Publisher's Thoughts
Dear Reader,

    If you are a social work student or a new graduate, you may be thinking about how you will afford tuition or pay off your student loans. Our featured article in this issue will give you some insight into available student loan forgiveness programs.
    Since The New Social Worker converted from print to electronic format in 2007, readers have been asking me, “How can I get a print copy of the magazine?” The answer was, “You can’t”—until now! I am happy to tell you that we are now making The New Social Worker available in print once again. It is still available absolutely free of charge in electronic format from our Web site at http://www.socialworker.com. But if you have to have a copy that you can hold and feel in your hands, and cuddle up with, head over to http://newsocialworker.magcloud.com, and you can purchase a full-color, high quality print copy of this and several back issues.
    This summer, I had the opportunity to meet up with social workers Amanda Vos from Australia and Dawn Hoopes from Philadelphia, PA. They are both involved in some very interesting film projects. I regularly receive e-mail from social workers telling me about other creative projects. It is always interesting to me to hear about the different things social workers do and how they are using their creativity to do good things in the world.
    This issue features many of the different types of work social workers do—working in tuberculosis control programs, international and multi-cultural social work, sexual abuse treatment, and more. It also addresses the question, “Is a client always a client?” We have a special report on the Healthy Families America program, an article on supervision in field placement, and poetry about social justice.
    Karen’s Social Work 2.0 column in this issue provides a round-up of lots of interesting Web sites to help you in your social work practice. There are more new ones every day, so use this list as a starting point and add to it as you find others in your daily Web travels.
    Until next time—happy reading!

Lina M. Grobman, ACSW, LSW
Publisher/Editor

Table of Contents

Student Role Model:
Jael Cornelio & Laura Tellez
In this issue, Barbara Trainin Blank provides a close-up look at two winners of Hogg Foundation scholarships, Jael Cornelio and Laura Tellez
by Barbara Trainin Blank
page 3

Ethics: ’Til Death Do Us Part: Does a Client Ever Stop Being a Client?
Does your client ever stop being your client, no matter how much time has elapsed since the end of treatment? If the idea of “once a client, always a client” is true, what are the logical ramifications or consequences?
by John A. Riolo
page 4

Field Placement: Fielding Challenges, Finding Strengths: Supervisors and Students Voice Their Views on Giving and Taking Supervision  
Workshops based on the “Open Space” model revealed major challenges in supervision for supervisors and social work students.
by Sara Davis, Katie Higgens, Cindy A. Hunter, Karim, and Julia Solow
page 6

Featured Article:
Loan Forgiveness Eases Debt Burden for New Social Workers
Practically no one pursuing higher education comes away without some accumulation of loan debt before graduating college or graduate school. The debt tends to be more burdensome for social work graduates than others because their salaries, as a rule, are lower. There are some programs available that can help.
by Barbara Trainin Blank
page 8

Creating Trust and Rapport With Foreign-Born Clients
Use a simple KNOW system to prepare to work with clients whose ethnic or cultural background is unfamiliar to you.
by Shirlene Elledge
page 11

Social Work in a Public Health Tuberculosis Control Program
Public health TB social workers help patients navigate the health care system and much more.
by Lucas J. Celebrezze
page 14

Protecting the Health and Well-Being of Our Nation’s Children: An Evaluation of the Healthy Families America Program
The epidemic known as child abuse and neglect has catastrophic effects on the health and well-being of our nation’s children. Healthy Families America was developed to address this problem.
by Mitchell A. Kaplan and Marian M. Inguanzo
page 17

International Social Work in Nigeria, Africa
Read about Molly Williams’ observations and experiences in Africa.
by Molly N. Williams
page 20

Beyond Belief: Receiving Validation as a Victim of Sexual Abuse
A young sexual abuse victim repeats her story to 60 different people over the course of 10 days, from her first disclosure of the abuse through the Grand Jury process. Do people believe her story? What effect does her belief that they do not believe her have?
by Nicole Thomson and Jason S. McKinney
page 24

SW 2.0: Adventures ’Round the Social Work Web
For the back-to-school season, Karen shares a list of Web sites that can help in your social work classes or practice.
by Karen Zgoda
page 28

Social Work News    page 10
Poetry    page 22
On Campus    page 26
Reviews    page 30
Classified Ads    page 32