Education

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW Shining a spotlight on a newer, yet growing concentration in academia, disability studies in education, fits...

Amanda Huber MSW, LCSWA In North Carolina, plans are being made for saving 50 million dollars a year by denying children...

Though class pictures can create nostalgia about our younger years, for one young boy his elementary class group picture caused...

Jane Addams is known for being the mother of social work. However, she did not fit the image of the...

Social work has traditionally been a profession that has embraced the principles of social justice, social action, and equality with...

Social work pioneer and activist Jane Addams felt that America’s future would be determined by both family and education. She...

Congratulations class of 2013.  If I recall correctly right now many of you are feeling a sense of pride (rightly...

Once again, the poor is being asked to help balance the budget. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been a strong supporter for...

Social Work is the professional activity of helping individuals, groups, or communities enhance or restore their capacity for social functioning...

Ecological systems theory and practice is part of an ongoing series, and this article will focus on systems and he...

Another graduating class is walking across the stage with their degrees and turning their tassels as new graduates. You are...

Our ability to understand human systems was bolstered by the work of many scholars. Bertalanffy introduced what is now known...

Dear Social Workers, My name is Niki Schomas, and I am a special education teacher and parent of a child...

by Margaret Powers Last week, I spent the majority of my #etmooc time trying new digital storytelling tools (GIFs, Flip...

If you have read my prior writings on social work, you have become aware of my insistence that social work...

Lobby Days and rallies are in full effect at the North Carolina General Assembly this session. Yesterday, students from all...

by Margaret Powers I am nearing the close of my digital storytelling explorations for #etmooc, I decided to try two...

by Margaret Powers Moquu is another new tool that I tried as part of the digital storytelling focus in #etmooc that...

by Deona Hooper, MSW Education Technology Consultant, Margaret Powers, spared some time to do an interview for SWH on the...

by Margaret Powers One of the suggested #etmooc tasks for this week's topic of digital storytelling is to make an...