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Excerpt from a Career Journal: Program Coordinator

Posted on November 4, 2020 by msw blog

Yesterday I had an interview for a Program Coordinator position at _______ shelter. It would be so wonderful if I could land this position. The position is two evenings a week and one weekend a month. I feel this position … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Journal, Clinical Supervision | Tagged Clinical Supervision, compassion, employment, excerpt, failure, homeless shelter, How did you get here, interview, interview questions, journaling, judgmental, opportunity, Program Coordinator, social worker, success, supervisor | Leave a comment

Word of the Day

Posted on November 2, 2020 by msw blog

Social work is acting out of love for strangers in tangible ways. We are made to represent love so that all people we encounter have a more profound sense of hope and faith within themselves. We do the hard, intimate, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged conversation, dictionary, education, faith, heard, insight, life, professional, social worker, thesaurus, universities, vocabulary, word of the day | Leave a comment

Excerpt from a Career Journal: Expect It!

Posted on October 28, 2020 by msw blog

“We discover who we are not by wrestling with our circumstances, but by listening to God’s guidance. Work clarifies and enhances our purpose. It does not define it. Prayer defines our purpose. Meditation crystalizes it. Stillness shows us how to … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Journal | Tagged balance, boundaries, Circumstances, Direct Practice, education, excerpt, guidance, How did you get here, internship, learning experience, mantra, Meditation, practicum, purpose, social worker, therapist, therapy | 2 Comments

Best Practices in Literacy

Posted on October 22, 2020 by msw blog

Mr. Nembhard had planned to become a social worker, but turned to library science as a career instead, earning a master’s degree in 1987. As a branch manager, he saw the role that libraries played in social services. Many people, … Continue reading →

Posted in Charity, Reading | Tagged Best Practice, education, employment, homeless children, housing, learning, library, literacy, new york, poverty, purpose, shelters for families, small libraries, social services, social worker, story time | 2 Comments

Excerpt from a Career Journal: Graduate School

Posted on October 21, 2020 by msw blog

Excerpt from a Career Journal: Graduate School My Micro Mezzo Practice 1 Individuals, Families Group course taught by Dr. ____ has been really engaging and challenging, and I have found the role playing to be essential. Without it I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged education, employment, excerpt, failure, feed back, graduate school, How did you get here, interview, journaling, knowledge, maturity, mezzo, micro, opportunity, purpose, role playing, social worker, success, women of color and the diversity of social work | Leave a comment

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