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Your Money Story: How Childhood Messages Shape Your Financial Life as a Social Worker

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Why do so many social workers undercharge, avoid negotiations, and feel guilty saving money? It starts with the money beliefs social workers develop long before entering the field.

Filed Under: Social Work Career, General, Professional Development Tagged With: childhood money messages, financial behavior, financial social work, financial socialization, financial wellness, imposter syndrome, money beliefs, money mindset, money scripts, professional development, self-care, social worker wellbeing

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