Social Work

As Single Room Occupancy Housing (SRO) celebrates its 30 years of service, I had the pleasure of speaking with Mr....

With the Affordable Care Act and the changes in the DSM-V, social workers have a lot to keep up with in providing the...

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

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

The number of children living in extreme poverty—on $2.00 or less per person per day in a household—grew significantly from...

Recently, I wrote an article entitled, The Top 5 Reasons Social Work is Failing, which has become one of the...

‘Make Life Worth Living’, a photography exhibition by Nick Hedges, is currently on display at the Science Museum in London. It...

Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and continuous efforts by various states to limit the voting power of progressive constituents demand...

Current news events seem to be rife with stories relevant to social work while continuing to highlight our lack of...

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

Child custody disputes are rarely about the best interest of the child, and the stories are all too common. A...

By Irene M. Ota, College of Social Work and Irene H. Yoon, College of Education The unfolding events in Ferguson,...

As a Social Worker, I am committed to social justice. However, as I have always been on the frontline doing...

The argument for greater investment in social work has intensified as public sector budgets are squeezed and as health and...

Are you considering or already made the decision to volunteer abroad? The real question is are you ready to get...

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

Finally, let me reveal my own morphic theory and a simple truth. Controversial biologist Rupert Sheldrake believes that traditions, customs...

Paul Ryan pretending to wash pans. Recently, Paul Ryan released a new anti-poverty plan in which he claims will empower...

“Voluntourism" is a portmanteau of “volunteer” and “tourism”, describing tourists that combine a trip abroad with volunteer work. The idea...

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