By: Rachel L. West, MSW LMSW David Jarman has written a post for Daily Koos responding to Jan Crawford’s CBS article about Romney being shell-shocked by...
Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW The Political Social Worker Jan Crawford at CBS News has an article on Romney’s shell-shock following his failed bid for the...
Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW The Political Social Worker It was a big election night as well as a late one. President Barack Obama, having won...
Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW Last night in Iowa President Barack Obama made his final speech as a candidate. Regardless of how the election turns (fingers...
Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW Happy Election Day! This is an extremely important election and as Social Workers we should all be keenly aware of what...
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW It is hard to believe, but it has been 10 years since United States Senator Paul Wellstone, his wife Sheila...
***Update*** View archived discussion on Voter ID laws and implications at SWHelpercom-chat-on-2012-11-12. Join us for a Live Twitter Chat on Voter ID laws and Implications with guest...
by Deona Hooper, MSW Social Workers marching in the streets are not exclusively happening overseas. Social Workers in the US are anxious to get back to...
The National Association of Social Workers’ website called “Social Workers Speak” recently did an article on the uproar of British Social Workers caused by the soap...
In person Early Voting officially started on October 18th here in the Tarheel State also known as North Carolina. Yesterday, I had the privilege of going...
by Deona Hooper, MSW Today, when one envisions the role of a Social Worker, let’s face it being a social activist is not one of them....
In case you haven’t heard, there is a new epidemic sweeping across the United States called Romnesia. The disease will be fatal for Americans if this...
by Stephanie Cianfriglia and a recent BSW graduate from Keuka College Things that have been in the news lately have had me feeling very frustrated. I...
by Deona Hooper, MSW I want to share an article that was brought to my attention yesterday by a very close family member. This particular article...
I knew that pursuing this degree would be costly, but what I didn’t know is that it could potential cost me my life. Three years ago,...
A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers provides evidence that CD4+ T lymphocytes — immune system cells also known...
Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S. has the worst index of health...
Recently, I had the opportunity to give a webinar on disability cultural competence to social service workers, but was met...
Pediatric neurologist Jane Tavyev, MD, has advice for parents looking to help their children learn social skills after pandemic isolation....