A. Haven, LMSW, SJS Staffwriter Archive
Poverty is an extensive and complex topic that no amount of literature can describe it fully. Personally, I would love for poverty not to exist and for each human, animal, and plant to coexist in harmony without destruction. That is …
You have your name written. All your contact information is listed. Your education is typed up and nicely spaced. Next section is your work history/skills. Sweat starts to form on your upper forehead. What do I write? What skills do …
After writing “Social Work: Is it worth it?” I have been going through some self reflection after reading the responses from SJS readers, and a piece written by a fellow peer. My realization is this: Life is about struggle. Life is …
Recently, I came across a blog about the association between client progression and the “poverty mindset.” The blog was entitled “Clients and the ‘Poverty Mindset'” written by Reeta Wolfson, CMSW. Wolfson states in the beginning of the article that “negative” financial thinking …
With the current economic struggles and the shrinking of the job market, it is essential that a person understands how to market his/her self appropriately. The first step at marketing one’s self appropriately is “the resume.” What is a résumé …
Recently, I came across a post on MSN titled “Woman offers $10,000 bounty to whoever finds her future husband” describing how an anonymous supervisor at a San Francisco based advertising agency emailed friends with an interesting proposal. The proposal is a …
It has been almost two years since I graduated with a Master’s Degree in Social Work, and I am beginning to doubt whether or not I want to remain in the field. What are my reasons you ask? The pure …
Recently, I came across an article in the The New Social Worker Magazine discussing a social worker’s responsibility as a mandated reported in the workplace. The author, Kathryn S. Krase, discusses how reporting is affected by one’s workplace environment such as how …
I wear my heart on my sleeve, That is perfectly fine by me. You might no understand my drive, My love for Justice, But that’s Okay. Without People Like me, Change would not be.
June 1, 2013 is the start of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Pride Month. It is a month devoted to the awareness of the positive stance against discrimination and violence towards the LGBTQ community and efforts of the LGBTQ community …
