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A Family of Friends: Surviving the Holidays

Holidays are stressful for those of us with family and those without family. You can’t choose your family, but you have the power to control what effect family has on your life and to set boundaries. And you can make your own family of friends. Read more

Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker: The Impact of Torment and Trauma

Film review: Adolescent and teen clients convinced me that I was wrong in my pre-judgment of Joker. The film exposes truths about the emotionally victimized and our country’s cruel and inadequate mental health awareness, services, and systems. Read more

Clinical Intersections: What It Really Feels Like To Be a Social Worker

Of course, there is no universal feeling that defines being a social worker. However, I do believe there are some unifying, unsaid themes. Read more

Feel the HAES®? What Every Social Worker Needs To Know About the Health at Every Size® Framework

The Health at Every Size® (HAES®) social justice grounded framework aligns well with social work values and ethics. Here’s how social workers can start putting it into practice. Read more

But What Should I Say Next? 5 Tips for Social Workers

What should I say next? This question can feel terrorizing to social work students and new clinicians. It gets at the heart of what we do and the desire to always say the right next thing. Read more

Features

Ethics Alive! When You Have Ethical Concerns: Initiating NASW’s Professional Review Process

You have concerns about a social work colleague's conduct. What are your ethical obligations? What is the best way to proceed? Reporting to the National Association of Social Workers is one option. Is it warranted, and what does it entail? Read more

Allan Barsky Ethics

The Life-Changing Experience of a Social Work Field Placement Away From Home

Completing your social work field placement away from home, in another country or state, takes emotional fortitude. It also provides rich experiences that will change your life. Read more

Field Placement

QR Codes: Social Work in the Clouds

Quick response (QR) codes can become a tool for any social worker to serve the public in a positive way. Read more

Tech

7 Strategies for Mapping Out Your Social Work Career Path

Wouldn't it be great if your GPS led you to your career destination? It won't, but you can map out your social work career path with these strategic steps. Read more

Jennifer Luna Careers

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