As you well know, my mission as a Social Work Career Empowerment Coach is to eliminate the outdated, narrow view of social work. MYTH: You have to leave social work if you want to make money. Social workers do not take a vow of poverty. Your social work skills are highly transferable, high-income skills. It’s […]
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September is Self-Care Awareness Month If you don’t want to, you don’t have to! You don’t have to: Follow someone else’s career path Say yes to every request for your assistance Participate on every committee or board Commit to overworking Monetize every hobby or interest Post every achievement, celebration, or challenge in the name of
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In May we are prioritizing our health – mental health and women’s health. Walking during National Walking Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, and Women’s History Month checks all the boxes. YouTube Playlist: May 2024 Mental Health and Women’s Health and Walking I Am Still My Priority In May Poverty Is Bad For Your Mental
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Environmental racism is real. Neighborhoods housing people of color and people of lower socio-economic status are riddled with landfills, manufacturing plants, hazardous waste sites, and utilities plants that increase their exposure to pollution and risk of detrimental health conditions. Environmental racism also includes a lack of preventive policies, consistent oversight, and accountability. I LOVE
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I’m excited to share with you that I received a LinkedIn To Social Work Voice badge! Part of my mission as a Social Work Career Empowerment Coach, hiring manager, and internship supervisor is to dismantle the outdated, narrow view of social work so that social workers are empowered to believe they can do an
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I AM MY OWN CASE STUDY: Define social work career success on your own terms Social work students New social workers Experienced social workers Licensed social workers Unlicensed social workers Social work leaders Macro social workers Social work entrepreneurs Social work professors Environmental social worker High-performing Women of Color in social work leadership. Discover
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I will forever shout from the rooftops that “social workers do not take a vow of poverty”! I will forever challenge the notion that accepting financial struggles somehow makes a social worker more morally superior. I adamantly refuse to accept the notion that social workers should leave the profession if they want to make
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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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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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I am a natural leader who previously downplayed my leadership strength. My leadership superpower is creating effective leaders – empowering amazing professionals to honor their education and experience to move into formal and informal leadership roles. To show up, claim their power, and be seen. Recently, I made changes in my business so that
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