The New Social Worker Vol. 20, No. 4, Fall 2013

CONTENTS THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER® Fall 2013 Volume 20, Number 4 Making the Tough Call: Social Workers as Mandated Reporters—Part IV: Conflicted Over Confidentiality? ES FEATUR In Part IV of this ongoing series, we look at the issues of confidentiality, informed consent, and how to protect clients, even when breaking confidentiality for compelling professional reasons. by Kathryn S. Krase page 18 Student Role Model: Ashley Stroud Meet Ashley Stroud, MSW student at the University of Georgia. by Barbara Trainin Blank page 3 Ethics Alive!: Ethical Concerns in Social Work Field Supervision Ideally, you will have a supervisor who is competent, available, and supportive. What happens when the reality departs from the ideal? by Allan Barsky page 4 Field Placement: Field Placement Wisdom A recent MSW graduate shares some lessons she learned in her field placement, including “It’s okay to not know,” and others. by Kelly C. Johnson page 6 Social Work Goes to the Movies: Closure and Other Films Look at Adoptees Seeking Their Birth Families The documentary Closure follows Angela as she searches for her birth family. by Addison Cooper page 20 The Great Divide: A Growing Disconnect Between Psychiatric Research and Clinical Social Work Practice In response to the newly-published DSM-5, SaraKay Smullens looks at the divide between research and practice, and proposes solutions. by SaraKay Smullens page 23 Book Excerpt: Content, Process, and Boundary Public Housing: The Social Worker’s Role What is public housing, and what is the social worker’s role? Gerald Boone answers these questions and more. by Gerald Boone page 8 Building Strength and Resiliency: Tools for EarlyCareer Social Workers Social work is both rewarding and stressful. It is hard to stay positive at times, but there are ways to become more resilient and flourish in the profession. by Marilyn Lammert page 10 Groups: Considerations in Group Supervision In a social work supervision group, social workers can be heard, understood, guided, protected, validated, supported, and reassured. by Claudia DeWane page 14 The Power of Social Work Students: A Call to Action on VIolence Against Women Undergraduate students and their professor share how they planned a successful event using the Half the Sky toolkit. by Nora Smyth, Helen Garcia, and Ande Nesmith page 16 An excerpt from the new book, Beginnings, Middles, & Ends: Sideways Stories on the Art & Soul of Social Work. by Ogden W. Rogers page 25 Marie Washington School Project: Paintings From the Heart A Rotaract project at West Chester University raises money for a school in Monrovia, Liberia. by Tierny Ulmer page 28 Turn Up the Tech in Social Work: Technology Assessments for Families Assessing a family’s technology use is a crucial part of clinical practice in today’s world. by Ellen Belluomini page 31 NTS ME DEPART On Campus.........................................................page 22 Poetry..................................................................page 26 Reviews...............................................................page 33 Classified Ads.....................................................page 36

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