Alaska Social Worker Dr. Yvonne Chase is the new President-Elect of NASW
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaska social worker Yvonne Chase is the new president-elect of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and...
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The Positive Impact Social Work Can Have on Public Education
Social workers aren’t always associated with public education. Their roles in social service delivery, legal arenas, and advocacy are often...
How Social Workers Can Practice Trauma-Informed Care
Over the past few decades, there has been increasing recognition of the widespread and profound impact of trauma on individuals...
In A New World, Social Work Leads the Way
This is a sponsored article by California State University at Northridge How Cal State Northridge is doing its part. The...
Five Tips to Ease Kids’ Social Reentry
Pediatric neurologist Jane Tavyev, MD, has advice for parents looking to help their children learn social skills after pandemic isolation....
What “Bachelor in Paradise” Can Teach us About Empowering the Disability Community
Are you a fan of "Bachelor in Paradise?" Whether you realize it or not, this season of the “Bachelor” franchise...
Social Emotional Learning Skills by Grade Level: Part III
As discussed in parts one and two, social emotional learning (SEL) skills have become an even greater focus now that...
Unpacking the Historical Relationship of Racism and Ableism
A key part of anti-racist social work practice is engaging in the art of reflection as we consider the person...
Social Emotional Skills by Grade Level, Part II
As discussed in part one, social emotional learning (SEL) skills have become an even greater focus now that students are limited in their...
Social Emotional Learning Skills by Grade Level, Part I
Social and emotional (SEL) skills involve more than just the concepts surrounding educational buzzwords like growth mindset, grit, and self-advocacy....
Executive Functioning and Distance Learning: Part II
Distance learning has been hard on everyone, but even more so for families dealing with the challenges associated with executive...
Sexual Education & Disability: Why it Should Matter to Social Workers
What do you get when you mix the taboo nature of discussing sexual intimacy with the social stigma surrounding intellectual...
Essential Building Blocks for Reading Comprehension
Many of us don’t actually remember learning how to read. We may remember sitting on our kindergarten carpet squares, picking...
Case Study: Reasonable Accommodation in Social Work
The social work field is often full of situations that are not straight forward. On a Reddit social media post,...
Getting It Wrong, Making It Right: A Call to White Helping Professionals
Audre Lorde famously wrote that “the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house,” and in 2020, few passages ring...
Unlearning Ableism, a Social Worker’s Duty
Becoming a social worker is never how I expected my career path to go. I always admired what they did...
Virtual Writing Instruction
Across school districts, students’ grades, scores, and standardized test results indicate a widespread drop in foundational skills, some of the...
Executive Functioning and Distance Learning: Part l
As educators and mental health professionals, helping students manage their executive functioning is a critical aspect of building the foundation...
Recognizing Ableism’s Link to Racism
These days, many social workers are pretty clear that anti-racism is something they need to consistently work on in their...
The Code of Ethics: A Guide for Difficult Decisions
It is common for social workers and case managers to have some amount of firsthand experience with the problems their...
