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Long before the global spread of COVID19, emergency preparedness, sustainability, and preventing the spread of germs were important to me. I may credit part of it to my natural (planner) personality and another part may be credited to my macro social work education. It’s possible that the “want to be farm girl” in me also […]
Website Announcement: All work from theteentoolbox.com and packagedforsuccess.com have been transferred to nickisanders.com. You won’t find what articles you want there any longer. My permanent website address is now nickisanders.com. Google is still catching up but you are now in the know! Click The Links Below To Check Out These Past Social Work Articles: 18 […]
DID YOU MISS IT? Coffee and Cases: What You Didn’t Learn in Social Work School About Building a Successful Career FREE Q&A session with Nicki Sanders, MSW and Laila El-Asmar, LCSW-C on Facebook Live. We covered myths and misconceptions about the social work profession. Example: Not all social workers take people’s kids away or provide […]
Happy Social Work Month! Allow me to reintroduce myself! My name is Nicki Sanders. I love God, my family, travel, old school hip hop, cupcakes, and New Edition. I have a Master’s degree in social work from University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Social Work with a concentration in Management and Community Organization and a […]
The result of uncertainty is often stagnation. Many of us don’t realize that having too many options can be just as stressful as having too few options. Don’t stay in the overwhelm. Get out of your head and get in formation! Get in the game! Throw your hat in the ring! Get to the starting […]
March is the end of the 1st quarter of the new year and new decade! Are you ready to march forward in March? Career clarity is a key to career success. It’s time to get honest about where you are professionally, where you want to be, and how long it will take you to get […]
New Month, New Opportunities! March is a month of growth and transition. I can feel the spring in the air! It’s said that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. The days are getting longer. The weather is getting warmer. Beautiful things are beginning to bloom (and kick my seasonal […]
There are different types of skills required to succeed in the 21st century workplace. Hard skills are those skills that can be quantified, measured, defined, evaluated, and taught in a classroom. They are the abilities and knowledge needed to perform specific work tasks. Hard skills are often referred to as technical skills. Examples of hard […]
Bessie Bordenave is Vice President on the Board of Directors for the Ridgely’s Run Community Center, President of the Harriet Tubman Foundation, and chair of the Harriet Tubman Advisory Council. Ms. Bordenave is a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who was born and raised in the town of Guilford in Howard County, MD. She was a […]