For social workers who work in addictions, motivational interviewing has become the treatment of choice for working with populations in recovery or living with substance use. Motivational interviewing, pioneered by psychologist William R. Millner, Ph.D., and professor Stephen R. Rollnick, Ph.D., also has common ties with Carl Rogers’ person-centered therapy and social work values. Clients… Read More A Crash Course in Motivational Interviewing
We often think of self-care as something we do outside of the workplace. Since self-care encompasses our different dimensions of needs (Check out SUNY Buffalo’s great social work resource on this): physical, psychological, emotional, relational, and spiritual/existential, it makes sense that many of the only places we can meet those needs are outside of school… Read More Top Five Ways To Add Self-Care To The Work And School Week
I recently attended a creative exhibit sponsored by a friend’s nonprofit organization when one of the guests there struck up a conversation with me. Naturally, being in New York, it’s interesting how we often jump to asking someone about what they do before even remembering their name. As social workers, because our field covers a… Read More What Do You Do? Cocktails and Social Work Roles.
From the NASW (1996) Code of Ethics: (c) Social workers should not engage in dual or multiple relationships with clients or former clients in which there is a risk of exploitation or potential harm to the client. In instances when dual or multiple relationships are unavoidable, social workers should take steps to protect clients and… Read More Dual Relationships
Happy Monday being over! Hopefully you had some good self-care this weekend and are ready to tackle work or internship! The years spent in social work school can be challenging, especially since in most cases we don’t choose our field placements and even after graduation, have to adjust to the new role of working professional.… Read More Top Five Ways to Create a Positive Agency Experience
Social work confession #183736: The bulk of my case management skills come from Google. Ok, not entirely true (Hi, generalist practice professors!), but when I first started out in the field, my knowledge of community resources probably encompassed the radius of three subway stops and know where the nearest Chipotle is. To my defense, there’s… Read More Social Work in the Smartphone Era
Last Thursday, I went to my first-time event for a Meetup group targeted to therapists in New York City. Four social workers, two licensed mental health counselors, and a psychiatric nurse practitioner walked into a bar…complete the joke at your will. Because we are awesome and low-maintenance (and totally not the stereotype of the stuffy… Read More Beyond the Study Group: Fostering Relationships with Peer Social Workers
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