Meet the Experts:

SocialWorkGuide Staff
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Updated September 5, 2023
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    We interviewed the following social work professionals to discover insights into the field and gather advice for students who may be interested in working in social work. Click on the thumbnails below to read each social work professional’s interview with Social Work Guide.

    Meet the Experts:

    hariett cabelly
    Hariett Cabelly
    MSW and owner of Rebuild Life Now
    fran dorf
    Fran Dorf
    LCSW and author of A Reasonable Madness
    julia fanning
    Julia Fanning
    MSW and owner of Holding Hope Services, Chicago
    terry gaspard
    Terry Gaspard
    MSW, LICSW, and non-fiction writer
    linda grobman
    Linda May Grobman
    MSW and editor of THE NEW SOCIAL WORKER
    dorlee michaeli
    Dorlee Michaeli
    LMSW and author of Social Work Career blog
    jonathan singer
    Jonathan Singer
    LSCW and Professor at Loyola University Chicago
    debra stang
    Debra Stang
    MSW and author of Visiting Grandma

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