Your Social Work E-News for March is here!
Social Work E-News 
Issue #244, March 9, 2021
 
 
Editor's Eye
Hello --
 
 
Welcome to Issue #244 of the Social Work E-News! Thank you for subscribing to receive this email newsletter, which is brought to you by the publisher of The New Social Worker magazine, SocialWorker.com, SocialWorkJobBank.com, and other social work publications.
 
Thank a Socal Worker 2021Social Work Month is here! Happy Social Work Month and thank you for the essential work you do. The New Social Worker's Social Work Month Project 2021 is now underway. We started off the first week with messages from several social work organizations, including NASW, CSWE, ASWB, School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA), and the Network for Social Work Management (NSWM). We are continuing with essays by our columnists and essays submitted through our call for submissions on what is essential to social workers.
 
Please follow the project throughout the month at: Social Work Month Project 2021. Each essay contains nuggets of wisdom for social workers at any career stage.
 
If you haven't done so already, I invite you to please connect with us on Facebook—we love connecting with you there on a daily basis!
 
Our Winter issue is OUT! Read articles from this issue at http://www.socialworker.com.
 
Here’s a quick link for immediate download of the PDF edition for Winter 2021:
 
 
Highlights of this issue include: ethics and medical marijuana, creating a great field placement experience, social work job search in unpredictable times, disenfranchised trauma, podcasting in social work education, why a licensing exam in needed, mentoring, poetry, book reviews, and more. See listing below (after the "Featured Excerpt").
 
 

 
 
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Until next time,
Linda Grobman, ACSW, LSW
Publisher/Editor
THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER®
 
This Month

March marks several observances, including but not limited to:
  • National Social Work Month: NASW theme “Social Workers Are Essential”
  • School Social Work Week (March 7-13) SSWAA theme “Beacon of Hope: School Social Workers Lighting the Way” 
  • Social Work Management Week (March 8-12)
  • World Social Work Day (March 16) theme “Ubuntu: I am Because We Are”
  • Women's History Month
...and more.
 
Advertisement/Opportunity
ASWB seeks proposals for regulatory research

The Association of Social Work Boards seeks proposals for a literature review to examine the current research related to occupational and professional regulation, with an emphasis on social work regulatory best practices. Learn more and download the RFP.
 

 
 
Job Corner/Current Job Openings
 
Humana Military Healthcare Services has a unique opportunity for a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) to work at the Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia. USE ANY STATE License! Competitive Salary and Benefits Package!
 
Please contact Diana Williams, Humana Military, Clinical Resources. dwilliams4@humana.com; Office: (502) 876-6899; Fax: (502) 322-8157 Or Apply Directly to: https://careers-humanaclinicalresources.icims.com. Job #1966
 

 
 
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Featured Excerpt

Social Workers, Establish an Essential Support Team (EST) Today

Editor’s Note: This excerpt is from THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER Social Work Month Project 2021. Read the complete article at:
 
by Varsha Dubose, MSW, LCSW
The most essential thing for social workers to know is that it is acceptable to build a support system early on in practice. It is not necessary to wait until one becomes seasoned in the field to utilize affirmative external influences that will support the work that social workers engage in daily. Social workers take on numerous challenging roles and responsibilities within their day-to-day practice.
 
Often, social workers take part in duties without the support of others outside of practice.  Ironically, social workers ask their clients about their support systems during the first encounter or initial assessment. However, social workers do not always identify their own support structures in the beginning of their practice. Having supports outside of practice is important and can contribute to the growth of social work careers.
 
Early on in a social worker’s practice, it may feel as if it is required to take on so many obligations single-handedly. Over-achieving may also be viewed as a strength in many settings. Social workers may find their work isolating, overwhelming, exhilarating, and rewarding. The critical work that social workers employ can lead to a wide range of expressions and feelings. Yet, some social workers do not have reliable anchors in place that will help them separate the work and hold them to their personal values, self-standards, and self-ethics that they entered the field with.
 
Certainly, social workers can hold themselves accountable to regular acts of self-care or to the use of effective supervision to address these concerns. However, having an identified and well-developed essential support team (EST) in place can be vital to maintaining a healthy practice balance. An EST can also directly impact the care that is provided to clients when burnout and compassion fatigue are lingering or building up. Therefore, it is imperative for social workers to start building an EST today.      
 
An essential support team can be viewed as a concept that extends beyond self-care routines and one-on-one clinical supervision. An EST may consist of family, friends, classmates, or even colleagues in the field who are not necessarily directly related to one’s practice. ESTs may also include individuals who share the same interests, hobbies, or religious beliefs. Although social workers will not be able to disclose the day-to-day nuances of the work, it may be useful to establish code words or signals with their team that suggest, “I cannot talk about the details of my day, but I need your company or distraction.”
 
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In Print
LOOKING FOR READING MATERIAL THAT'S NOT "TOO ACADEMIC"? GIFTS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS?
 
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 the broadness of social work is what brings many people into the profession, at times it can be overwhelming. Fortunately, we have Linda May Grobman to help social workers navigate their careers through the eyes of those with real life experience. The 5th edition of Days in the Lives of Social Workers includes traditional and non-traditional career paths that offer a practical and realistic snapshot of the diverse fields of social work. 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 personal self-care plan. Learn how to make a SMART plan and keep yourself accountable. Easy to read and essential for any social worker or helping professional.
ISBN: 978-1-929109-53-1

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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.
 
It is available  now at Amazon and Barnes and Noble (and other bookstores, too).

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

Now available in a black & white edition, too.
 
A perfect companion to Danna Bodenheimer's first book, Real World Clinical Social Work: Find Your Voice and Find Your Way.





   
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!
 
We also publish books on nonprofit management. Want to start your own agency? We have a book for that.
 
 
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