Website Trustworthiness: What Everyone Needs to Know Have you (or your) clients been assuming that the majority of the information that you find on the internet is of good quality? Regretfully, we cannot… Aside from the fact that what we see is influenced by the filter bubble, there are many urban legends, sites with misinformation, inaccuracies, biases, hoaxes […]
Personal Learning Network Twitter Cheat Sheet
Personal Learning Networks: Why (& How) to Use Twitter Have you heard about twitter but are concerned that it is too hard to figure out, or may have no relevance to you? Would you like to know how you may use twitter to help you learn about different topics and/or advance in your career? This post will provide you with the […]
Online Toolkit for New Social Workers
Essential new social worker resources created by Laurel Hitchcock, PhD, MPH, LCSW and Dorlee Michaeli, MBA, LCSW. This online toolkit features 10 carefully curated posts to help social work students and new practitioners develop professional skills, build their online presence, and advance their careers. Resources cover getting strong recommendation letters, acing job interviews, passing the LMSW exam, developing clinical and macro practice skills, leveraging social media for career growth, building online authority, and employing best practices in therapy. Includes potential assignments and exercises aligned with 2015 CSWE Social Work Competencies for classroom use or individual professional development.
3 Secrets Every Macro Social Worker Must Know
3 Macro Social Work Job Search Tips Are you interested in a Macro Social Work position but are having a hard time finding one? This post will provide you with some guidance to both help you find a Macro Social Work job and move up the Macro Social Worker career ladder. We are fortunate to have Rachel L. […]
10 Must-Know Private Practice Start-Up Tips
Essential private practice startup tips infographic from Tamara G. Suttle, M.Ed., LPC – mental health counselor with 20+ years experience and private practice coach. This visual summary distills the most critical strategies for successfully launching your private practice: start networking NOW even if practice is years away, create your self-care plan before scheduling your first client, join or create a consultation group to combat isolation, be strategic in networking by declaring both strengths and weaknesses, build reciprocal referring relationships, get paperwork in order before seeing clients, establish systems for everything early, invest in a quality WordPress website, blog to get known online efficiently, and remember private practice is a marathon not a sprint. Includes bonus Q&A on establishing a practice in foreign countries. Based on comprehensive interview featured in “Complete Guide to Starting Your Private Practice” where Tamara shares decades of wisdom alongside social worker Michael Langlois.
