The New Social Worker Vol. 20, No. 1, Winter 2013 | Page 3

CONTENTS

THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER®
Winter 2013
Volume 20, Number 1
Challenge House Retreats: Building Resilience in
At-Risk Youths

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Social work students learn from planning and running retreats for
at-risk youths.
by Mary Fran Davis, Sherry S. Cruise, and Nancy Bandel
page 12

Educational and Credit Card Debt: What’s a Social
Worker To Do?

Student Role Model:
Sean Hudson

Meet Sean Hudson, a recent BSW graduate
of the University of Alabama.
by Barbara Trainin Blank
page 3

How can social workers cope with student loan and credit card debt?
by Sally A. Kakoti
page 14

In the Ogre’s Lair: Seeing Light in
Shadow

Ethics Alive!: Whoops! Practice Errors and the Ethics
of Follow-Up

What happens when we make a mistake—perhaps an error of
judgment, an unintentional imposition of biases or assumptions,
or providing people with inaccurate
information? This article explores
the ethical issues for social workers
who have erred in practice and need
to determine how to follow up.
by Allan Barsky
page 4

Field Placement: Thinking Outside the Box: Field
Placements in Legal Settings

The challenges facing field directors in finding appropriate and
interesting practicum sites are great, and finding policy and
community driven placements can be even more difficult. This
often forces programs and students to think outside the box.
by Stephanie Hicks-Pass
page 6

From Generation to Generation—Three Generations of
Social Workers
Selma, Susan, and Kryss represent
three generations of social workers
in the same family. How has the
profession changed? How is it the
same?
by Barbara Trainin Blank
page 8

A hospice social worker learns to see
through an ogre’s lair.
by J. Scott Janssen
page 16

New Acronyms=Greater Opportunities for Social
Workers in Health Care Settings
IPE and IPCP. What do they mean?
by Jennifer Anderson
page 20

Social Work Students in Action!
A photo montage of students in action.
page 23

10 Things Every New Social Worker Needs To Know
About People
Tips from a retired child protective services worker.
by Linda Conroy
page 24

Tech Topics: Sites Ease Stress of End-of-Life Planning

There are plenty of places to turn when you want to plan a wedding or a bar mitzvah celebration. But where can one find help with
planning for end-of-life, funerals, and related needs?
by Linda May Grobman
page 31

A Good Group Runs Itself—and Other Myths

In the same way that knowing how a car operates does not
make one a good driver, earning a master’s degree in social
work and studying the group process in depth does not necessarily make one a good facilitator. The skills needed to effectively facilitate a group are often highly underrated.
by Renee R. Zandee-Adams
page 10

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