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Social Workers Don’t Operate in a Vacuum – Articles of a Career Journal
I love the Opt Ed section of the paper. I believe we all need to write at least one letter on something we’re passionate about in our lifetime. In saying that, I applaud this reader and saved this piece to … Continue reading
Young adult Chemical Dependency group –pages of a career journal
“I have been running a Chemical Dependency group bi-weekly and the knowledge of facilitating a group and structuring a curriculum has truly been an invaluable learning experience for me. I am less than a month away from completing my 320 … Continue reading
Active Listening -pages of a career journal
“Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening.”- Larry King To assume that a social worker can empower someone else is naïve and condescending and has little … Continue reading
Goodbye Negativity and Hello Adjectives – Pages of a Career Journal
“If you are going through hell keep on going” – Winston Churchill “Hmmm, I say that’s debatable, but what I know for sure is no career/ profession should chip away at your spirit, your being, and the beacon of light … Continue reading
Ever Wonder How Low Income Babies Get Diapers?
“Don’t complain unless you are willing to do something about it” – dad I recently read an article about diaper banks, and quickly found myself standing in my local Costco’s diaper aisle. My clinical social worker side had immediately kicked … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 