By Raju Chebium Maria Rangel earned her MSW in May from Loyola University Chicago and already has a job. The 50-year-old native of Mexico, who is fluent in Spanish and English, was offered a full-time job by the community service agency where she did one of two...
Social Work Advocates Magazine
The Need for Bilingual Social Workers Grows as U.S. Becomes More Diverse
By Raju Chebium Maria Rangel earned her MSW in May from Loyola University Chicago and already has a job. The 50-year-old native of Mexico, who is fluent in Spanish and English, was offered a full-time job by the community service agency where she did one of two...
Human-Animal Connections: Veterinary Social Work Roles Grow as the Specialty Area Evolves
By Raju Chebium Kelly Bremken is a new kind of veterinary social worker. She personifies how much the practice area has evolved since its inception 21 years ago. Back then, the handful of veterinary social workers sprinkled throughout the country pretty much focused...
The Fentanyl Crisis in Schools: Awareness, Education Part of Prevention Efforts
By Jaimie Seaton Imagine if an entire classroom of students died—every single week. It’s hard to overstate the horror. And, unfortunately, we don’t have to imagine it. An average of 22 adolescents (14 to 18 years old) died from drug overdoses in the U.S. each week in...
The Rise of Corporate Social Work
Social Workers can find new purpose, passion and better pay
Beyond the Gimmick: Aware of the Importance of Self-Care, Social Workers Struggle to Practice It
By Sue Coyle Self-care is an often-discussed topic among social workers, the organizations that employ them, and the profession as a whole—and for good reason. Social work is a challenging career choice in myriad ways. From the client-based schedules that often extend...
Unprecedented Experiment: Pandemic Initiatives Provide Roadmap to Ending U.S. Child Poverty
By Courteney Stuart The COVID-19 pandemic cast a dark cloud across children’s lives, interrupting education and socialization. For the poorest families in the U.S., however, there was a silver lining. The unprecedented global crisis created the political will to...
NASW National Board Members Remember Colleague Anthony “Tony” Bibus, III
Bibus made people feel valued and genuinely listened to what they had to say