Social Work

For those who don’t know someone with a mental illness, it can be hard to imagine what people really go...

There are many lessons to be learned from children of adversity who able to thrive despite the circumstances placed upon...

In a recent decision, School of Social Work Dean, William C. Rainford, at Catholic University of America (CUA) issued a...

Children from adversity is a term often used to describe children who have experienced childhood traumas, abuse, and/or stressful conditions...

A group of people who are becoming more relevant to the mental health recovery process are peer supports because they...

One of my favorite Dialectical Behavior Therapy concepts is "Wise Mind". Using your wise mind is all about striking balance...

A couple of weeks ago, a video of Ronald Davis went viral on social media of him giving his personal...

The inspiration for this article is the result of a recently published article: "'Crack baby' study ends with unexpected but...

This is a new installment in the Job Search for a Macro Social Worker series. This article will explore using...

by Deona Hooper, MSW (From left) the Revs. Marti Scott, Chuck Dauhm, Michael Shanahan and C.J. Hawking line up (risking...

As a result of a request made by Outsports, the Thursday Night NFL Broadcasting crew wore purple in honor of...

Ones' opinion regarding the field of child welfare is largely influenced by what they have read or viewed in the...

by Rachel West, MSW LMSW At Social Work Helper, we like to encourage social workers to get involved in politics...

Did you know buying Dixie cups, Angel Soft toilet tissue, or Brawny paper towels were part of the Koch Brothers...

Art therapy offers a powerful extension to traditional talk therapy by enabling individuals to express and explore their emotions through...

Those of us in the social work profession have spent at least 4 years at university studying the intricacies of...

Passing the social work exam not only gets you a nice new set of letters after your name, it can...

I have found that negotiation and mediation are advocacy tools that successful social workers use to bring about change within individual...

Deona Hooper, Editor-in-Chief of Social Work Helper (left) and UConn School of Social Work Dean Salome Raheim (Right) Every fiber...

When People Talk, Great Things Happen Americans seem to prefer “doing” rather than “being.”  When someone dies, we feel that...