Annual Pack A Backpack Drive™ Begins April 1, 2018 Our Annual Pack A Backpack™ Drive begins April 1, 2018 and ends on May 6, 2018. We are collecting backpacks (and duffel bags) filled with personal hygiene items for teen boys in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. Backpacks will be delivered in May […]
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Anim Aweh, MSW, ACSW is originally from Boston, Massachusetts but now serves women in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of a major health insurance company in California. Anim is a medical social worker who earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from University of Massachusetts in Amherst. While working in the finance department
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Tacarra Cook had plans to major in child psychology until she learned about social work. She earned an AA degree in social work after realizing that she wanted to work with youth in a more hands on capacity. Tacarra says that she wanted to be that positive change in the lives of youth –
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“Healing is an evolving action”, says Andrea Imafidon. During her interview for social work month, Andrea shared her desire to help the whole person heal – without red tape. She doesn’t just want to treat those she encounters in her work, she wants to get to the root of the issues. Andrea wants people
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Susan Shewchuk earned a bachelor’s degree in Textiles and Clothing. She taught textiles, clothing, and art as a Middle School Home Economics teacher. After living in Europe for a few years, Susan returned home to the United States and spent 15 years with the National 4-H Counci,l first as an Administrative Assistant then as
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“Lead with passion and put action with your plans. Don’t try to fit into a social work field or job description unless it inspires you”, is the advice that Sydney Wilson, MSW, has for social work students and recent social work graduates. Sydney completed one semester as a Business Communications major at Arizona
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Ebony Davis currently works as a consultant helping practitioners create gender responsive services in substance abuse treatment and recovery services. She specializes in working with disenfranchised youth and families and those involved in the criminal justice system. Her passion to be a change agent in the community and give a voice to the voiceless
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Life changing, under-valued and versatile are the three words that Laila El-Asmar uses to describe the field of social work. Laila earned a Master of Social Work degree from The National Catholic School of Social Service at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC in 2002. She completed the clinical track. Laila
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A large part of my social work education and training is centered around professional boundaries and appropriate self-disclosure. Client confidentiality and privacy are also core elements. Have you struggled with how much about your personal and professional life to share with your intern? Do you wonder how distant is too distant or how close
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“You can’t pour from an empty cup.” March is Social Work Month. The 2018 Social Work Month theme “Social Workers: Leaders. Advocates. Champions” shouldn’t just apply to the work we do on behalf of our clients. As social workers, we must be our own best leaders, advocates, and champions. While the purpose of the
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