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Publisher's Thoughts

Publisher's Thoughts & Table of Contents Winter 2007
Last Spring, professor Lisa Cox at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey gave her students a “creative assignment”—to write ref...
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Group Work

Empowerment Through Group Process
The decision to enter the field of social work was the result of many difficult years in my life. As an older non-traditional student, pursuing a care...
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Grad School

Tackling the Graduate Admissions Process with a Graduate Education Action Plan (G.E.A.P)
by Felicia L. Townsend, MBA, M.Ed.http://www.socialwork.dom.edu/ Are you considering applying to graduate school but you just don’t know where ...
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Welcome, social work students and professionals! Read articles from the Winter 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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Also in this issue...

Classroom Comes to Life in HIV/AIDS Field Placement
My graduation from Stockton’s BSW program is fast approaching. Within a month, I’ll be seeking a part-time job to help with the expenses of my upcoming MSW classes...
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Cultural Competence in a Field Placement as a Victim Witness Advocate
With graduation approaching, I find myself reflecting on what I have accomplished during the past four years at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. I have been taught ...
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Beginning Anew, Again—Reflections of a New Social Worker
Nobody likes to be a newbie in the office, especially an office full of social workers and psychotherapists—people trained to assess and diagnose. Be the new ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 2007
Get involved in community service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 15, 2007. Find ideas at the MLK Day of Service Web site....
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Overhauling the Image of the Social Worker
As social workers, we are all conscious of the fights that we must fight—the forces that we can and cannot control, the political powers that seek to diminish the spirit...
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Playing Nice, and Other Lessons From the Field: The First 18 Months
In the eighteen months since I earned an MSW degree and began working (for money!) in the field of social work, I have been enlightened, sometimes disillusioned, and, most imp...
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Research
	Research: Six- and Seven-Year-Old Children and Their Families Family is the most important factor of socialization for a number of reasons. It provides the settings for primary socialization and is responsible for accomplishing this proc... Read More >>

The Confounding Influence of Age as an Explanation for Memory Loss Among Older Adult Long Term Care
Aging is often viewed as the central component behind memory decline found in older adults. Intuitively, it appears quite straightforward; aging leads to memory decline. Yet, ...
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On Campus
On Campus: Take Back Your Time Day at Central Missouri As Americans, we value hard work. In fact, we believe the harder and longer one works, the better it is for our personal lives, our business, and our nation as a whole. Unfort... Read More >>

Book Review
Book Review: The Caregiver’s Tale: Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life Book review of The Caregiver’s Tale: Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life. Read More >>

Electronic Connection
	Electronic Connection: Handwriting vs. Keyboarding, Fountain Pens vs. PDAs by Marshall L. Smith, Ph.D., and Robert Rivas, MSWOkay, time to ask questions about where all this technology is leading us! Have students who rely on e-mail and text messagin... Read More >>

Advertiser Index
Advertiser Index Winter 2007 The following is a list of advertisers for the Winter 2007 edition of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER. Please visit their Web sites for more information.New York University School of So... Read More >>