Celebrating Social Work Month – March 2009

Jan 13, 2009

This year we are focusing on the future of social work and the need to recruit more social workers into the profession. Our recruiting focus for Social Work Month in 2009 – Social Work: Purpose and Possibility – defines the social work profession. People who become social workers do so because they seek a purpose to their career, acknowledging the many different paths upon which a social work degree might lead you.

Click here to view the Social Work Month Toolkit. For more information, email media@naswdc.org.

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month. This is a key moment for social workers to strengthen how they talk with clients about alcohol use and its health impacts. As trusted professionals on the front lines of mental and behavioral health, social workers play a critical role in sharing clear, evidence-based guidance that can shape healthier outcomes.

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By Heather Rose Artushin, MSW, LISW-CP Travel social work has been gaining popularity in recent years. A travel social worker operates in much the same way as a travel nurse – social workers assume short-term contracts, typically around 13 weeks in duration, in order...

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