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Giving Non-Advice: Fostering Independence and Resilience in Social Work Clients
Excessive advice-giving doesn’t belong in the therapy room. As a new social worker, you will need to resist the temptation a dozen times a day to pack clients full of your fresh therapy knowledge.
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Beyond “Always” and “Never”: Honoring Client Complexity in Assessment Design
There is a disconnect between clients’ lived experiences and our assessment tools. Absolute response options like “always” and “never” force clients to compress the beautiful complexity of human experience into oversimplified categories.
Book Review: College Mental Health 101
College Mental Health 101 succeeds in translating complex mental health concepts into practical and compassionate guidance for students, parents, and the professionals who support them. Read our book review.
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The Intake Is Already an Intervention: Rethinking First Contact Through a Neuroaffirming Lens
The very first questions we ask shape whether a neurodivergent client feels seen, pathologized, or quietly misread before therapy even begins. Intake is already an intervention—let’s make sure it’s a liberating one.
Book Review: Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools
Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools takes a look at a suburban public high school that appears to be the utopia of racial equity to understand the disconnect between good intentions and real world outcomes.
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Vicarious Trauma in Social Work Education: Preparing Students for the Emotional Demands of the Profession
Moving trauma-informed education and vicarious trauma prevention from the periphery to the very foundation of professional development and coursework would allow students not just to serve others but to protect their own capacity for care.
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Self-Care A-Z: Self-Care in the New Year
Resolutions or regrets? Here are some field-tested, tried-and-true strategies to help with solidifying a self-care commitment for the new year. And, have some fun!
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Top Topics: The New Social Worker’s 2025 Most-Read Articles
The New Social Worker published 74 articles in 2025. Our list of most-read articles for 2025 tells us the story of what social workers have been reading here and reflects important issues. We thank you, friends, and look forward to seeing you in 2026
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