Last week, the idea of using Hip Hop music as a way of establishing rapport with urban youth in Music as a Means of Establishing Rapport was discussed. I thought it would be interesting to extend this discussion by looking at ways social workers can include religion and spirituality into the conversation with a client. To […]
Music as a Means of Establishing Rapport
Yesterday I listened to a Living Proof podcast from the University of Buffalo’s School of Social Work. The interviewees were Drs. Raphael Travis and Anne Deepak and they spoke about Empowerment in Context: Lessons from Hip Hop Culture for Social Work Practice. Drs. Travis and Deepak had an interesting point of view about Hip Hop […]
21 Additional Career Resources for Social Workers
Are you looking for some helpful job search optimization tools? Since my prior post on resources for social workers, I have found some more career development tools/sites to help you advance your career. Below are some tools to help you manage the job search process, know what salary you should be earning and other links to associations […]
Social Work Licensing – Part II
In the last post, I provided an overview of the licensing options for social workers in New York and shared NY’s LMSW licensing requirements. As a reminder, all states have their own social work licensing laws, requirements and titles. Therefore, if you reside in another state, please check out the Association of Social Work Boards […]
Social Work Licensing – Part I
Are you aware of all the licensing requirements to become an LMSW? In an attempt to better understand the licensing requirements for social workers, I decided to start investigating this topic before it will be covered at my school of social work this coming year. At first glance, all the detailed instructions posted on both […]
