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Experienced Social Work Leader and Organizational Consultant

Organizational Development, Social Work /

  ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES At Nicki Sanders Leadership Consulting, my mission is simple – to eliminate toxic workplaces by developing skilled, empathetic, and goal-oriented leaders who have the vision, support, and resources to create a culture where business prospers and employees thrive individually and collectively. I have a 27-year career in human services which includes […]

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Are Big Things Poppin’ For You in May 2024?

Conversations with Nicki Sanders, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Professional Development, Social Work /

  Hey Social Workers! Welcome to May 2024! We’ve completed one-third of quarter 2. What’s on the horizon for you? Want to know what’s going on in my world? Yesterday I received a super surprising but full download on how to solve multiple problems for financially strapped, first-generation, and former system-involved college students. It started

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Ready to Do More of the Work that I Love

Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Professional Development, Social Work /

  2007 – Assistant Director of school-based social service program 2008 – Master of Social Work degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Social Work 2008 – Director of Programs for school-based positive youth development program 2013 – Launched my first internship program and became an internship supervisor 2014 – Adjunct Professor in

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Nicki Sanders: Open to New Employment and Consulting Opportunities

Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Professional Development, Social Work /

  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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Too Many Social Work Interns Are Being Mistreated and Misguided

Organizational Development, Social Work /

  An internship can be described as a work-related learning experience for persons who wish to gain hands-on experience in a certain industry or occupational field. The U.S. Department of Labor has established 7 criteria to determine whether an intern should be paid or unpaid (there is more leniency for nonprofit organizations). The Department of

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Millennials aren’t entitled. It’s employers that need to change.

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  Millennials aren’t entitled. It’s employers that need to change. By Rachel Thompson   You’ve seen the headlines. Millennials are “entitled” at work. We’re the “Me Me Me Generation,” and, apparently, we want “success on a plate.” But, maybe it’s time for employers to take a cold, hard look in the mirror and ask themselves

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