Mr. Spinney and the Egg Shells
and other social work stories
by Janet Knowles

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Thoughtful. Raw. Candid. These are Janet Knowles’s reflections on her career as a social worker (spoiler alert: it’s not like the movies). Whether you are working in the field yourself, a student, or simply exploring different career options, this book will allow you to peer behind the curtain and see what a job in social work really looks like. Abuse. Reconciliation. Trauma. These stories are not for the faint of heart . . . but then, neither is a career in social work. Even in the most horrific situations, some of which are recounted within this book, social workers must find a way to cope and carry on. Janet shares from her own experiences with matter-of-fact (and at times, brutal) honesty, well-imbued with humour and advice for the next generation of social workers.

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Janet Knowles graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 1984 and a Bachelor of Social Work degree in 1986. After working for more than thirty years in the social work field (ten of which she spent as a supervisor), she has seen, heard, and learned a lot that she believes will benefit the next generation of healthcare workers. Janet lives in rural New Brunswick. This is her first book.

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