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Welcome, social work students and professionals! Read articles from the Summer 2012 edition of The New Social Worker magazine, now in its 19th year! While you're here--we have job listings, a lively discussion forum, and more for you and your social work career!
E-NEWS ARTICLE: Why Social Workers Need To Care About Breastfeeding (Editor’s Note: August was Breastfeeding Awareness Month. This article is being published exclusively in the Social Work E-News September 2012 edition and on The New Social Worker Online Web site.) Recently, there has been a resurgence of news stories that pass judgment on mothering and parenting styles, fueled by the controversial TIME magazine article on attachment parenting (which shows a 3-year-old breastfeeding on its cover) and an upcoming reality show that focuses on "extr... Read More >>
Ethics
Frequently Asked Questions About the Code of Ethics of the NASW The NASW Code of Ethics is a long document that provides guidelines for many complicated situations. As a new social worker or a social work student, you may have questions about the Code. I have provided some answers below. However, one must remember that clinical judgment allows us to determine our course of action with each individual case and circumstance. In the areas of ethics, morals, and values, there is often no one correct answer. (See the full NASW Code of Ethics at http://www.... Read More >>
Field Placement
What I Learned From My First Intern I was so excited to get my first intern. My mind was busy ticking off the valuable bits of wisdom and knowledge I could impart to her. The years of schooling, the papers, the internships, the field experience, the naked clients (that’s a story for another article)—I could share them all. I had been through so much, learned so much, and knew so much. This was going to be my chance to give back. I wasn’t prepared for some of the lessons I would learn from her. Read More >>
Professional Development
Social Work on the Silk Road My introduction to social work on the Silk Road started two years ago with a ceremonial toast of Bishkek Cognac and a slice of apple. Although not much of a drinker, as I partook of the cognac and fruit, a real and metaphorical warmth came over me as I imagined the vision to which we had all just committed: developing a more competent and confident generation of social workers in Kyrgyzstan. That toast set a plan in motion to train and educate social workers in the “land of the Tien ... Read More >>
Social Work in an HIV/AIDS Clinic HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that destroys the immune system. Over time, most people with HIV become less able to fight off the germs that surround all of us every day, in our offices, on public transportation, on the street, and everywhere else. These germs usually do not make a person sick, but when the immune system gets weaker from HIV, these germs can cause infections and cancers that can kill a person. There are medications that fight HIV in the body and help the im... Read More >>
A Social Worker's Mission I am a social worker. I’m often burnt-out, stressed out, and have to-do lists everywhere I turn around. My computer desktop might just earn me an Axis 1 diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, as I have files within files within files, all appropriately named and organized according to job duty the file falls under, category within that job duty, subcategories, and on and on. My Outlook inbox, another madhouse, with “flagged” e-mails to follow up on (I know I must dri... Read More >>
Reviews
Book Reviews: Summer 2012 Book reviews of Narrative Approaches in Social Work Practice, Lesbian and Gay Couples, Social Work in Rural Communities, The Use of Self, Transgender 101, The Lives of Transgender People, and Social Work Practice and the Law. Read More >>
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Advertiser Index: Summer 2012 Visit our advertisers for the Summer 2012 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://www.erikson.edu/dualdegreeLyceum Books—http://www.lyceumbooks.com/shop USC School of Social Work—http:/msw.usc.edu/NewSocialWorkerMag Licensure Exams Inc.—http://socialworkexam.com... Read More >>
