Confused by the term “hookup” when your younger clients use it? This guide provides mental health professionals with essential insights into hookup culture based on research from Alexandra Solomon, Ph.D. and Lisa Wade, Ph.D. Learn what hookups actually involve (hint: the term covers everything from kissing to intercourse), how common they are among college students (70% participate), and why most millennials are ambivalent about this culture despite it being the dominant pathway to relationships. Discover key terms like ghosting, icing, and power parting, understand how dating apps like Tinder and Bumble affect relationship formation, and gain practical guidance for connecting with millennial clients navigating this complex social landscape.
Website Trustworthiness: How Can You Tell?
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 X (Twitter) Cheat Sheet
Personal Learning Networks: Why (& How) to Use Twitter (Now X) Building a personal learning network is one of the most valuable things you can do for your career, but it isn’t always obvious where to start. A Personal Learning Network (PLN) is a group of people you learn from, collaborate with, and exchange […]
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.
How Social Media Sparks Social Work Career Growth
How Social Media Sparks Social Work Innovation Have you wondered how social workers may benefit from using social media or how social media may spur innovation within social work? As per the interview that Pat Shelly, the Director of Community Engagement and Expansion at the University of Buffalo’s School of Social Work, conducted with me on inSocialWork’s […]
