Tag Archives: program management

Structuring Supervision

An unfortunate reality of the “high volume, high intensity” settings that many social workers work in is that supervision is either sacrificed, or done exclusively on the fly.  And while supervision on the fly—as supervisor and supervisee pass each other … Continue reading

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Once Upon A Client: Boundaries

Welcome to the first in my new periodic series here at The Social Work Practitioner called Once Upon A Client.  Once Upon A Client will explore aspects of social work practice through experiences I’ve had with particular clients.  These experiences … Continue reading

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“I’d Like You To Meet Our New Program Manager”

“Hello” was not the first thing I said to the assembled staff when I walked into my first meeting as a Program Manager at a large not-for-profit. When you’re new and people are friendly (or curious, or wary) it can … Continue reading

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A response to “Helping Social Workers Help People,” by NASW CEO Dr. McClain

Hi everyone! Next weeks blog will be on schedule (Sunday night), as promised, but I couldn’t resist sharing the following letter with you all. Dr. Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW, Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) … Continue reading

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