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Publisher’s Thoughts Dear Reader, This is an exciting time of year, as some social work students have just graduated and others are just starting on their journey toward a BSW or MSW degree. This year, for the second year in a row, we have put together a photo montage of some of the new social workers who are embarking on their new careers with their new degrees in hand. See page 23 for a sampling of these new professionals. I wish I had room to include ALL new social work graduates! You can find a slide show of these and other photos that were submitted at http:// www.flickr.com/photos/newsocialworker/sets/72157630388818324/. I mentioned in the last issue that I have been working The publisher/editor on a couple of new book projects. One of these is coming very soon and is entitled Riding the Mutual Aid Bus and Other Adventures in Group Work. (See page 18.) This addition to the Days in the Lives of Social Workers series focuses on a variety of ways in which social workers work with groups. I am co-editing it with Jennifer Clements, Vice President of the International Association for Social Work With Groups. Keep your eyes open for more on this book. In the meantime, in this issue, we have an article about an exercise one social worker has used in a group for foster parents. Are you working with groups? Maybe Joseph Berry’s experience (page 16) will give you some ideas for working creatively with your own group. If you haven’t noticed, The New Social Worker is on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn. We also have a Flickr photostream (see above mention of our slide show of new grads). Social media is everywhere, and social workers are a big part of it! In this issue, I profile @SWSCmedia, a new global network of social workers, founded by Claudia Megele. The group holds Twitter chats or “debates” twice a week and has had participants from 20 different countries. Read more about it on page 27. Additional articles in this issue address FAQs about the NASW Code of Ethics, being a first-time field instructor, social work in Krygystan, social work in an HIV/ AIDS clinic, an innovative “social work camp” for high school students in foster care, a social worker’s mission, and more! Do you have ideas or experiences you would like to share with our readers? Perhaps you would like to write an article or serve as an expert interviewee for a future issue! I am always looking for ideas on social work ethics, field placement, practice specialties, career development, technology, and other topics of interest to new social workers. Let me know if you have an idea! Until next time—happy reading, and stay COOL this summer! Summer 2012 Vol. 19, Number 3 Publisher/Editor Linda May Grobman, MSW, ACSW, LSW Contributing Writers Barbara Trainin Blank THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER® (ISSN 10737871) is published four times a year by White Hat Communications, P.O. Box 5390, Harrisburg, PA 17110-0390. Phone: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. Send address corrections to: [email protected] Advertising rates available on request. Copyright © 2012 White Hat Communications. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the publisher. The opinions expressed in THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER are those of the authors and are not necessarily shared by the publisher. Photo/art credits: Image from BigStockPhoto.com © Marek Uliasz (page 5), Svitlana Pavzyuk (page 17). The New Social Worker is indexed/abstracted in Social Work Abstracts. 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