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| Welcome, social work students and professionals! Read articles from the Summer 2008 edition of The New Social Worker magazine, now in its 15th 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! Also... DOWNLOAD THE FULL PDF VERSION of the Summer 2008 The New Social Worker magazine FREE right now. (Click on the link and then click "Download.") Read, learn, enjoy! |
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Breaking the Cycle
I believe I now know what it means to have your life come full circle. Ten years ago, I never would have imagined that my life would be what it is today. I guess you could say that the “me&rdquo...
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Insights on Grace from the South Pacific
Peering through the palm fronds, I spied on Hefu as he tottered sideways on one foot like Pooh Bear. In his sixties, Hefu had decided to cease the day’s opportunity and catch a butterfly with hi...
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Addressing NASW Standard 1.07m Privacy and Confidentiality
Unlike most NASW ethical standards, 1.07m Privacy and Confidentiality operates under an implicit assumption that social workers must be aware of customary technological precautions necessary for privacy and confidentiality. Social work education has no formal accreditation standard to assure this as...
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My Student Field Placement at DYFS
I believe the purpose of social work in society is to promote social change that includes problem solving in human relationships and the empowerment of people to enhance well-being. It also includes utilizing theories of human behavior and social systems to help people interact with their environmen...
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Working With the Developmentally Disabled Population
I currently work with the most amazing and misunderstood population. The MR/DD population, for many years, was kept in isolation. Then they were released to the streets after the break-up of facilities such as Willowbrook. This population still faces the stigma, of being “strange” and &l...
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The article Protecting the Protectors (in The New Social Worker, Winter 2008) struck very close to home for me. I spent 11 years working as a case manager in child protective services. I suffered serious burn-out and left the field for seven years before returning to social services, this time worki...
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Chat With Colleagues for Fun and Networking
Editor’s Note: I first met my friend and colleague Susan Mankita in the AOL Social Work Forum in the mid-1990s. The New Social Worker is pleased to collaborate with Susan and NASW on the new online community at SocialWorkChat.org.Mila, Jerry, Larry, Kryss, Roger, Judith, and I are the closest ...
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Advertiser Index Summer 2008
Visit our advertisers for the Summer 2008 issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER. They are: Temple University Harrisburg—http://www.temple.edu/harrisburg Public Health Service Commissioned Corps—http://www.usphs.gov Smith College School for Social Work—http://www.smith.edu/ssw Univer...
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