Friday, June 12, 2020 Personal Statement on Today’s Rally of Social Workers and Human Service Professionals in Support of Black Lives Matter THE VIEWS EXPRESSED HEREIN ARE ENTIRELY MY OWN AND DO NOT REPRESENT ANY OF MY EMPLOYERS: PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE. 6. Social Workers’ Ethical Responsibilities to the Broader Society 6.01 Social Welfare…
As I began to complete treatment plans for my patients (while currently suspended as a necessity by the Office of Mental Health, I had decided I’d rather keep them current, so I don’t have a metric ton of paperwork to do when that requirement comes back in full force). Anyway, I was reflecting on…
One of the first parts of personal collateral damage during the immediate COVID-19 pandemic was my private practice. New York State allows those licensed at the LMSW to function (within the scope of their practice) to hold a private practice. I enjoyed that privilege, while also having a wonderful public practice. However, I found…
My friend Ariel asked me on LinkedIn to make a quick “how-to” for live tweeting a conference. I’m going to give two examples. One conference that I think I did exceedingly well live tweeting, and one that I didn’t do exceedingly well at (and reasons why, and work arounds). Why Live Tweet? I have…
In my public practice (which is clinical at an outpatient community behavioral health clinic and under LCSW supervision), I practice therapy, in my private practice I practice counseling (there are many differences). One of the primary differences is whether or not I am diagnosing, and the scope of what clients I will or will…
Welcome to TheMattSchwartz(Cast) where each week we dive into the world of Social Work in Mental Health & Counseling Settings and hopefully provide you with some inspiration to start your week! I’m your host, Matt Schwartz. This week’s episode is Episode 3: Self Care & Sniffles. So last episode I said we would start…
I loved dancing: I cannot currently move.
I’m heading to campus, to get in at least three good hours of study time, before Arabic… I’m also wearing my Lucky Underwear… Today, is going to be a good day… I like making these “…”
“Don’t make it your identity” is sort of a pithy refrain, I do understand it as a war cry for those who need it; but the reality is that it has to be integrated, and while not the entire identity, it’s there whether we want it to be there or not.
2017 in Review 2017 was objectively – for the most part – a dumpster fire. However, there were quite a few good things that happened: I got the field placement of my dreams I did a TEDx talk, that was cool. Looking Forward to 2018 2018 is already shaping up to be an incredible…