Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist

In this book by Michael J. Fox, he talks about his life inthe ten or so years leading up to the most recent American election. It covers

The Help

Hello fellow social workers,

I have done lots of great summer reading at the beach this year and my favourite book was The Help written by Kathryn Stockett. Yup, this is the one that just became a movie (I haven't seen it yet, but by the time it comes to Invermere, I will probably have rented it!).

The book is set in the 1960's in Jackson, Mississippi and looks at

A lovely read!

I have read many wonderful books this past year! The first to share with you is:

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.

The story, written for young adult readers, is about the life of a young boy on the Spokane Indian reservation - Arnold Spirit. Arnold's experience

What to Post?

Social Workers Read is intended for discussions on what you are reading - fiction or non-fiction, related or not, to social work! Any good reads out there? Please post the title of a book, what you liked about it and why you are recommending it. I think that's a good start!
Thanks for this Dorothy!
Deb

Social Work Week

Happy Social Work Week Everyone! 

We decided it would be nice if the beginning of this blog coincided with Social Work Week. So here it is!
It was fun getting it set up and I hope lots of folks find it informative and useful.
Enjoy!