Pearls of Wisdom

Apr 205 min read

How SSWAA Got to Be a National Advocacy Leader

By Myrna Mandlawitz I was so delighted when SSWAA Executive Director Rebecca Oliver invited me to take a stroll down Memory Lane in honor...

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Mar 255 min read

Advocacy in the early SSWAA Years

By Richard Spring Prior to the historic meeting of the Edwardsville sixty-four in the summer of 1993, I served on the Michigan...

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Feb 299 min read

Leadership in School Social Work

By Corrine Anderson-Ketchmark, MSW My Journey in School Social Work Leadership When I graduated from my MSW program (1987) I knew I...

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Nov 28, 20233 min read

Before there was SSWAA

By Frederick Streeck I have always joined. I have always participated. I have always enjoyed and wanted to be in a leadership role with...

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Oct 30, 20236 min read

In the room where it happened - Part 2- AFTER Edwardsville

By Dot Kontak Shortly after Edwardsville, a Steering Committee of 8 people was established to oversee 4 task forces: i.e., Structure and...

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Sep 22, 20235 min read

In the room where it happened - Part 1- Edwardsville

By Dot Kontak The Founding of SSWAA It is hard to believe that it has been 30 years since sixty-four School Social Workers from...

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Sep 18, 20233 min read

Welcome to SSWAA Conference Prep Season!

Registration is OPEN No matter what time of day you are reading this, Just in case no one has told you yet today, Good morning! You...

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Sep 8, 20238 min read

Let’s Start at the Very Beginning

THE HISTORY OF “SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK” ORGANIZATIONS PRIOR TO SSWAA The School Social Work Association of America is pleased to begin our...

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