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SOCIAL WORK IN THE WORLD OF WORK
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Companies Recognize the Growing Needs of Caregivers in the Workforce Carolyn McIntyre For over 8 years, I have been an onsite EAP counselor for Pfizer Inc., a pharmaceutical company with over 100,000 employees worldwide. As an onsite counselor, I provide confidential counseling and referral services as well as manager consultations... Through my EAP work at Pfizer, I realized that social workers have a tremendous opportunity to expand their role in the area of services to working caregivers of elderly relatives.
Public Safety and the World of Work Kevin Costin Prior to my graduate studies at Columbia, my notion of social work had been of clinicians in traditional host settings. At school, however, the “triple-threat” clinical, policy and advocacy skills of the generalist attracted me; so, I calculated that the “world of work”, which Dr. Sheila Akabas described, would be the best fit for me. So far, the choice has paid off.
What Social Workers Bring to the Corporate World Jeffrey Diaz I recently gave a speech, “Cancer and the Workplace”, for the Queens Chamber of Commerce and the American Cancer Society, where I offered guidance to employees, co-workers, managers and employers. We discussed how to ensure a successful “re-entry” to the workplace benefiting all parties. I instructed managers not to take work away from a survivor without discussing it, as the result could be a blow to their self esteem and sense of control.
Influencing the Lives of Low-Income Workers Andrea Vaghy When we think of social work and the world of work, our first thoughts are usually of employee assistance programs and corporate human resources settings. In more recent years, we might also think of welfare reform, workfare and attempts to engage public assistance recipients in work. This narrow view prevents social workers from realizing the potential impact that our profession might make if we explored the full spectrum of the world of work. |
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