Social Work p.r.n.

Social Work p.r.n. is a social work owned and operated company started in 1988 under the company name, Joan Upshaw and Associates. In 1992, we trademarked the name Social Work p.r.n. 'p.r.n.' is Latin for pro re nata or 'under the circumstances'. Hence, our name Social Work 'as needed'. Believing social work and business ideas make a great meld, Joan K. Upshaw, LSCW, developed Social Work p.r.n. as a demonstration project for the social work profession. Social Work p.r.n. was founded on a set of values that have guided us over the years. We find these values to be paramount to our business and reputational success. They are: the importance of relationship building in business; people, specifically our employees and affiliate staff, are our most valuable resources; consistent validation of a person’s contributions helps a person feel valued; “growing people” is both good for the persons and the organizations for which they labor; persons are entitled to be “whole people” with “whole lives” even though they work at jobs; and, the concept of “fit” in relationships.