When I first created Social Work Helper, I was surprise at the number of emails that I started receiving. Maybe, ...

Harm reduction seeks to maintain people’s safety and minimize death, disease and injury from high-risk behaviour. The reduction of harmful ...

Recently, the Office of Head Start (OHS) announced its 2014 recipients of the Birth-to-Five Pilot program. As a graduate of ...

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW In late February 2014, a hospital was ordered to pay $75,000 for violating the federal ...

Possibly one of the few things more challenging than being a teenage parent is being a teenage parent in foster ...

If you’re like me -ambitious yet, admittedly, occasionally lost- you likely remember the song lyrics from the play Annie Get ...

WASHINGTON, DC- On March 24, 2014, President Obama announced the appointment of Douglas Brooks, MSW, as the Director of the ...

In the field of social work and particularly with the protection of vulnerable people , we are presented almost daily ...

It’s no surprise to anyone I know when I say that I love technology. I’m a bit of a geek, an early adopter ...

On March 27th at 9PM EST, Thursday night, I will be moderating a live twitter chat using the hashtag #macrosw ...

On March 14, 2013, the Council for Social Work Education opened the public commenting period for individuals, schools, and organizations ...

Tragic and inspirational are the two words that come to mind after reading SJ Hart’s book, Lies In Silence. SJ ...

By Rachel L. West Forty-two years ago this month, the United States Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and ...

Those who know me best know that one of my greatest passions is my love of books. Therefore, I was ...

Anti-FGM campaigners Leyla Hussein and Ifrah Ahmed will be amongst a host of speakers set to talk about the challenges ...

In the United States, many casual social media users shy away from twitter because they believe only celebrities use it. ...

The recent tragedy of the MH370 flight has triggered an unprecedented international search. The world’s thoughts are with the passengers and ...

Have you ever wished you had a second opinion or a group of people you could poll to help with ...

As the democratic primary for governor of Pennsylvania quickly approaches, on May 20, 2014, social workers must band together to support democratic ...

Yesterday, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service announced that it will be prosecuting two men over allegations of female genital mutilation ...