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Highlights of this issue include: elections and social work values,
emotional rigor and mindful self-care, writing a CV,
diversity/equity/inclusion, social justice and COVID, child abuse
reporting during COVID, human libraries, your resilience muscle, the
virtual classroom, book reviews, and more. See listing below (after the "Featured Excerpt").
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- LGBT History Month
- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
- World Food Day (October 16)
...and more.
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5 Tips for Connecting Theory to Clinical Social Work Practice
Editor’s Note: This excerpt is from THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER Fall 2020 issue. Read the complete article at:
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COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Trials for Outpatient and Prophylactic Patients
The FDA has approved the use
of convalescent plasma—the COVID-19 antibody rich plasma from patients
who have recovered from the disease—on admitted patients battling
against this disease.
Can plasma also help people who need antibodies immediately to stave off the virus before they get seriously sick?
Two multi-center, double-blind randomized controlled trials led by Johns Hopkins University are currently testing whether plasma can
improve health outcomes for prophylactic exposure (for example, families of
those who
test positive) and outpatient care.
Antibodies could be one of
our best therapeutic options and have already been successfully used on more than 70,000 COVID-19 patients in the U.S.
The trial
is open in sites across the country. Those interested can find out if they qualify here: covidplasmatrial.org and 888-506-1199.
Write for THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER
I am seeking a limited number of articles for THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER website and magazine. Is there an issue that you are passionate about that corresponds with an upcoming “awareness” month, week, or day; holiday; or time of year/season? Or an issue you have experienced as a social worker or social work student that you would like to share with peers? These are good places to start to identify a topic for a timely article for our website.
We are seeking articles on social work career development, field placement issues, and fields of practice.
Our style is conversational and educational, and web articles typically run 500-750 words. Feature articles typically run 1,250-1,500 words. We want positive articles that social workers can use to help them advance in their careers.
I also welcome submissions of poetry, photographs, illustrations, artwork, videos, audio, and other creative work depicting social work and related topics.
Submit articles to Linda Grobman with a subject line that says “Submission—(insert title or topic of submission).” Attach your submission as a Word file. Please include in this file: title of submission, your name as you want it to appear with your article, body of your submission, a brief bio about yourself. I will then review your submission and let you know if I need anything else and/or whether it is accepted for publication.
Please email Linda Grobman with ideas for longer (1,250-1,500 words) "feature articles" for THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine.
Thank you!
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Days in the Lives of Social Workers: 62 Professionals Tell "Real-Life" Stories From Social Work Practice (5th Edition)
LOVE TO READ ABOUT WHAT SOCIAL WORKERS ARE DOING?
Spend a day with social workers in 62 different settings, and learn about the many career paths available to you. Did you ever wish you could tag along with a professional in your chosen field, just for a day? DAYS IN THE LIVES OF SOCIAL WORKERS allows you to take a firsthand, close-up look at the real-life days of 62 professional social workers as they share their stories. Join them on their journeys, and learn about the rewards and challenges they face.
"While
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Fortunately, we have Linda
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The 5th edition of Days in
the
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career
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diverse
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An added bonus is the updated list of
professional organizations, web resources, and social media, blogs and
podcasts.
This is a must have for social workers at any stage in their
career!" Jennifer Luna, MSSW Director, Dinitto Career Center The University of Texas at Austin, Steve Hicks School of Social Work
The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals
STAY ON TRACK WITH A SELF-CARE PLAN!
The
A-to-Z format in this book provides 26 practical strategies for your
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BEDTIME READING/GIFTS
BEGINNINGS, MIDDLES, & ENDS: SIDEWAYS STORIES ON THE ART & SOUL OF SOCIAL WORK
A DELIGHTFUL GIFT FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AT ANY STAGE IN THEIR CAREERS
With just the right blend of humor and candor, each of these stories contains nuggets of wisdom that you will not find in a traditional textbook. They capture the essence and the art and soul of social work.
Available in Paperback and Hardcover: ON CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK: MEDITATIONS AND TRUTHS FROM THE FIELD is Dr. Danna Bodenheimer's NEWEST book.
A MEANINGFUL AND BEAUTIFUL GIFT
The beautiful, full-color book - now in paperback and hardcover - makes a meaningful gift for you, a student, or a colleague.
Jonathan Singer of the Social Work Podcast wrote the foreword to this book, and he said, "Danna pays attention to life’s details with a psychotherapist’s insight and writes about them with the passion of a slam poet. She speaks to the soul of social work and inspires us to think about more than just social work."
Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW, Associate Professor, Loyola University Chicago, Founder and host, Social Work Podcast
The publisher of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine and the Social Work E-News has published several books about social work. These books make great gifts (for graduation, holidays, or other occasions) for yourself, or for your friends, students, and colleagues in social work!
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Job Corner/Current Job Openings
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