final scene of Zorba the Greek, the intellectual, uptight writer, Basil, asks the exuberant older man to teach him to dance—and thereby embrace life....
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Yoga: A Healing Art in a Psychotheapy Context Yoga: A Healing Art in a Psychotheapy Context
A thick wooden door sits slightly ajar. Visible through the opening is a candlelit room filled with American-Flag-blue yoga mats and coordinating navy yoga blocks. Each mat has a traditional Mexican yoga blanket softly resting on top of it. The doors...
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Student Column
An MSW Student An MSW Student's Life Fall 2009
This fall semester ushers in a brand new chapter for me. I left my job as editor and Web manager of our city magazine in August, and now I am a full-time student. I wake up some mornings with an odd sense of uncertainty. I left my comfort zone. Like ...
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Professional Development
Developing Innovative Solutions for Older Adults at Key Transitions of Care—Transdiscip. Perspective Developing Innovative Solutions for Older Adults at Key Transitions of Care—Transdiscip. Perspective
A 75-year-old woman with multiple medical issues falls at home where she lives alone and is hospitalized. The woman, whom we’ll call Lillian, has a supportive family system, but none of her children live near her. With a change in Lillian&rsquo...
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Conducting an Open-Ended Interview
Editor’s Note: The introduction to this article was written by Joyce Robbins. The part titled “This is What It Took,” was written by Sandra Hart. ...
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Compassion Fatigue in Child Welfare Compassion Fatigue in Child Welfare
Imagine for a moment you are a police officer on a call in which violence is occurring. The people involved have been reported to have a history of drug use. On your way to this call, you are thinking about the potential dangers, including people who...
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Reviews
Book and Video Reviews: Fall 2009 Book and Video Reviews: Fall 2009
Book reviews of Mastering Anxiety and Panic for Adolescents: Riding the Wave, Therapist Guide and Workbook; Islam and Social Work; Beyond Medication; The Right to Transportation; The Morganza, 1967; Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment and Treatment....
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