We interview NASW members in every issue of Social Work Advocates magazine about their careers and hobbies. Here's what they had to say.
With beekeeping, you have to be a continuous learner and to figure things out, says Gene Svebakken, a retired social worker who keeps beehives as a hobby.
Amy L. Sandridge, PhD, LCSW encourages social workers to consider practicing in Alaska."Alaska needs you," she says.
Celebrated shawl maker Suzanne Cross, PhD, ACSW, LMSW, LLC, creates some shawls for special occasions, some for gifts. And all of her shawls have meaning.
Andy Linder holds multiple footbag world records, and he is still the only person since 1983 to break 1,000 kicks in five minutes, with a total of 1,019 kicks.
Former "Knots Landing" star Constance McCashin says training to be an actor prepared her well for her current social work career as a therapist.
As a teenager, Shelby Haisley struggled with depression and anxiety. When her therapist asked her to keep a journal, she instead wrote a story with a female protagonist.
As the 2020-2021 poet laureate of Philadelphia, Trapeta B. Mayson, MSSW, MBA, LCSW, launched a poetry hotline that offers hope and inspiration through poetry.
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“Social work is very diverse. You can work with clients, you can work in administration, you can create art. Think of all the different things you can do with a social work degree. It’s amazing.” — Trapeta B. Mayson, MSSW, MBA, LCSW
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