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The New Social Worker(R), Volume 21, Winter-Fall 2014

Linda May Grobman

This volume includes the Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall issues of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine, Volume 21 (2014). Each issue includes articles on social work student field placement, social work ethics, technology in social work, book reviews, and more. Highlights: Winter 2014 - ethics in private practice, becoming a successful field supervisor, what every new social worker needs to know about DSM-5, Social Work Reinvestment Act, culturally sensitive practice with African American clients, media multi-tasking, wraparound services; Spring 2014 - involuntary clients' self-determination, reflections of a first-year graduate social work student, adoption, art expression group, what to do after making the call to CPS, Bayard Rustin, compassionate competence, microaggressions on the Internet, our 20th anniversary issue; Summer 2014 - teaching cultural competence, tips for social work interns, tips for young social work supervisors, essentials for your social work resume and cover letter, hostility reduction group, foster children; Fall 2014 - Ebola and the ethics of using unproven drugs, importance of agency culture, tools for networking success, social workers in public libraries, achieving racial equity through social work, burnout and self care.

Book Details

  • Publisher: White Hat Communications
  • Publish Date: Oct 2nd, 2014
  • Pages: 162
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.02in - 8.50in - 0.35in - 0.86lb
  • EAN: 9781929109470
  • Categories: Social Work

About the Author

Linda May Grobman, MSW, ACSW, LSW, is the founder, publisher, and editor of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER magazine (http: //www.socialworker.com). She has direct social work practice experience in mental health, medical, and organizational settings. Linda served as a staff member of two state chapters of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) before becoming a social work publisher. She has special interests in social work ethics and social work career development. Linda holds a Bachelor of Music (Music Therapy) degree and a Master of Social Work degree, both from the University of Georgia. Linda plays the flute and, most recently, completed training in therapeutic bedside music with the Music for Healing and Transition Program (MHTP). She currently provides therapeutic music services, playing the flute at the bedside, for residents and patients in nursing home and hospice settings. As you can see, Linda has found creative ways to blend her interests in writing, editing, publishing, social work, and music