Advocacy is Ethics in Action By Sarah Conning, LCSW, OSW-C, APHSW-C Social workers have an ethical imperative to engage in social and political action and to promote social justice. As our Code of Ethics reminds us, “Social workers should engage in social and political action that seeks to ensure that all people have equal access …
Distress: A multifactorial, unpleasant experience of a psychologic (i.e., cognitive, behavioral, emotional), social, spiritual, and/or physical nature that may interfere with the ability to cope effectively with cancer, its physical symptoms, and its treatment (NCCN). Social Determinants of Health: The non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in which people are born, …
As I reflect on how COVID has impacted oncology social workers this past year, it is quite daunting to think about what we have experienced. But my greatest takeaway has been that we are needed now more than ever.
On Vision “Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.” – Japanese proverb
At this year’s conference in Atlanta, I found myself in conversation with Vicki Kennedy, one of our newly inducted AOSW Fellows and a former president of our association. Vicki is a health care consultant and I asked her to share information about her work with our readers. Here is how she describes her new role. …
A New Role for Oncology Social Workers—Health Care Consulting Read More »
I write this article just after spending an inspiring day at the Biden Cancer Summit in Washington, DC, on Friday, September 21. I am so proud of our new collaboration with the Biden Cancer Initiative (BCI), which came out of us giving Vice President Joe Biden our AOSW/ACS Quality of Life Award at this year’s …
President’s Message: Turning Cancer Fear into Cancer Fierce Read More »
Wow! What an amazing conference we had in Atlanta! I am so honored to be part of an organization with such great volunteers like our Conference Planning Committee who put on such an AWESOME conference! They gave hours and hours of volunteer time to make it the quality educational experience it was. And we couldn’t have done …
“I’m here because my doctor sent me, but I don’t need a social worker. What do you even do?”
We want to include each of you in an important discussion about the financial viability of our organization. Attendees at the Business Meeting at the 2018 AOSW 34th Annual Conference in Atlanta heard a summary of this information. We are repeating this discussion in several formats, including the official business meeting and AOSW Navigator in order to …
Happy Spring! I am excited to use this space to share some updates with you about how your Board of Directors and management company (Kellen) have been hard at work on our Strategic Plan. Your three presidents (past, current, future) have been meeting weekly with staff with the goal of implementing the strategic vision, orienting new …