social services Archive
When you begin reading a book and between the introduction and the first thirty pages of the book, you take 5 pages of notes, you know the information within is good. The book is Employee-Centered Management by Larry Wenger, MSW. …
When faced with an opportunity to gain something of importance, many people will voice their fear of failing to achieve their goal. Sometimes this fear is attributed to only having a single chance, or weighing that which they have to …
Yesterday, I read with interest another article from someone working in the field of Social Services who was addressing the issues of both not receiving enough financial consideration and the sacrifice of reduced family time due to the position she …
Congratulations and thank you. I do not know what led you to choose this career, or for some of you it may simply be a job; but here you are today and I for one want to thank you for …
When I began graduate school for my Masters of Social Work (MSW) degree, email was available as text only. The internet did not exist yet. Times have changed and technology has grown in leaps and bounds and opened doors for …
I attended a lecture on Long Term Care Placement from the Perspective of a Caregiver a few days ago at a local private non-profit Alzheimer’s organization. Even though I am a professional, I wanted to further learn the process from …
by Michelle Sicignano, LMSW, Staff Writer, Social Justice Solutions An interesting piece from Seth’s Blog Non-profits have a charter to be innovators, made me wonder. Seth Godin says, “The biggest, best-funded non profits have an obligation to be leaders in innovation, but sometimes …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Those of us working in the nonprofit sector are aware of how hard this recession has hit NPOs. Very few organizations have been spared from budget cuts and staff lay offs. …
