Social Work

Senators wrapped up the 2014 short session shortly after a midnight on Friday when they finally approved a state budget....

As a foster and adoptive parent myself, I recognize the importance of technology in the lives of children.  Indeed, technology...

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

Recently, a colleague of mine came to me for advice on addressing a very tough question from a child: Why...

The debate of social work internships is a hot topic right now, and I hear a complaint about field placements...

Social work leaders from across the United Kingdom are gathering together today for a major conference hosted by The College...

I’m back on Capitol Hill in the office of Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge. Rep. Fudge represents Cleveland and Akron, Ohio...

The theory of morphic resonance was developed by biologist Rupert Sheldrake and is a concept of collective memory, similar to Jung's collective unconscious. In a nutshell,...

Let’s face it, it is almost impossible to shield children from negative world events. In our ever-connected society, breaking news...

I have recently been reading the work of Brandon et al., (2012) on learning from Serious Case Reviews in the...

At 1.52pm on the 23rd July 2014, Joseph Wood was injected with lethal drugs on the order of the State of Arizona....

The Leader in Me by Stephen Covey As a classroom teacher, I am a leader in my own right. However,...

3D printers are on a collision course with the systems that make up our society. They are poised to change...

We all know that social work is a versatile field. There are many opportunities within the field to do a...

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

A study just released in the United Kingdom, talks about repeat families within the child welfare system. Researchers from Manchester...

Recently, I have become involved in researching, understanding, and advocating against any corporate involvement in Alberta Education's curriculum redesign. As...

What a week at the General Assembly! The Senate decided to work on bills that were sitting in the Senate...

On June 18th, the anticipated issue of Archie Comics featuring a new character that is a wheelchair user had hit...

Recently, Violence Free Waitakere (VFW), in West Auckland NZ, launched "'Jade Speaks Up', a new multimedia resource to help keep...