Job Interviewing Strategies for Individuals After Experiencing Incarceration
The job search for people who have been incarcerated can be stressful. Experts share tips on how to ace the interview.
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Resources and insights for social workers
Recognizing and Intervening in Emotionally Abusive Teenage Relationships
Learn what emotional abuse is and how to recognize it in teenage relationships. Explore resources to help a possible victim and tools for intervening.
Social Work Community: Black Lives Matter and Racial Disparities
BlackLivesMatter is a social justice movement that originated on social media. This type of movement is known as social media activism, and it takes the form of a campaign that gains ground via social platforms, word of mouth, hashtags and events that are often organized through the aforementioned platforms. [...]
Resources for People Impacted by a Suicide Attempt and Suicide Loss
Social Work License Map joins the difficult but necessary conversation about suicide and offers resources to those who may have been impacted.
‘Warmlines’: A Place to Call for Connection and Support
While hotlines help people in crisis, warmlines offer people in need of emotional support a place to turn to.
Resource Guide for Coping with Secondhand Trauma
Secondhand trauma can impede the work of social workers and others who provide critical care. Here are ways to help cope with the condition.
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We Help is a monthly podcast brought to you by Social Work License Map. Each episode on We Help has its own theme and multiple acts.
We Help Podcast: Ep. 2 #WeStandUp
Each April since 2001, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center has organized Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) to bring attention to the nearly one in five women and one in 71 men who are the victims of rape.
#WeStandUp | Social Worker Stories
April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month!
Social Workers On Staff: A New Approach To Primary Care
John is suffering from both physical and mental health issues, so he goes to his primary care provider’s office to seek treatment for the physical problems.
Top 3 Reasons why Social Workers make the Best Managers
Social work careers can be extremely rewarding, offering the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those in need visit to see why they make the best managers.
Social Work Thought Leaders: Debbie Stabenow
A former social worker, Stabenow says, “The ability to listen to other people, to understand, to find a way to create a win-win situation so we can solve problems is a hugely important set of skills.” Stabenow should know. Since 2000, she’s been using those skills to solve some of the nation’s toughest problems. Here’s her story. From MSW Student to County Commissioner Inspired by her mother’s nursing career, Stabenow always envisioned a career helping others. But while pursuing her Master of Social Work at Michigan State in the 1970s, her social work dreams took a related, broader turn.