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THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER® Social Work E-News
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Issue #40, March 25, 2004
EDITOR'S EYE
Dear Social Work Colleagues,
Welcome to Issue #40 of the Social Work E-News. This e-mail newsletter is brought to you by the publisher of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine and other social work publications.
This month is National Social Work Month in the U.S.! You can find information about the theme, "The Power of Social Work: Pass It On," and activities to use year-round at the NASW Web site at http://www.socialworkers.org
I heard from several readers in response to my article in the last issue on social workers supporting themselves and each other. This is obviously a topic that needs more consideration and thought by social workers everywhere. I have included some readers' responses in this newsletter.
It was good to see many of the Social Work E-News' readers at the CSWE conference in Anaheim! Also, welcome to the new readers who signed up for this newsletter at that conference.
Until next time,
Linda Grobman, ACSW, LSW
Publisher/Editor
THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER®
http://www.socialworker.com
linda.grobman@paonline.com
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IN THIS ISSUE
A Word From Our Sponsor
Letter to the Editor
News Feature
News
On Our Web Site
In Print
Job Corner
Newsletter Necessities
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A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR
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A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR
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PRACTICE
New to Carfax in 2004
PRACTICE provides a forum for the publication of research and knowledge from practice and the experiences of people using services, in a peer reviewed journal. The journal has a strong base in social work practice and seeks to promote a proactive, reflective and critical perspective.
For further information please visit the journal web page at: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09503153.asp or to request a sample copy please contact Victoria Lincoln at the following address:
Taylor & Francis, 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN, UK. Email Victoria.Lincoln@tandf.co.uk
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Dear Editor:
I am the Team Leader for the mental health division of the American Red Cross at the Charter Oak Chapter in Farmington, Connecticut. The American Red Cross sends disaster teams to local and national emergencies to help victims with immediate material needs such as food, clothing, and shelter after a disaster of any magnitude. In addition, mental health workers are sent in : 1) whenever there is fatality, and 2) when the disaster has an overwhelming effect on both the victims and the workers sent to the scene. American Red Cross mental health workers must be licensed by the state in which they live. The license must be one in a mental health field, such as social work, medicine, psychology, and so forth. In addition, volunteers must attend a two-day seminar/training session presented by the American Red Cross staff in order to be certified as a Red Cross mental health volunteer.
There is a need for many more volunteers throughout the country. I would urge social workers to consider this volunteer work. It is very rewarding and not very demanding as far as time.
There will be a training session in the Farmington Chapter, Farmington, CT on Friday and Saturday. April 16 and 17. If anyone is interested in getting involved, they should contact the American Red Cross Disaster Services at 1-860-678-2830 for more information.
Sonja M. Kirk
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NEWS FEATURE
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SOCIALWORKJOBBANK.COM CAREER CENTER NOW OPEN
The theme of this year's National Professional Social Work Month is "The Power of Social Work: Pass It On." March was first designated National Professional Social Work Month by The White House in 1984. Each March, the National Association of Social Workers recognizes the heartfelt efforts and hard work of America's dedicated social workers.
The number of people who "want to help people" is great-in fact, social work is the 3rd most searched field on GradSchools.com. According to government health statistics, 60 percent of the nation's mental health services are delivered by social workers. Over half a million social workers wake up every day believing they will give a child, a family, or a senior citizen renewed hope. Gary Bailey, MSW, president of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), says, "The power of social work resides in its professionals. It is something we must pass on, both to those who are in need of social workers, and to those who may be interested in joining our ranks."
In conjunction with National Professional Social Work Month, SocialWorkJobBank.com has started a new online social work career center (http://www.socialworkjobbank.com/careercenter), to provide information to those who want to join the ranks of the social work profession. The site helps prospective and new social workers sort out the various issues related to preparing for a social work career, searching for a social work job, and advancing in such a career. The site features articles by THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER's career columnists, Regina Praetorius, MSSW, GSW, and Laura Lawson, MSW, GSW. Another exciting aspect of the site is the "Ask Our Experts" feature. Visitors to the career center can submit questions to the site's social work career experts. These questions and their answers are then added to the site's database of articles available to all visitors. In this way, the site will eventually become a comprehensive database of "frequently asked questions" about social work careers.
The SocialWorkJobBank Career Center offers articles on social work licensing, education, and job search. SocialWorkJobBank.com also offers social work job postings and online job applications, to help social work professionals and employers "match up" with each other.
Social work is "more than just wanting to help people," explains Linda Grobman, MSW, LSW, ACSW, publisher of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine. "I get e-mail from high school and college students-as well as professionals in other fields-wanting to know how they can get a job or how they can prepare for a career in social work," says Grobman, whose magazine sponsors the SocialWorker.com and SocialWorkJobBank.com Web sites. They often want to know if they can learn online how to be a social worker, or if they can qualify for a social work position without any special training. But, says Grobman, "There are no shortcuts. Social work is a complicated profession, and it's not something that people can do untrained, no matter how well-intentioned. They need to understand the person-in-environment approach that is so important in social work, and they need some specific skills."
Social workers are licensed on a state-by-state basis, so requirements vary depending on location. To be a professional social worker in the U.S. requires a bachelor's or master's degree from a program that is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Of course, "wanting to help people" is a good prerequisite for entering a social work degree program. "Wanting to help people is the first step," Grobman emphasizes. "Learning to do it with the necessary professional knowledge, skills, and ethical underpinnings is the key."
Resources
THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER Online-http://www.socialworker.com
SocialWorkJobBank.com-http://www.socialworkjobbank.com
SocialWorkJobBank.com Online Career Center-http://www.socialworkjobbank.com/careercenter
Council on Social Work Education-http://www.cswe.org
Association of Social Work Boards-http://www.aswb.org
National Association of Social Workers-http://www.socialworkers.org
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NEWS
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Raising Courageous Kids Web Site
School social worker Steve Whitmore has started a social work Web site called Raising Courageous Kids. (http://teacherweb.com/MI/UCS/CourageousKids/ ) It is being used as a resource for parents, teachers, students, and social workers.
Steve is working with teacherWeb (the host company) in creating a template that can be used by other social workers (school and others) nationwide.
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Burnout Web Site
A reader, Kende Sándor, from Hungary, writes: "You ask how do I support myself? You know, I am a Buddhist teacher. I finished the Buddhist College in Hungary. I do meditation and I can to be free of mental problems. I am a social worker, too. I work at a helping center of drug users. I support a Web site about burnout syndrome on the http://www.burnout.lap.hu address. Important to me to inform my colleagues over the world how they support themselves and I show them some ways of supporting in this Web site."
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The Bruderhof Grief Companion Web Site
This site features writings from a variety of classic and contemporary writers that grieving people have found helpful and comforting. As a public resource, four full-length books, including the NY Times bestseller "She Said Yes" (the story of Cassie Bernall, one of the Columbine victims), are available in full-text for download. The Bruderhof Grief Companion is located at http://www.griefcompanion.org
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Call for Papers
A special issue devoted to Juvenile Offending and Mental Illness will be published in Journal of Evidenced-Based Social Work: Advances in Practice, Programming, Research, and Policy.
The special issue seeks manuscripts related to juvenile crime and violence and mental illness in any of the following types: empirical (quantitative and/or qualitative); conceptual, addressing either theoretical model development or research methodology needs, strategies or innovations; or reviews of empirically-based knowledge with implications for practice.
Manuscripts should not exceed 25 pages in length and are to include an abstract of 100 words or less. The references and format should follow the style of the American Psychological Association. All manuscripts will be anonymous peer-reviewed by two consulting editors and returned with comments. Please submit 3 copies of your manuscript by August 1, 2004 to:
Lisa Rapp-Paglicci, Ph.D., Guest Editor
Journal of Evidenced-Based Social Work: Advances in Practice, Programming, Research, and Policy.
University of South Florida, Lakeland
School of Social Work
3433 Winter Lake Rd.
Lakeland, FL 33803
(863) 667-7702; fax (863) 667-7098; email: lisar@lklnd.usf.edu
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IN PRINT
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SPRING ISSUE IN PRESS NOW
The Spring issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine will soon be available. Here are some highlights of this issue:
Ethics: Ethical Attributes and Professional Skill Development
Policy: Taking No Action is An Action
Field Placement: 10 Tips to Maximize the Student-Field Instructor Relationship
Research: Student Perceptions of Persons Utilizing Income Maintenance ("Welfare") Services
Career Talk: The Perfect Résumé: What You Need to Know to Have One!
Riding the Waves of Palliative Care
Electronic Connection: Social Work in the Fast Lane
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JOB CORNER
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http://www.socialworker.com
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