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I would have LOVED to have this book as a graduation gift when I got my MSW! 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. Listen to a recent episode of the Social Work Podcast that includes author Ogden Rogers reading from 6 of the 99 stories in the book. Now 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. For info, see http://www.beginningsmiddlesandends.com.

 

 

Job Corner

 

Social Work Consultation to Social Service Departments in Nursing Homes. Must have LCSW and healthcare and/or geriatric experience. 

 

4-20 hours/month. Starts at $38/hour.

 

San Diego and El Centro

 

Masters in Social Work. Licensed in California (LCSW).

 

Geriatric and/or Healthcare Experience.

 

Contact: Jody Giacopuzzi, LCSW

No phone calls please.
E-mail: JodyGiac@aol.com

Fax: 805 642-2365

 

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Featured Excerpt

 

 

 

As an experienced therapist who is making a personal commitment to get more comfortable with uncertainty, I share the following thoughts.

 

The author Elizabeth Lesser said “How strange that the nature of life is change, yet the nature of human beings is to resist change. And how ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us are the very ones that can break us open and help us blossom into who we were meant to be.”

 

Our clients come to us with depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, health issues, grief, and loss. We list our specialties on our cards and websites. How many of us list “dealing with uncertainty” as a specialty? Yet, when I look over the 20 years that I have been a psychotherapist for adults and children, this is a major theme. Is it our discomfort with uncertainty ourselves? We might state that we can work with “transitions,” but might the word “uncertainty” cause more pause?

 

We like being in control. In this age of technology, you can e-mail a picture, write a lecture, and balance your checkbook, all in the palm of your hand. People are interviewed for jobs through Skype with a person overseas they may never meet. “Relationships” form through the Internet, and planes are being invented that can get to Europe in half the time. America does not build in any type of siesta or break into the work day. People are rewarded for working long hours for less pay. We live in an age when predictability, speed, and certainty are emphasized and rewarded.

 

Gandhi said, “There is more to life than increasing the speed.” This is something to think about in this technological age.

 

What about uncertainty? Gilda Radner, the late comedian, said it wisely:

 

 

How do we help ourselves, and our clients, to live with uncertainty? Here are some ideas that might help us to navigate this potentially new and sometimes rugged terrain.

 

When driving down the highway, sometimes we will see a sign that says, “Expect Delays.” This tells us that something is up ahead and to be wary. It could be an accident, construction, or any number of things. The fact is that when we see this sign, we know to slow down and be cautious. Envision a sign that says “Expect Change” along the road of your life. No matter what technology does, or how much money is earned, life is change. There are ebbs and flows. There are joys and disappointments. People are born. People die. Expecting the natural flow of life will help to decrease disappointment from natural occurences.

 

 

Cell phone cases may match our purses, and our purses may match our shoes. Wouldn’t it be nice if life was matched that way? Life is more like a puzzle. Sometimes pieces are mis-matched, or missing, or both. Embracing that life doesn’t match means when uncertainty happens, we understand. We roll with it—we hold our head up to the best of our ability, and carry on what we need to do to just get through. Encompassing this concept in a more flexible way will get us through uncertainty.

 

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Articles from the Summer 2015 issue of The New Social Worker include:

 

 

...and much more!

 

News & Resources

Are you looking for summer reading? A colleague sent me this link to an article about five novels about social workers. I have not read any of these books, but have heard an interview with Smith Henderson, the author of Fourth of July Creek, and have heard positive comments from social workers who have read this book. To read a quick summary of this and four other books with social work characters, see the article at BookRiot.

 

 

July 26, 2015, marks the 25^th anniversary of the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Disability.gov is marking the ADA’s 25th anniversary on its website and social media platforms, encouraging everyone to follow Disability.gov on Twitter, Facebook, the Disability.Blog, and on LinkedIn. Disability.Blog will feature special guest posts from individuals who played a role in the ADA’s history, as well as those who continue to champion it today. Also, the No Boundaries project participant profiles will be released.

 

To participate in social media efforts to support the anniversary, see the social media toolkit at https://www.disability.gov/newsroom/ada-25-social-media-toolkit/#content. The designated hashtag is #DgovADA25.

 

 

 

 

I am seeking a limited number of articles for upcoming issues of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine and/or our website. I am especially interested in articles in the following categories:

 

 

Our style is conversational and educational, and articles typically run 1,500-2,000 words for feature articles (considerably shorter for news items). 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

 

 

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