Check out this article by SSWAA Executive Director, Rebecca Oliver: Celebrating School Social Work: Uniquely You!



We'd like to honor and celebrate School Social Workers!

School Social Work Week is an opportunity for schools, communities, and partners to acknowledge and recognize the impactful work school social workers do to support students, families, and their communities. School social workers serve as vital members of educational teams, and play central roles in creating positive environments within schools.

During School Social Work Week (and beyond!) we'd like to honor our school social worker colleagues, and encourage all staff to take a moment to express their appreciation for their school social worker!

This message headlined the OSPI Counseling newsletter this week. You can receive the OSPI counseling newsletter by signing up here. 


This week can be a leveraged moment to teach others about what school social workers do in schools. Here is an especially useful handout to educate others about our knowledge and skills: 


Greetings, Colleagues, on Day 2 of School Social Work Week. We hope you are getting some well-deserved recognition for being the valuable school professional you are!  


Self Compassion at the Heart of Self Care

As this article states, Eileen Krueger emphasizes self-compassion as integral to self-care. Self-compassion is generally defined as having an attitude of kindness and consideration toward oneself. Self-care, then, is the actions and approaches that embody being kind and considerate to oneself. You care about and give so much of yourself to others - be sure to care about yourself, give yourself grace, and know that you have so many colleagues in your corner! 


Shared here is the recognition that came from our colleagues at the OSPI Counseling Office. We appreciate our collaboration with our ESA colleagues!


Tomorrow's Bulletin will include information about actions taken by the Washington legislature that will affect the job prospects for school social workers! 




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