21 Dementia Tips for Caregivers and Social Workers Do you have a relative or clients who are wrestling with dementia, and would like to find a way to either help or better connect with them? Thanks to the generosity of Dr. George Huba, this post will provide you with 21 invaluable tips: 7 Ways to better cope with cognitive […]
Living Forward: 3 Questions to Create the Life You Want
Learn how to create a life plan in one day using “Living Forward” by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy. Answer 3 questions: How you want to be remembered (legacy), what matters most (priorities), and your action plan (SMART goals). Stop drifting and get the life you want. Essential self-care tool for helping professionals—practice before you preach.
Prison Social Work: Does Sex Offender Treatment Work?
Does Sex Offender Treatment Work? In a nutshell, sex offender treatment does help, but studies show varying results due to underreporting of actual reoffending, difficulties in measurement of recidivism and the variation in the ways recidivism rates are calculated. Recidivism is defined as the reversion to criminal behavior by an individual who was previously convicted of a criminal offense. Observed […]
Online Job Fairs: How to Succeed (Even If It’s Your 1st Time)
Online Job Fairs: 7 Tips to Your Success Do you have an upcoming online job fair to participate in? Are you wondering what to do in preparation for an online job fair? SocialWork.Career reached out to several experts to guide you on how to best prepare for your upcoming online career fair. Dawn Bugni, Hannah Morgan, Jacob Share, Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Marianna Paulson, Miriam Salpeter, Phyllis Mufson, Ronnie […]
My Three Words for 2016: Nourish, Simplify and Charge!
Self-Care for the Soul: Nourish, Simplify and Charge! Happy New Year! What are some of your personal or professional goals for this coming new year? One idea that you may find helpful in achieving your plans is to select three words that capture the essence of those objectives. It was Chris Brogan who started this idea several years ago. […]
