May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health refers to our emotional and social well-being and impacts how we think, feel, and behave. It plays a role in connecting with others, making decisions, handling stress, and many other aspects of daily life. Mental health is health. Mental health is wealth. Mental Health Awareness Month […]
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Yes, we are still supporting teen boys in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. Here are ways you can get involved with Pack A Backpack™ Drive 2022: Sponsor an agency – Purchase new donations then visit the agency website and follow their procedures for making/delivering donations directly to the selected agency. Host a
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Are you struggling to leverage your college education? Do you want to build your social work career on a solid foundation? Does your job search feel painful and unproductive? I created the Uplevel Your Position Career Development Program to help social work students and recent graduates launch and build strong, successful careers in the
In a blog post titled “5 Graduation Gift Ideas for Your Intern”, published 6 years ago on April 25, 2016, I noted that many companies take their intern to brunch or lunch and that gifts can also be more personal and more tailored to the intern’s style, hobbies, or preferences. The 5 intern graduation
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In addition to being my birthday month, April is now celebrated as Earth Month. Earth Day is April 22nd. I have always loved nature – grass and trees specifically. I would rather be in a park than on a beach although clean beaches are great too. You know I love farms and barns. When
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Job hunting is one of my least favorite things. Right below job hunting is interviewing as a hiring manager. I really don’t like reading through emails and conducting interviews where I want to tell people all the things that are holding them back but I cannot. I became a Career Coach because I wanted
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Applications are open for the Uplevel Your Position Career Development Program! Apply between April 17, 2022 – April 27, 2022. I created the Uplevel Your Position Career Development Program to help social workers launch and build strong, successful careers in the profession. I believe that we all should be paid well to do
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and the start of our annual Pack A Backpack™ Drive. We all have different levels of comfort and health related to the coronavirus pandemic, so I am making the decision not to accept or deliver used backpack or duffel bag donations for our Annual Pack A Backpack™ Drive.
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What I learned from Sesame Street is that repetition works. I also learned that brief, clear messages work. I am here to remind you that you deserve to do work that feeds your heart, mind, and wallet Social Workers Should Be Paid Well You paid for your degree, now you deserve to be paid
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We’re on day 25 and we’ve been celebrating social work month all March long. I’ve thought so much about why I went into the profession, what I have been able to do, the lessons I’ve learned, the challenges I’ve faced, and where I plan to let my social work degree take me next. As
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