What is financial self-care? Have you heard of the term Financial Social Work and wondered what it was referring to? Today’s interview is with Reeta Wolfsohn, CMSW, the developer of Financial Social Work and founder of the Center of Financial Social Work. In essence, Financial Social Work is an innovative financial self-care toolkit that could enable both you and […]
Dialectical Behavior Therapy – A Mindfulness-Based Behavioral Therapy
What is dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)? This week, we have the pleasure of an interview on this very topic with Laura Schenck, M.A.. You will have the opportunity to learn what dialectical behavior therapy is and be provided with a brief overview of this modality. As per Laura, “DBT makes use of some standard CBT […]
Safety Tips for Social Workers [2 of 2]
Are you a social worker or other mental health provider looking for some work safety guidance? Charles Ennis, a former police officer on a Mental Health Emergency Services Unit in Canada, is back to provide you with some priceless tips on how to keep safe whether you are making home visits, or seeing clients in your office. […]
Social Worker Safety [1 of 2]
Are you a social worker or another type of helping professional who would like to know how to keep safe in your place of employment? Charles Ennis, a former police officer on a Mental Health Emergency Services Unit in Canada, will be helping us address this very important question. He has not only trained many agencies and their […]
A Day in the Life of a Prison Social Worker
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 […]