By Daniel Pollack & Kathryn Krase Social workers cannot assume they will stay in their jobs for a long time. Most social workers stay in a job for fewer than five years. When you leave your job, you might leave your clients too. You might consider: “Can I...
When you leave your job, you might wonder: “Can I bring my clients with me?” The answer is complicated.
Recently, it was reported that for the second consecutive year, the United States has lost more troops to suicide than combat. This news comes on the heels of a guide for military families issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs that focuses on mental health. ...
The NASW Press ispleased to announce the launch of our new, entirely online manuscript submission and peer-review system. Of our peer-reviewed journal Web sites, those for Children & Schools and Health & Social Work are now live. The journals Social Work and...
The phenomenon of girl fighting has piqued scholarly and popular interest in recent years, and yet few have studied the factors that contribute to the problem. Recently a group of social work researchers decided to investigate girl fighting by interviewing several...
Through its history as an organized profession, social work has worked under two competing models or philosophies: paternalism and empowerment. But perhaps a third model will provide a more comprehensive view for client care and empowerment. In “Reconciling...
Turning Heartache Into Hope Live Chat - On Jan 11th, Tracy Whitaker, the Director of the Center for Workforce Studies & Social Work Practice at the National Association of Social Workers, joined Sylvia Abrego-Araiza for AARP's "Your Life Calling" Live Chat with...
Starting at noon ET on Tuesday, January 11th, Jane Pauley will host an interactive online chat at www.AARP.org/Jane. Joining her will be Tracy Whitaker from the National Association of Social Workers and Sylvia Abrego-Araiza, a youth counselor who is the subject of...