The New Social Worker Vol. 20, No. 2, Spring 2013 | Page 3

CONTENTS ES FEATUR Student Role Model: Brooke Schipporeit Meet Brooke Schipporeit, a BSW student at Nebraska Wesleyan University. by Barbara Trainin Blank page 3 Ethics Alive!: A Text in the Night THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER® Spring 2013 Volume 20, Number 2 Making the Tough Call: Social Workers as Mandated Reporters— Part 1: What Does It Mean That I’m a Mandated Reporter? The first part in this new series explores what a mandated reporter is, why there are mandated reporters, who are mandated reporters, social workers as mandated reporters, and whether or not you are always a mandated reporter of suspected child abuse and neglect. by Kathryn S. Krase page 14 Normlessness, Domestic Violence, and Social Work Practice Your agency has asked you to use your personal cell phone for work, and now it’s 3 a.m. and you receive a suicidal text from a client. What do you do? What is ethical? Where are the boundaries? Social workers need to address cultural aspects of family issues, especially in the areas of family or intimate partner violence. Anomie, or a sense of meaninglessness, is considered a contributing factor to violence. by Sharleen Andrews page 16 Field Placement: What I Have Learned About Learning An Excellent Way To Learn About a Client Population’s Challenges, Opportunities, Needs by Allan Barsky page 4 There really is no substituting the quality of learning that is achieved by actually being immersed in the realities of the work being studied. Isn’t that what field placement is all about? by Jeff Baxter page 6 Navigating Cancer Survivorship: Responding to Contexts That Shape Practice Cancer was once a word that people were afraid to speak, and individuals rarely admitted to being a cancer survivor. Now, many cancer survivors openly discuss and share their cancer experiences. The definition of “cancer survivor” is changing, and some embrace the term. by Andrea Tanguay page 8 Don’t Overlook the Basics: Managing Many Groups at Once In the course of her day as a clinical supervisor, Loretta Hartley-Bangs has opportunities to witness and facilitate group work among a varied population. Yet, there are many commonalities, and the basics of group work are the same across groups. by Loretta Hartley-Bangs page 10 Do You Need a Required Continuing Education Attitude Adjustment? Do you see required continuing education as an evil mandate or as a necessary requirement that will enhance your competency? Do you dread “getting your hours” for licensure? Maybe you need an attitude adjustment! by Samuel A. Hickman page 12 A social work student shows through an example how attending an advocacy meeting can help one learn about a client population. by Sr. Karen Carlson, SSCM, MSW page 18 5 Things Every New Social Worker Needs To Know About Money Tips from the founder of the Center for Financial Social Work. by Reeta Wolfsohn page 20 Social Work Students Get Involved! A photo montage of students involved in their communities. page 23 Turn Up the Tech in Social Work: Technology, Changing the Face of Social Work Practice Our new tech columnist Ellen Belluomini introduces how technology is changing the profession. Also, apps for evidence-based practice and business. by Ellen Belluomini page 26 NTS ME DEPART Poetry..................................................................page 17 On Campus.........................................................page 22 In the News..................................................pages 24-25 Reviews...............................................................page 28 Classified Ads.....................................................page 32