Spotlight on NWF’s Tammy Mishey
"I feel blessed to be part of such a wonderful agency & lead such a wonderful team at NWF Health Network . My time in this career has been filled with many stories and many...
March is National Social Work Month: Denise Heaton
Denise is a disabled Navy Veteran, who served ten years in the Navy. She has been a Social Worker for 19 years. Denise began her career in Dependency Case Management in October of 2003 and quickly...
March is National Social Work Month: Lisa Adams
Lisa is from Sylvester, GA. She attended The Unsinkable Albany State Meet University in Albany Georgia, chose to study Social Work because she loves helping others, and wanted to be the change agent people need. ...
March is National Social Work Month: Jennessa Hart
Jennessa never intended to work in the field. She found a position with Anchorage Children’s Home working with babies 0-10 in a shelter. Jennessa fell in love with the work and went back to school...
March is National Social Work Month: Kathy Donofro
This is Kathy Donofro. She resided with her family in Tennessee before moving to Graceville, Florida as a teen. She graduated from Graceville High School, received her A.A. from Chipola College and her Bachelor's degree in...
March is National Social Work Month: Carla Wofford
This is Carla Wofford. She was born and raised in Panama City, Florida. She moved to Tampa but eventually moved back home to raise her daughter there. She went to school at Gulf Coast State College and...
March is National Social Work Month: Carole Johnson
According to Carole, the number one skill needed for her job is patience, lots of patience. She adds that good listening skills are also a must and lastly, the ability to not take anything the...
March is National Social Work Month: Christina Bertera
Christina received her Bachelor's and Masters Degrees from Florida State University. She chose the field of Social Work because she knew she wanted to help people. She didn't realize that was a profession but is...
March is National Social Work Month: Beth Gallion
Beth's advice to a new social worker is "finish the program, you’ll thank everyone for supporting you to get this degree and go for the licensure (LCSW). Her thoughts on self care are "Everyone experiences...
March is National Social Work Month: Kristen Wilson
Kristen Wilson is from Navarre, Florida. She went to the University of West Florida and says she originally wanted to be a social worker to do counseling but wanted nothing to do with child welfare....