Social Work E-News 
Issue #200, July 11, 2017
 
 
 
Social Work E-News
 
Editor's Eye
Hello --
 
Welcome to Issue #200 (wow!) 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.
 
Summer is here and so is the Summer 2017 issue of The New Social Worker magazine!

Read articles from the Summer issue at http://www.socialworker.com
 
Here’s a quick link for immediate download of the PDF edition for Summer 2017:
Most articles from the summer issue can be read on our website, as well. See listing below (after the "Featured Excerpt").
 
 

 
Only 6 days until the official release of ON CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK: MEDITATIONS AND TRUTHS FROM THE FIELD. I am SO excited about Dr. Danna Bodenheimer's NEW book coming out next week. The book is On Clinical Social Work: Meditations and Truths From the Field. I absolutely love this collection of writings and photographs, and I think you will, too, if you are interested in the clinical aspects of social work.
 
The beautiful, full-color, hardcover edition of this book makes a beautiful gift for you, a student, or a colleague. It is available for PRE-ORDER now at Amazon and Barnes and Noble (maybe at your local bookstore, too), and they will ship it to you on or around July 17. 
 
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
 
I hope you will take advantage of the pre-order offer. And if you cannot wait until July 17, I will let you in on another secret! We have a (very) small supply at our office, and if you order it from our online store, we will send it to you now (while supplies last).
 


Last year, we had a Self-Care Summer project. Some people have asked me if we would be doing this again this year. So, by popular demand, please send me (lindagrobman@socialworker.com) a short essay, poetry, artwork, original music, or other creative work related to self-care and/or how you practice self-care, and I will consider it for publication on our website. See the Self-Care summer guidelines. I will consider submissions throughout the summer season.
 
 


 
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Linda Grobman, ACSW, LSW
Publisher/Editor
THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER®
 
 
Networking:
 
This Month
July marks several observances, including but not limited to:
  • National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Mandela Day - July 18
  • Hepatitis Awareness Day - July 28
and more!
 
Featured Excerpt

 
Ethics Alive! Gifts From Clients - The Good, the Bad, and the Ethically Ugly
 
Editor’s Note: This excerpt is from the Summer 2017 issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER. Read the complete article at:
 
 
by Allan Barsky, J.D., MSW, Ph.D.

Everyone loves gifts, don’t they? Well, maybe it depends on who is giving the gift and under what circumstances. For social workers, being offered a gift from clients may be cause for celebration, cause for concern, or both.  
 
Assume you have been working with Cleo, a client experiencing high levels of social anxiety. Over the past few months, you have helped her reduce her levels of anxiety to the point that she now enjoys personal and work relationships that she once dreaded. In your final session with Cleo, she offers you a present. Your first instinct may be to tell yourself, “Accepting gifts from clients is unethical. I need to find a polite way to decline.” But is accepting gifts truly unethical, and if so, why? Under what circumstances might accepting gifts be ethically justifiable, or even desirable?  
 
Some people may assume the NASW Code of Ethics (2008) specifically prohibits accepting gifts. It does not. It doesn’t even mention gifts, per se. The NASW Code does have provisions related to gifts. Standard 1.06(a) advises social workers to “avoid conflicts of interest that interfere with the exercise of professional discretion and impartial judgment.” Standard 1.06(b) instructs social workers not to “take unfair advantage of any professional relationship.” Standard 1.06(c) says that social workers should set “clear, appropriate, and culturally sensitive boundaries” with clients.     
 
Taken together, these standards certainly put social workers on notice that there are risks related to accepting gifts from clients. Thus, there are some situations in which accepting gifts would be clearly unethical:
  • if accepting a gift biases a social worker’s judgment (e.g., if you were tempted to give Cleo favored treatment because she gave you a gift)
  • if the social worker manipulates clients into thinking that providing gifts is necessary to obtain services that they are already entitled to receive (e.g., if you indicate to Cleo that she needs to provide a gift to receive counseling)
  • if the social worker has not established appropriate professional boundaries with the client and the gift-giving reflects this lack of appropriate boundaries (e.g., if you befriend Cleo and she gives you a gift as if you were her friend)
  • if you are in a position of authority over the client and the client is vulnerable to your decisions (e.g., if you are a child protection worker deciding whether to remove a child from Cleo’s home)
  • if the gift has a deep emotional meaning to the client, and the client may later regret giving the gift (e.g., if Cleo gives you a home-made vase that has minimal market value but is deeply meaningful because it was a gift from her dearly departed brother)
  • if the nature of the gift is inappropriate given the nature of the services and/or your professional role (e.g., if Cleo gives you a sample of drugs that she found helpful in reducing her anxiety)
As a social worker, your primary commitment is to your client (Standard 1.01). The main interest to consider is the impact of gift-giving on the client. If gift-giving is an authentic expression of the client’s gratitude, then the principle of self-determination suggests that social workers should honor the client’s wishes. The client may feel a sense of pride and satisfaction from being able to thank the worker with a gift. However, if the client feels exploited or manipulated—or if the client receives inappropriate services as a result of gift-giving—then encouraging or accepting the gift would be unethical.  
 
So, under what circumstances might accepting gifts be ethically justifiable?
 
Editor’s Note: This excerpt is from the Summer 2017 issue of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER. Read the complete article at:
 
 

 
Here are some highlights from the Summer issue:
 
 
Student Role Model - Elizabeth Gamarra (in PDF format only)

Everyone loves gifts, but being offered a gift from clients may be cause for celebration, cause for concern, or both for social workers. more

CALM (Caring, Action, Leadership, Mindfulness) is a new project at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh that offers two MSW students a paid internship experience in campus violence prevention. more
7 O'Clock

You have most likely heard these before, but we can all use a reminder. Why? Because social workers keep making these easily avoidable job search errors. more

We must overcome the notion that physical and mental health are separate domains. Instead, we can foster a teamwork approach among clients and staff as we promote opportunities to address both physical and mental health needs. more

So often, when we think of victims or survivors of interpersonal violence, specifically sexual assault, we think of girls and women. In reality and throughout history, boys and men have also experienced sexual violence. more

Spending face-to-face time with colleagues at conferences is invigorating. Technology can enrich the experience. Social workers relate their favorite ways to use tech at conferences. more

Many aging families struggle with the uncertain future of keeping aging parents safe and comfortable. Social workers can assist them in sorting out the realities of their unique family circumstances. more

Workshops and other forms of training on poverty offer options for agencies to bridge the gap with their multi-disciplinary staff. However, not all poverty trainings are equal in quality or ideological viewpoints. more

“Don’t I need a Ph.D. to publish?” and “Don’t journal articles only come from authors associated with a university?” The answers are a resounding “no” and “no.” more

The term “toxic masculinity” can describe a set of very narrow standards, behaviors, and expectations for manhood and masculinity that values dominance, power, and control and devalues empathy, the acknowledgment of emotions, and other traits. more

Addison Cooper reviews the movie GIFTED. more

Book review of Mind: A Journey to the Heart of Being Human more

Book review of Health Care as a Right of Citizenship: The Continuing Evolution of Reform more

Book review of Strategies for Deconstructing Racism in the Health and Human Services more
 
...and much more! For the full Table of Contents and full text of all articles in this issue, please dowload the PDF. You can also watch my Video Table of Contents!

BONUS:  Read recent online exclusive articles:
 
 
Job Corner
KVC Behavioral Health Nebraska
 
Extended Family Homes Specialist
 
The EFH Specialist actively recruits and provides initial and ongoing training to Extended Family Homes (EFH). Primary responsibilities will be to provide direct support and ongoing services to the EFH’s that are certified and trained through KVC and have placement individual(s) with developmental/intellectual disabilities. EFH Specialists will work to ensure that support and community resources are available for each EFH and for any individuals placed within their care. Leadership is required within all essential job functions and is demonstrated through positive and appropriate communication, community collaborations, excellent customer service, business and professional integrity. The EFH Specialist will have passion and respect for the mission and vision of the organization. Will meet outcomes to provide excellent services to individuals, youth, and families, and will help create a positive perspective of the overall public image of the organization.
 
To apply:
 
 
 

 
Clinical Social Workers - Tift Regional Health System (TRHS)
 
Tift Regional Health System (TRHS) is a growing, not-for-profit hospital system serving 12 counties in South Central Georgia. This position will rotate between our main campus at Tift Regional Medical Center and Cook Medical Center, approx. 20 miles south in Adel, GA.
 
Requirements: LCSW, MSW and certification as a clinical social worker; working knowledge/experience in utilization management, managed care, and payor issues; experience in psychosocial and therapeutic counseling.
 
TRHS continues to support financial security and professional growth through an ongoing commitment to competitive compensation, professional development, and continuing education/retirement benefits. 
 
 
South Central Georgia provides easy access to beaches and abundant outdoor recreation. With a low crime rate, low cost of living, quality public and private schools, and a growing arts community, Tifton was named one of the "100 Best Small Communities in America." An Equal Opportunity Employer
 











 
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BEDTIME READING/GIFTS FOR SOCIAL WORK GRADUATES
 
What does a life in social work look like? You might look at it as a series of “sideways” stories! “If life were black and white, we’d have no need for social work.” Read Ogden Rogers’ collection, Beginnings, Middles, & Ends: Sideways Stories on the Art & Soul of Social Work.
 
Available on Amazon.com (print and Kindle), Google Play (e-book), directly from the publisher, and other bookstores.
 
Do you know a social worker or social work student who loves to read? This book is a welcome retreat from academic textbooks.
 
Beginnings, Middles, and Ends by Ogden W. Rogers is a thought-provoking book about the evolution of the author's career in the field of social work. The real-life stories are whimsical as well as enlightening. You follow the yellow brick road of a social work career and feel the passion and dedication that is required of those who are engaged in the social work profession.... A great read for anyone entering the profession, or if you are involved and feel your passion flickering, this book will surely re-ignite your love. --Mildred Mit Joyner, MSW, LCSW, Emerita Director and Professor of Social Work, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

 

 
 
Real World Clinical Social Work: Find Your Voice and Find Your Way
A ground-breaking book by Dr. Danna Bodenheimer, LCSW, from The New Social Worker Press
ISBN: 978-1-929109-50-0
223 pages
Available now at:
 
"Danna Bodenheimer has written an insider’s guide to clinical social work that doesn’t make the reader feel like an outsider. This book is the clinical supervisor you always wanted to have: brilliant yet approachable, professional yet personal, grounded and practical, yet steeped in theory, and challenging you to dig deeper." Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW, Associate Professor of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago, Founder and Host, Social Work Podcast
 
 

 
 
 
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News & Resources
 
NASW, CSWE, ASWB, and CSWA Release New Technology Standards for Social Workers
 
The new Standards for Technology in Social Work Practice were released on June 22, 2017, after two years of work by the National Association of Social Workers, the Council on Social Work Education, the Association of Social Work Boards, and the Clinical Social Work Association. The standards include four sections: Provision of Information to the Public; Designing and Delivering Services; Gathering, Managing, and Storing Information; and Social Work Education and Supervision. There are 55 standards, a glossary, and list of resources.
 

 
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? This is a good way to identify a topic for a timely article.
 
Other topics of interest include: social work field placement issues, technology, self-care, licensing, and career development.
 
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.
 
Please contact Linda Grobman, editor/publisher of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER, at: lindagrobman@socialworker.com
 
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!
 

In Print
White Hat Communications, 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.
 
 
HOW TO ORDER
 
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And some are available as ebooks at VitalSource.
 
You can also view and download our catalog in PDF format.
 
Reminders
Quick Link: Summer 2017
  
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www.socialworker.com
 
 

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Job Corner/Current Job Openings
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