Are you a social worker or another type of helping professional who would like to know how to keep safe in your place of employment? Charles Ennis, a former police officer on a Mental Health Emergency Services Unit in Canada, will be helping us address this very important question. He has not only trained many agencies and their […]
A Day in the Life of a Prison Social Worker
Have you ever wondered what a typical day would be like for a social worker who works in a prison setting? This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Lisa Kays, a social worker, LGSW, who works with women at a prison in the Northeast region of the United States and will be able to […]
Exploring Career Paths in Social Work
Days in the Lives of Social Workers – Book Review Are you thinking about entering the world of social work? Or are considering a different role within the field? Or are just curious about what social workers in other fields of practice or settings do? If your answer is yes to any of the above […]
Technology Tools for Clinical Practice
Are you interested in applying some technology tools in your clinical work with clients? To learn more about the application of tech tools within the mental health field, I reached out to Ignacio Pacheco, MSW (also known as Iggy). Iggy is the editor and creator of the Social Work Tech Blog, a blog dedicated to […]
Unlearning with Jack Uldrich
Have you heard about the concept of unlearning? According to Jack Uldrich, unlearning is a crucial skill to develop as part of the process of acquiring knowledge because some types of learning cannot occur until some unlearning has first taken place. In Jack’s latest book, Higher Unlearning: 39 Post-Requisite Lessons for Achieving a Successful Future […]
