Health

Art therapy is a commonly used and versatile medium for self-expression.  There are several exercises that can be completed at...

Are you curious about what medical social workers do? Read this interview with Sally Howell Dagerhardt, MSW, LCSW, a clinical...

L'Wren Scott, famous fashion designer and girlfriend of Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, was found hanging from a doorknob which...

Winterbourne View care home in the United Kingdom made headlines in  May 2011 when the British Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC,...

Most coping techniques that teach people how to handle their abnormal anxieties focus on skills that reduce, replace, and avoid...

The Problem Behind the Problem Cancer biologists cannot solve the cancer problem by themselves, nor can anyone else for that...

I was the poster child for Vicarious Trauma at least that’s what I liked to tell myself. In the great oppression...

Recently, I went to the #fostercare hash-tag on Instagram to look at the most current foster-care related photos. At the top of...

The article I wrote in January about a restaurant owner's refusal to serve a veteran with a service dog raised questions...

Economists Gary S. Becker and Julio J. Elias propose in the Wall Street Journal that they have calculated a system...

Drug use is a significant contributing factor of poor health and rising mortality rates in Canada and the United States....

According to recent statistics and surveys, more than 10% of Americans shoplift. The vast majority of them shoplift not out...

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW Recently, President Obama signed an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an...

In recent news, Yusuf Neville, a prominent African American male, committed suicide by jumping from the parking deck of a...

You can’t take it with you.—Kaufman and Hart Unless you’ve been living on another planet, you’ve probably noticed the ever-increasing...

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW In Enid, Oklahoma, outrage has spurred over claims that a restaurant owner refuses to serve...

We all heard the phrase “Recover is Real”, I honestly didn’t believe it until I learned about Julie Brown and...

Deciding whether or not to disclose about your mental illness in the workplace can put you in a very compromising...

Seal of the United States Social Security Administration. It appears on Social Security cards. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Disability rulings are...

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW Last week, the Justice Department announced that it would promptly make funding available to provide...