Event date: 9/9/2021 Export event Mark Wills / Wednesday, August 11, 2021 / Categories: Uncategorized Social Workers and Money: We Need to Talk About It NASW North Carolina 2 p.m. ETIt's time to address the toll financial problems take on social workers.There's a cost to being a social worker. It's physical, emotional, personal, and professional as well as financial. This universal truth is not universally acknowledged in the field.With roots in helping the poor, volunteerism and church-giving, social work is most often associated with scarcity, need, and lack of resources by the public and by the profession.The perception that no one goes into social work to become wealthy has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. This belief minimizes the stress and trauma of not earning enough to cover today's high cost of living, student loan repayment, the expenses of licensing, supervision, CEUs, etc.Topics A psychosocial perspective on financial behavioral health. How to talk about money: when and with whom. The role of forgiveness and permission in financial healing. Setting Financial Boundaries. Practicing Financial Self-care. Moving beyond debt, budgets, retirement fears, financial stress and anxiety. Continuing the conversation on social workers and money. REGISTER FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND MONEY: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT Previous Article Effectively Treating Clients with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders Next Article Spirituality in Clinical Social Work: A Brief Introduction Print 1695 Tags: virtual continuing education webinar north carolina chapter Related articles DisAbilities Council: Introduction to TEAM-CBT Therapy HOPP: Legal Aspects of Artificial Intelligence and Privacy Concerns in Private Practice Creating Freedom and Flexibility as a Social Worker Social Impact Horizon: Navigating Grand Challenges in Social Work Congressional Briefing on HR 3073