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Oct 2024
39m 58s

New Grad Social Workers - How to Land th...

THE SOCIAL WORK STORIES TEAM
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Mim and Lis hear from a new graduate social worker who landed a position in a rural Allied Health Graduate Program. The social worker shares her journey, from initial hesitation to embracing the unique opportunities and challenges of rural practice. The social worker describes her experience rotating through diverse clinical settings over two years, highligh ... Show More
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