Social Work Month Update
Social Worker's Companion
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3y ago
Over 200 certificates  have been given out to Social Workers around the globe who have inspired others through Social Worker’s Companion blog! Keep up the good work all! Know a Social Worker who has inspired you? Send a name and email through my contact page throughout the month of March. Let’s elevate each other. Mandy ..read more
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Social Worker 24/7?
Social Worker's Companion
by socialworkcompanionblog
3y ago
From so many colleagues and my own inner monologue I have heard variations of the following issue. When I leave my job, I can’t turn off the caring. When I see others in my community that need help, do I respond? Won’t I burn out if I am a social worker 24/7? This feeling is as old as the profession itself. Jane Addams describes the overwhelming feeling one has when your eyes are opened to suffering. “For the following weeks I went about London almost furtively, afraid to look down narrow streets and alleys lest they disclose again this hideous human need and suffering.” ~ Jane Addams (20 Yea ..read more
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2019 Social Work Appreciation Month
Social Worker's Companion
by socialworkcompanionblog
3y ago
As March dawns, we enter the month of Social Work Appreciation! This year the NASW theme for the month is Elevate Social Work.  The idea behind the month is simple, to elevate the profession, each other, and ourselves. Creating positive and professional depictions of social work in our communities and media is crucial and often an additional task we take on above and beyond our normal tasks. However, this month I want to create space to elevate each other. Social Worker’s Companion Blog will again be sending out certificates of appreciation to Social Workers all through out the month of M ..read more
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The Ordinary Sacred
Social Worker's Companion
by socialworkcompanionblog
3y ago
If you work in a social work role everyday, you witness a lot. You witness the gamut of emotions. You are there with people living through their darkest days. You may put expectations on yourself to fix the darkness. It’s easy to lose sight of the sacred in every day life, to miss the importance of each relationship and the dignity and worth of each person. Social workers are my people because we leave it all on the table. Each day I watch my coworkers give the best of themselves until they walk out the door. We are dedicated to the work. We are dedicated to the person in front of us. That is ..read more
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Guest Post: Integrated Care
Social Worker's Companion
by socialworkcompanionblog
3y ago
Hi all! I am excited to announce a guest post today featuring Ben Barrett of the “How To Social Worker.” Check out his great piece below!  Social Work and Integrated Care What exactly is integrated care?  And why does it matter? For so long, those we serve have been treated in silos of care.  If you have a medical issue- go to your primary care.  If you have a drug problem- go to the substance abuse clinic.  And if you have psychiatric issues- go to a mental health agency. In these detached silos, there is generally little to no communication.  Providers work i ..read more
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Meditation for the Perfectionist
Social Worker's Companion
by socialworkcompanionblog
3y ago
Social Workers often have a lot riding on them doing their jobs well. I think we all, to some extent, feel the weight of our jobs as part of society’s social safety net. If you are a Social Worker or helping professional that also contends with anxiety, your ability to cope can be diminished by a sense that perfection is required. So, for anyone that may find themselves falling into the perfectionist trap; I dedicate this meditation to you. I created it for myself to use during particularly stressful times. If it is helpful to you, please use it. If you would like the file emailed to you, just ..read more
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World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis…
Social Worker's Companion
by socialworkcompanionblog
3y ago
Hey Fellow Social Workers! If Yemen was 100 people, 80 would need aid to survive. Let’s respond as a profession to this crisis “The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty” Hey all!  Whether you are a social worker or not, we can all do one thing to help Yemen through the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Can you skip a lunch? Skip a coffee? Let’s all skip that item we indulge in to ad ..read more
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Social Workers as Hope Providers
Social Worker's Companion
by socialworkcompanionblog
3y ago
There is something about the holidays and the start of the new year that many of us find hopeful. For some Social Workers, we can feel the sharp juxtaposition between this occurance and our experiences day to day with those that have lost hope. That loss of hope becomes even more apparent  amidst the hopefulness that surrounds it in this season. So today I wanted to highlight a fantastic article written by Elizabeth Clark covering 10 important notes about hope for Social Workers. Read the full article from The New Social Worker Magazine here and make hope a priority for yourself and those ..read more
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AmeriCorps and Social Work
Social Worker's Companion
by socialworkcompanionblog
3y ago
Check out my new article published today in the fall issue of the New Social Worker Magazine! Thinking about AmeriCorps as a way to social work and want to talk first hand with some one who has done it? Contact me -would love to connect!   Read full article below: AmeriCorps as a Path to Social Work ..read more
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Don’t Wait For Leaders
Social Worker's Companion
by socialworkcompanionblog
3y ago
“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” ― Mother Teresa I’ve been thinking about this quote a lot, especially in the last six months. As persons witnessing first hand everyday how environments and system intersect in harmful and tragic ways in the lives of those who lack the protective factors to resist their impacts, social workers are in a unique position in society. We have vowed not forget those experiencing poverty. As Dorothy Day said “We must talk about poverty, because people insulated by their own comfort lose sight of it.” -Dorothy Day And still I find that ..read more
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