March is Professonl Social Work Month

March is Professional Social Work Month.  Last night, the South Plains Branch of NASW had an awesome awards banquet, planned by our chairperson, Bonnie Anne Rudd, and her co-workers at Trustpoint Hospital. I have posted about it on my blog, Lisenby Lines: http://lisenbylines.blogspot.com/

Last week, our supervisor called a staff meeting and we had muffins and fruit in honor of March is Social Work Month. (Celebrations in a prison, given the security constraints, tend to be minimal.)

At work, our assistant director of nursing, who is married to a social worker, always remembers to acknowledge us. 
 
I got into social work because I wanted to help the underserved in our society.  While all of my social work jobs were meaningful, my employment as a correctional social worker puts me where I can serve some of  the most underserved in our society.

If you know a social worker, thank that person for their service to our country.  Because like the first responders, and the military, social workers' contributions to our country often go unseen and unnoticed