📘 SWEET Institute Publishing Featured Book of the Week
📘 SWEET Institute Publishing Featured Book of the Week
The Courage to Care: Stories of Healing, Hope, and the Power of Social Work
Told by over 50 SWEET Institute Social Workers
When the world turns away, social workers lean in. This is their story.
Overview:
In a world marked by crisis, injustice, and invisible pain, social workers show up—day after day, system after system, life after life.
The Courage to Care is a groundbreaking collection of real-life stories from over 50 SWEET Institute-trained social workers, chronicling their raw, unfiltered journeys at the frontlines of trauma, transformation, and truth.
These are not just stories of systems and services. These are stories of love in action—of moments when one person’s presence shifted another person’s life.
From hospital corridors and homeless shelters to courtrooms and clinics, this book gives voice to the unseen heroes who carry the weight of others while continuing to heal themselves.
It is an anthem of hope. A testimony of purpose. And a mirror for anyone who’s ever dared to care—even when it hurt.
Why This Book?
- Because behind every file, there’s a face. Behind every crisis, a calling.
- Because the emotional labor of social work deserves to be named, honored, and healed.
- Because healing is not a theory—it’s a lived, embodied practice.
- Because we need the courage to care now more than ever.
Key Questions This Book Explores:
- How can social workers protect their purpose without losing themselves?
- Where does hope come from when the systems are broken?
- What makes caring an act of rebellion, restoration, and renewal?
Featured Quote or Excerpt:
Sometimes all I had was my presence. But presence is not nothing. Presence is power. Presence is care. – From The Courage to Care
Reader Love:
I’ve never felt so seen. Every story felt like mine. This book reminded me why I became a social worker—and why I continue.”
How to Get It: Available now on Amazon, on Ingramspark, and through all major distributors.
Suggested Action for Readers:
This week, write a letter to your younger self—the one who first felt the call to care.
Then ask yourself: What part of that calling still lives in me today?
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