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Viewpoint: Dare to Dream Yarisell neatly stacks folded shirts into a tattered suitcase. She successfully completed her first semester at a university where she declared a major in field and environmental studies. Now she re... Read More >>
Welcome, social work students and professionals! Read articles from the Fall 2011 edition of The New Social Worker magazine, now in its 18th year! While you're here--we have job listings, a lively discussion forum, and more for you and your social work career!
Health Care Social Workers and Ethics Committees Social workers can be instrumental in helping hospitals, nursing homes, home care agencies, and other health care organizations resolve complex cases with ethical dimensions. One way of contributing to the process is though involvement with the or... Read More >>
Field Placement
Understanding the Supervisory Relationship With Social Work Students In my past field placement, I had two supervisors. This was something that was very new to me and, often, it was difficult to manage because of their different supervisory styles. Many times, I found myself preferring one supervisor over the other... Read More >>
Social Work and the Art of Jazz Improvisation Walking to class as an undergraduate student, with the pleasant view of autumn leaves and the soothing sounds of rehearsing jazz students, I would never have guessed that the most precious advice for my social work career would come from a course ... Read More >>
Social Justice
The Moment of Truth: Tax Reform, Social Justice, and Social Work As calls for reducing the federal deficit and debt gain momentum in Congress, social workers concerned with justice face difficult choices. The fiscal issues are complicated, bitter partisan politics make thoughtful discussion difficult, and the e... Read More >>
Advertiser Index Fall 2011 Visit our advertisers for the Fall 2011 issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER. They are: Temple University Harrisburg—http://www.temple.edu/harrisburg Child Welfare Information Gateway—http://www.childwelfare.gov Erikson Institute—http://w... Read More >>
