by Mireille St-Laurent, LCSW During my time as a social work student, I faced many challenges. For one, being a transfer student who spoke French as a primary language and never having written anything in English was difficult, to say the least! I had moved to New Jersey during the summer of […]
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Is The MSW The New MBA? Written By Christine Bader Recent corporate failures demonstrate the need for the very skills that social workers bring. Now a few schools are recognizing this and offering joint tracks that merge the interests of businesses and the communities they work in. The MBA is now the
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By David Ethm Kwon This year’s internship is my sixth one thus far, and will most likely be my final internship. Considering that, I have come think a bit about what I think are key takeaways from my internship experiences. 1. The most important relationship I came to have in any given internship was
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The Council on Social Work Education sets the standards for undergraduate and graduate education. The Association of Social Work Boards develops and administers nationwide licensing exams. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world which works to enhance the professional growth and development
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Our 9th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive was our most successful to date. We were able to collect, pack, and deliver a grand total of 923 purses and handbags filled with personal hygiene items to 25 agencies that support teen girls in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS (**New Agency)
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Do you want to support teens in foster care but you’re unable to foster or adopt? There are many ways to help. Here are 12 ways to get involved with youth in foster care all year long. January – MLK Day of Service The MLK Day of Service is a part of United
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We are grateful to our 5 year corporate Pack A Purse™ Drive Ambassadors, The Maids of Central Maryland. Thanks to the kindness and generosity of the customers and employees of The Maids Maryland, The Rockland United Methodist Church in Ellicott City and The Sons of The American Legion Post 175 in Severna Park, 310
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Our Purse Packing Party was a HUGE success. THANK YOU volunteers and donors. We are still making deliveries but I want share a few awesome Purse Packing Party photos with you.
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We had our Pack A Purse Drive Purse Packing Party on Saturday, December 12th at the Laurel Boys and Girls Club. It was AMAZING!!! So many donations and volunteers gave of their time, talent, money, and purses to benefit teen girls in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. The ultimate outcome was to
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THANK YOU to the Ms. Biz Mornings community for collecting 175 purses and personal hygiene items for our 9th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive. Organizer and Pack A Purse™ Ambassador: Lisa Stearns, Ms. Biz Mornings Pack, Pic, & Shop Benefit Sponsors: • Kelsey’s Closet (location) • Nina Basu, Attorney at Law (food) •
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