Are you looking for a good resource to prepare you to take on the role of social work supervisor? Or perhaps you are an educator looking for an excellent book about supervision to use in your advanced practice class? If yes, Supervision in Social Work, Fifth Edition, by Alfred Kadushin and Daniel Harkness may be the […]
Battered Women’s Protective Strategies – Book Review
Do you work with women who are physically abused and wonder how best to help them? Contrary to public opinion and the views of many domestic violence agencies, leaving the batterer is not necessarily the only or best solution available to intimate violence survivors. Sherry Hamby proposes in her book: Battered Women’s Protective Strategies, an […]
Got LMSW Exam Anxiety? 4 Strategies + 10 Practice Questions
Are you feeling a bit anxious about your upcoming LMSW exam? You are not alone… Many of us feel this way whether we end up taking the licensure test right after we graduate or do so years later. What can you do to feel less anxious about the test? Prepare for the exam: As Alexander […]
The Art of Self-Disclosure in Therapy
Do you sometimes wonder how much personal information to share with a client? Or whether to disclose any information at all? The truth of the matter is that we are always disclosing things about ourselves all the time in the way we dress, talk and respond to things that are being shared with us, as […]
Social Work Career Development Receives the Liebster Award !
Have you heard of the Liebster Award? The word ‘liebster’ means ‘dearest’, ‘sweetest’, ‘kindest’, ‘nicest’, ‘beloved’, ‘lovely’, ‘pleasant’, ‘sweetheart’, ‘endearing’ or ‘valued.’ It’s an award that has been making its rounds in the blogosphere for the purpose of discovering and recognizing new blogs in a “pay it forward” manner. A couple of weeks ago, Professor […]