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Publisher's Thoughts & Table of Contents Summer 2007
This issue of The New Social Worker marks another historical event in the life of the magazine, as this is our first electronic-only issue. If you are reading this, you have probably already found the...
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Eating Disorders

Pretty or Pity? Female Body Image Oppression as a Risk Factor for Eating Disorders
This article aims to help social workers who are working with eating disordered clients in clinical settings, and school social workers who are frequently in contact with females of different ages, to...
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Bullying

Pennsylvania Takes a Stand Against Bullying
No longer a “kids will be kids” phenomenon, school officials across Pennsylvania and the United States are standing up to the school bully. And this is good news to those of us who are int...
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Welcome, social work students and professionals! Read articles from the Summer 2007 edition of The New Social Worker magazine, now in its 14th 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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Spiritual Resources During Times of War: Experiences of a Group of Women From the Former Yugoslavia
Although spirituality and religion have played an important part in the human psyche for thousands of years, these important dimensions of the human experience were ignored by social workers for most of the twentieth century (Canda & Furman, 1999). More recently, the social work profession has r...
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The First Clinical Supervisory Experience: Implications for Clinical Supervision
The art of supervision is never as delicate and essential as when administered to the beginning practitioner. As supervisors, we must carefully guard and protect our supervisees’ vulnerabilities and confidence as they learn this sometimes nebulous art, yet instruct and train them in such a way...
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Rewards and Opportunities in Developmental Disabilities: How an Accident Became a Career
When I entered my MSW program in 1993, I thought I might like to work with children in a school setting. I had no idea that I would become a social worker with adults who have developmental disabilities. It just seemed to be an “accident” waiting to happen. I wish to share my positive ex...
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Reflective Practice in Child Protection: A Practice Perspective
When I thought about my experience and methods of using reflective practice, I wondered how I would ever be able to articulate and make sense of the complex, critical, and sometimes deep and painful thoughts that underpin my practice in front line child protection. Eventually I came to the realizati...
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Fostering a Sense of Professional Resilience: Six Simple Strategies
An occupational hazard presents for social work professionals time and again. We are prone to take care of others, both before and more than ourselves. I have referenced this theme countless times before, but recently had its importance emphasized while reading NASW’s Center for Workforce Stud...
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September E-News National Preparedness Month Articles
E-NEWS ARTICLE: After The Fall (What It Was Like to Survive 9/11) As I ran outside, I knew immediately that we were at war. The landscape was covered in white, and it looked as though a nuclear bomb had hit. Empty baby carriages and shoes were strewn along the path where people were running, unable to stop and pick up their belongings. I ran alon... Read More >>

E-NEWS ARTICLE: Aftermath of the Tsunami Crisis
As a social work graduate from Madras School of Social work in Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, I was not prone to the harsh realities of a community hit by a calamity. Fresh out of college, looking out for placements, it was at this point the tsunami took place. It did happen in the city...
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Book Review
Book Review: Mama Loves Me From Away Book review of Mama Loves Me From Away, by P. Brisson. Read More >>

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Advertiser Index Summer 2007 The following is a list of advertisers for the Summer 2007 edition of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER. Please visit their Web sites for more information.Temple University HarrisburgUniversity of Tennessee College of Social WorkAugsburg CollegeRoberts Wesleyan UniversitySmith College School for Social WorkLice... Read More >>