Going through heroin detox can be a grueling experience. Before the individual enters a heroin detox treatment program, they have already started going through some horrible...
The first year of recovery is difficult to manage. Triggers lie everywhere and applying the skills you learned in rehab is easier said than done. When...
Your life is going to be full of setbacks, that’s just the nature of things. Life is full of ups and downs, and the best thing...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) applauds Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) for introducing the bipartisan Improving Access to Mental...
There is nowhere to escape in what often is referred to as a “sexual jungle,” especially for the most vulnerable. However, “Zero tolerance” toward prison rape...
It’s devastating to know a friend or a loved one suffers from an addiction. Before people get help, they often go down a long road of...
Learning about military-to-civilian reintegration requires asking the right questions of the right people. A novel, new study is seeking military veteran respondents to learn more about...
Co-Authors: Michael Kalkbrenner, & Sandy-Ann Griffith Have you been in counseling or therapy? If not, have you ever hesitated in seeing a counselor, or wondered why you...
Turnkey is a term used in the economic field, but it also fits well in a social rehab project. The idea comes from the need to...
It was about 9 years ago. I decided to put down the rifle and pick up the DSM. You see, I was an infantryman since I...
I’m a social worker. I’m a first responder spouse. With my partner, I advocate for improved mental health for first responders, including educating helping professionals to...
Tailoring worksheets and activities specifically for your client needs can be challenging for the best of therapists and counselors. For others, maybe you are a natural...
“What’s wrong with you” is typically our response to what we consider problematic behavior. But what if we shifted our mindset in such a way that...
University of Alabama researchers, America’s Warrior Partnership and The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation have partnered on a four-year, $2.9 million study to explore risk factors that contribute to suicides,...
As a social worker, we spend a good deal of time looking at systems, and systems work means we can’t only focus on what’s “wrong” with...
A Merrill Lynch study, conducted in partnership with Age Wave, finds that the 40 million family caregivers in the U.S. spend $190 billion per year on...
My Mother always said that my Daddy was “a fool born on April fools”. This was the running joke all of my life. April 1 came along...
Written by: Iman, Introduction: Rosie, Billy, Anisah, and Fahim – Haverstock School Journalism Project *Editor’s Note: UK Social Work Helper Staff Writer, Chey Heap, and myself worked...
It may be rare for a social work student to reflect on an assignment as something inspirational rather than a stressful experience with a deadline, but...
After parental separation, a consistent relationship between child and both parents is best. A parent entering and leaving a child’s life can be disruptive for the...
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Conversations about police violence are happening all over the world from the killing of Mr. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Jacob...
We’re all public health nerds now, and many of us have stepped up our games when it comes to washing...
The Tourette Association of America (TAA), the premier national nonprofit organization serving the Tourette Syndrome (TS) and Tic Disorder community,...
On May 15, 2020, Rep. Karen Bass, co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, and Rep. Gwen Moore will...