Mental Health

A number of alarming statistics have shown that prescription drug abuse is one of the most prevalent epidemics in the...

In the field of social work, practitioners often encounter situations that require difficult judgment calls. Making the best decisions in...

Motivational speaker Travis Lloyd’s Overcoming Emotional Trauma: Life Beyond Survival Mode is a fresh fusion of autobiography and practical advice...

For many years as a frontline practitioner and later as a respite foster carer, I have often driven children and...

A mother finds herself in a domestically violent relationship and she has children. Child Protective Services (CPS) becomes involved and...

Photo Courtesy Panoramio.com Sometimes social workers ask me how they can connect Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or spatial analysis to...

Amanda Bynes via Twitter Recently, 28 year-old Amanda Bynes was hospitalized in an involuntary psychiatric care unit by her family....

When David Freud stated that some disabled people were “not worth” the minimum wage, he was not saying this for...

The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that one in four adults have a mental illness. Take pause for one second...

"Geek culture" is a broadly defined term: including professional cultures associated with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields as...

The ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge” is undoubtedly one of the most successful and engaging fundraising efforts in recent history. The...

Forever ago, I wrote an article extolling the virtues of  fun in social work. What I didn’t touch on was what...

For certain subsections of society, it happens so often that its occurrence becomes commonplace such as the realities for those...

Self Awareness is critical to the therapeutic process. By being aware of your self-doubt, you are already heading into the...

Like many women my age, I participated in the feminist consciousness raising movement of the sixties. It was a powerful...

Sadly, actor and comedian Robin Williams has passed away. The Marin County Coroner's Department lists the death Robin Williams suspected suicide due to...

Mental health professionals learn to expect and recognize additions to the common words and phrases we hear. ‘Facebook Feud’ and...

Post partum depression (PPD) occurs in about 20 - 25% of women after giving birth. Some level of the "baby...

Many people struggle with a fear of abandonment. Losing an emotional attachment can be very traumatizing to anyone. If you...