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Social Work Course Spotlight: Practice with Culturally Diverse Populations
Ever notice how it’s easier to understand and have compassion for someone if you can relate to what he or she is going through? Social workers work with individuals from all walks of life. And while relating personally to all of their clients is simply impossible, having the skills and training to be sensitive and […]
January 27th, 2016
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Driving social change with a Bachelors in Social Work
Earlier this year, when President Obama spoke to a group of middle-school students about his plans post presidency, he said he was interested “in doing the kind of work [he] was doing before”… alluding to his time as a community organizer. However, even prior to the President’s spotlight of the profession, many social workers have […]
January 13th, 2016
Posted in Social Work Careers
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Bachelors in Social Work Student Spotlight: Nicole George
Nicole George, like many other Bachelor of Social Work students at Limestone, wears many hats: Aspiring social worker, hard-working student, full time employee, and mother to her beautiful 4-year-old son Aiden. Sound like a lot to juggle? It is, but for George, the road towards her future career has not been wearisome, rather it has […]
January 7th, 2016
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