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A Day in the Life of a Prison Social Worker

By Dorlee

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 […]

Filed Under: Clinical Practice, Expert Interviews Tagged With: clinical social work, compassion, group social work, improvisation, Lisa Kays, prison social work, self-care, substance abuse, why became social worker

Running a Group for the First Time

By Dorlee

Have you wondered what it would be like to run a group for the first time? A couple of weeks ago, I started a weekly group for pregnant moms at my field placement. The moms range in age from late teens through mid-thirties. The goal of the psycho-educational weekly group is to inform the mothers […]

Filed Under: Grad School Tagged With: graduate school, group social work, health clinic placement, internship

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