The New Social Worker Vol. 20, No. 3, Summer 2013

CONTENTS ES FEATUR Student Role Model: Cheryl Hershey THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER® Summer 2013 Volume 20, Number 3 Making the Tough Call: Social Workers as Mandated Reporters—Part II: Whose Responsibility Is It? Reporting in the Workplace, and Part III: You Made the Decision: Now What Do You Do? We continue with Parts II and III of this series, looking at who has the responsibility for mandated reporting and what to do once the decision to report has been made. by Kathryn S. Krase page 16 Meet Cheryl Hershey, a BSW student at Shippensburg University. by Barbara Trainin Blank page 3 Ethics Alive!: In Compliance: The NASW Code of Ethics and Other Social Work Obligations Did you know that not all social workers are bound to comply with the NASW Code of Ethics? Did you also know that even if you follow the Code, you might be engaging in unethical behavior? And that you might need to follow the Code even if you are not acting as a social worker? by Allan Barsky page 4 Social Work Goes to the Movies: Does This Movie Make My Attitude Look Big? How Social Workers Are Portrayed in Movies, and What We Should Do About It This new column explores the portrayal of social workers and social issues on the big screen. by Addison Cooper page 20 Keep Calm and Advocate—A Social Work Month Idea by Ashley Miller page 21 Field Placement: What Students Need From Their Field Supervisors: A Student’s Perspective A social work student writes about the need for field instructors to structure supervision in a way that will help students transition from a subordinate state of mind to an advocacy state of mind. by Kaila Williams page 6 Social Work Students Graduate A photo montage of social work students graduating. page 23 Breaking Boundaries With Empathy: How the Therapeutic Alliance Can Defy Client-Worker Differences Federalism and Social Welfare Policy—The Case Study of TANF A look at TANF as an example of a block grant program. by Brad Forenza page 24 As social worker ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%????????????????????????????????????!???????????????????????????????????????????????????????M?????1???????????()Q???U?????Q???????M??????]???????e?1?????%????? ???? ????-?????()Q??????????????Q=????I????M??????????????????)]???????e??????????????????????????????????????????H??????????????????q????????????t??????q??????????????t)???I?????1???????????()!???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????()????????????5?????]?????????]??)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????I????I??????(??I??????????????????()5?AIP()9QL()!??$????5????M??????]????? ????????Q???????????????????1???]???%?()????????????????????q????????????t??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????????M?????? ???????????()=?? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????A????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????I??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????((

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