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Social work is in high demand. Even before the longest two years of our lives from 2022 through today, the social work industry was a fast-growing industry. The employment possibilities in the field of social work are also on the rise. Of course, some fields of social work are more in demand than others. […]
If you graduated from an accredited social work program and you’re using your social work education and training to succeed in a job, then you are doing social work – the job title is irrelevant. It’s time to eliminate the narrow, traditional view of social work and expand our work as our world expands. […]
Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Nicki Sanders. I am a master’s level social worker and the Founder and CEO of Nicki Sanders Leadership Consulting. I am a Social Work Career Coach for high-performing Women of Color in Social Work leadership. I am a high-performing Black woman. I have been a hiring manager […]
Today is the United States of America’s Independence Day. As a Black woman…I’m still waiting for the true freedom that has been promised. July 4, 2018, was significant for me. It was my professional Independence Day when I wrote my letter of resignation from the longest job I had ever had and a job […]
Did you check out the blog article, “What Do High-Performing Women of Color in Social Work Leadership Need?“ posted on Wednesday? This is part 2 or maybe part 1 1/2 LOL. One of the key principles of Sesame Street’s half-century of success is repetition. I’m implementing that this week. Click the link below to take […]
I am a multi-passionate professional with diverse work experiences which resulted in me sometimes operating my business like a ‘Jill of All Trades” …but no more! I want to see more Women of Color in social work leadership. We need to be at the table making decisions. It’s time we take the lead. Are […]
“No one needs me more than I need me!” – Nicki Sanders Last week I decided to take a mini social media and blog hiatus and shared that in a blog and in my newsletter. Even though I didn’t fully disconnect, it was a good week to step back from social media because it […]
June marks the completion of the first half of the year as well as the end of the 2nd quarter and the end of the school year in the Washington Metropolitan area. June has been a time for self-evaluation for me for over two decades. Today is also the official Juneteenth federal holiday. Yet, […]
In the Psychology Today article, “Why Survival Mode Isn’t the Best Way to Live“, survival mode involves adaptive physiological changes in our body that help us respond to the stressors that we are faced with. When we experience stress, a sequence of hormonal changes and physiological responses occur in our body that allow us […]