The New Social Worker Vol. 19, No. 4, Fall 2012

CONTENTS THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER® Fall 2012 Volume 19, Number 4 Being Who We Are, Every Day, Everywhere S EATURE F Student Role Model: Christine Webb When we view being a social worker through the eyes of many we meet, they will say it comes naturally through us, and indeed it does. by Novia S. Reid page 16 Your Social Work Graduate School Application: 14 Tips To Help You Get an Acceptance Letter Meet Christine Webb, BSW student at the University of Indiana at Bloomington. by Barbara Trainin Blank page 3 Applying for graduate school is a big step! Every graduate school’s application process is different. Follow these 14 tips to make your application stand out and be accepted. by Robin R. Wingo page 18 Ethics: Clinicians in Court: Thwarting Disclosure Research: 10 Benefits of Student Participation in Undergraduate Social Work Research This issue’s ethics article is an excerpt from the book, Clinicians in Court. Treating clinicians often wish they could prevent disclosure of records. Some reasons are ethically justifiable, others not. by Allan Barsky page 4 Field Placement: What I Wish I Had Known: Burnout and Self-Care in Our Social Work Profession Clinicians often feel exhausted at the end of the day, and this exhaustion can lead to burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma. By engaging in self-care, social workers can assert their rights to be well and reintroduce their own needs into the equation. by SaraKay Smullens page 6 Homeless Education: Providing Stable Education for Children and Youth in Transition Homeless education is a movement mostly known to school-based and child welfare social workers. Guided by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, this form of education seeks to provide parameters for eliminating barriers to school enrollment, attendance, and academic success for children and youth facing homelessness. by Sonya O. Hunte page 10 Workplace Safety for Social Workers: A Student’s Analysis and Opinion Workplace safety is a significant concern for many social workers. What is being done or can be done to address this issue? by Shannon Alther page 12 Evidence of Time Machines Who needs wormholes or cosmic strings when you have a slide trombone and a bag of cotton? Time travel is not just for scientists. Hospice social workers can dabble in time machines, too. by Rich Kenney page 14 Students may feel too busy to take on the burden of another obligation, but a research project is worth the added responsibility. Here are 10 reasons why. by Lucas J. Gogliotti, Justin J. Pung, and Suzanne L. Cross page 20 Social Work Students in Action! A photo montage of students advocating. page 23 International: ABCD in Practice: A Practical Lesson From the Field Placement A report on Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) from a social worker in Ethiopia. by Mukerem Mifta Shafi page 24 Tech Topics: Red Cross Digital Disaster Volunteers (DDVs) Offer Support Through Social Media In August 2012, during Hurricane Isaac, the American Red Cross piloted the use of digital disaster volunteers to help the Red Cross Social Engagement team provide information and support to online communities. These virtual volunteers work from their homes to monitor and respond to social posts. by John Weaver, Valerie Cole, and Gloria Huang page 30 NTS ME DEPART Letters to the Editor...........................................page 19 On Campus.........................................................page 22 Reviews...............................................................page 28 Classified Ads.....................................................page 32

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