Professional Development

Nicki Sanders: Open to New Employment and Consulting Opportunities

My career success includes work in residential, school-based, community-based programs including public health programs. I am experienced in offering trauma-informed services and management of staff working with high-trauma populations. I am also an undergraduate professor of nontraditional college students and an internship supervisor with extensive experience in high-level operation and management of youth development […]

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Nicki, Black Farmers, and Green Social Work

Professional Development / Nicki Sanders

My exploration into green social work is not only to bring my childhood vision to life, but improve my own mental, physical, and emotional well-being. A deep dive into eco-social work has provided new language and theoretical frameworks for my natural interests and concerns. My commitment to defining environmental social work on my own

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Welcome November: New Challenges and New Experiences

Professional Development, Social Work / Nicki Sanders

Welcome to November 2023! Yesterday’s career tip for Career Tip Tuesday with Nicki Sanders was to “Heed The Warnings”. Trusting your intuition in your professional life is as important as trusting your intuition in your personal life. Toxic workplaces, horrible bosses, shady colleagues, questionable clients, or even unethical competitors – there is generally an

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Resources, Answers, and Opportunities Find Me

Professional Development / Nicki Sanders

I am so super excited that the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is dedicating time and resources to environmental justice and super grateful that someone shared the virtual forum specifically with me. In a previous social media post, I asked to be connected to social workers working in environmental, eco, or green social

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Green Social Work: Supporting People While Protecting the Planet

Leadership Development, Professional Development, Social Work / Nicki Sanders

The International Federation of Social Workers – Global Definition of the Social Work Profession: “Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility, and respect for diversities are central to

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Are You Ready to Explore Jobs in Green Social Work?

Professional Development, Social Work / Nicki Sanders

Do you have an interest in sustainability, conservation, agriculture, or policy? Social work is in the perfect position to further environmental justice and promote sustainable development. As Sport Social Work and Financial Work continue to create new ways to expand their impact, I encourage social workers to explore the opportunities and possibilities in eco-social

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It’s Not My Problem Anymore

Professional Development / Nicki Sanders

Here is what I posted on Facebook bright and early yesterday morning – Tuesday 9/26: “This video came on while I had Lifted on BET Gospel playing in the background while I worked on yesterday. I wasn’t really ‘listening’, or so I thought! I woke up this morning hearing the verse, “It’s not my

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Yes, It Happens to Me Too

Professional Development, Social Work / Nicki Sanders

Text message conversation with a client this morning: Client: “You probably don’t have this issue considering you’re an educator but I’ll ask anyway. Do you have a time figuring out what to write for your accomplishments because you don’t receive it as that because it’s a regular part of your job?” Me: “Absolutely, Everyone

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