The theme of our final issue for this academic year, coming on the last day of classes, is Parting Thoughts. We would like to feature graduating students and are providing a space for those students to think critically about their education and the social work field. Our staff writers will guide part of this discussion and we invite graduating students to send us their thoughts and reflections. The following are a few questions to consider:
How have you grown during your time in this program?
If you could talk to yourself when you first started the program, what would you say? What advice would you give?
Did you have adequate opportunities for education and practice in both macro and clinical social work?
What was the best part of your experience? What would you like to see change?
How has your view of the world changed?
How has your view of social work changed?
We would also like to continue publishing testimonials on our prompt: Did You Have a Nice Trip? The topic of our special issue is much too complex to be covered adequately in one issue, so while we do see an entire follow-up issue in the future, for now we would like to continue providing an opportunity for those who are willing to share with us their experiences with drugs or medication, whether they are positive or negative. All are welcome to submit testimonials--this is not limited to students. Please see this form for the full prompt and to submit anonymously.
We welcome submissions in any form of expression. This applies to both of the prompts above. While one person may be most comfortable writing out their thoughts, another may feel they are best expressed through a work of art, a story or poem, or even a piece of music. Also consider the option to make an audio recording of your comments, to which we will provide a link in the issue.
We want to showcase your art! Whether it's a painting, a sculpture, a song, or anything in between, we'd love to share it with our readers. Art submissions can be related to the theme, but it is not necessary.
Student group messages: We would love to use this issue as a way to pass information to future leaders & group members. As always, what you would like to include in your message is completely up to you. The following are ideas to consider: Give us a rundown of this year and your vision for the future; maybe include information on leadership positions that still need to be filled. We all know and appreciate that this year was incredibly difficult for organizing and for life in general, so feel free to focus on possibilities for the future if that is the best approach for your group. You could even talk about the history and development of the group. We would also like to include the recruitment videos made by student groups.
Please submit to sswstudentjournal@gmail.com by May 3rd. For more information, see the submission guidelines on our website. Email sswstudentjournal@gmail.com with any questions or comments.