No. 010, 7.5 X 5.5 size. 157 pp, $11.95US. ISBN# 1-58965-034-4
Author: Diana R. Hoover

Career Diary of a Social Worker is a 30-day journey with a child welfare social worker in a medium size U.S. county. It introduces the reader to the challenges, struggles, tragedy, and rewards professional social workers experience daily. The book highlights the decision making process, social service network, and judicial involvement employed to keep children safe from abuse and neglect. Focus is directed on all aspects of the job including working with families, interacting with attorneys and the legal system and agency administration, as well as the never ending paperwork social workers face. Readers will also see how workers use a variety of methods including humor to deal with the profession’s sometimes stressful situations.

About the Author
Diana Hoover has worked in the child welfare profession for nearly 20 years.  She is currently the administrator of a medium sized child protection agency.  Prior to employment in child welfare, Hoover was director of a child care center.  Before becoming a Child Protective Services Administrator, she worked as a caseworker specializing in the areas of foster care and adoption for special needs children.  She has participated in several statewide pilots for assessing safety and risk to children who are alleged to have been abused and neglected.  In add to her bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a second degree in Technology Management, Hoover is a Licensed Social Worker and an Adoption Assessor. 

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