I hope you don’t mind but today I thought I would write a rather personal post. As some of you may know from Employing Fran Drescher’s “Cancer Schmancer” Approach, there is someone near and dear to me who has cancer. Since that post, my friend has undergone a series of intensive chemotherapy and things were […]
Career Advice from Editor of The New Social Worker
Are you wondering how flexible the social work field is in terms of professional opportunities? As per Linda Grobman, MSW, LSW, CMP, the “opportunities for you as a social worker are wide open! It is such a broad and varied field, and there is always something new to learn. Don’t feel […]
How Blog Became “Social Work Career Development”
Is It Time to Change My Blog’s Name? A couple of days ago, one reader suggested that I change the name of my blog in order to help increase the levels of awareness and traffic for the blog. She mentioned how “Social Work Career Transition (Blogger)” tends to give the impression that my blog is […]
Social Work and Music Therapy
Is music therapy something that you would be interested in pursuing? If yes, aside from the proper credentials, according to Linda, you would need to have “a love of music and be proficient in an instrument (or voice) that would be conducive to the healing environment.” This week I had the honor of interviewing Linda […]
On Site Visit at Social Work Placement
Last week was a very busy week for me because school had started up again. This means that I am back to juggling school requirements in addition to my three days at the outpatient mental health clinic where I am interning. In addition, it just so happened that my faculty advisor was scheduled to make […]
