A Social Work Month Message From Darla Spence Coffey, Council on Social Work Education President & CEO
Social work is an important and challenging profession, and those who are drawn to social work are typically motivated by a desire to help others. However, prospective students of social work are often unclear on the exact nature of the career and the techniques that will be required of them in their professional practice.
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Keith Franklin is on the Island gathering information to take back to Dallas where he works as a social worker.
For decades, those working in social care focused on the risks children face in their family home. But what about when they leave the front door?
Online assessment tool takes information a social worker has gathered and organises it into a simple report
Review these myths to learn more about the social work field. Angelo State University gives you the tools to become a social work professional.
Social workers are often called upon to “use our powers.” People may say we're super heroes. I’ll confess: these powers are honed social work skills, and we can all develop them. To the untrained eye, they look miraculous.
A cancer diagnosis affects every area of a person’s life. The journey is both challenging and costly, and many experiencing it for the first time feel lost about how they should handle the changes cancer brings. That’s where social workers step in. “Our role is to help patients think through …
I threw my heart and soul into the work. I could do more, be more. I was tough, I was strong — until I wasn't anymore.
By Alison Laurio, News contributorDean Wolf has spent his entire working life as a social worker...