Tag: children

Imagine a child watches domestic violence going on between her parents. It’s not a stretch to think of how scary ...

Recently in Utah, a group of up to 40 students at Uintah Elementary in Salt Lake City had their school lunches ...

Many people are drawn to the idea of working with children, yet not everyone possesses the unique skills or temperament ...

Corporate Welfare vs Social Welfare I've dreamed of one day moving home again to have my future children surrounded by ...

Hackney Child Hackney Child is a riveting book about the challenges a child encounters growing up in the care system. ...

Danielle Cook In Baltimore City, Maryland, 13-year-old honor student Danielle Cook was denied admission into Cristo Rey Jesuit School because she has dreads ...

As social workers involved in community development, we all know and understand that funding bodies, sponsors and management committees wish ...

It is 5:23 AM in the morning, this is the third time that I've been up with my mom who is increasingly ...

When you are presenting to children, keeping them interested and engaged in what you are saying can feel like a ...

In recent news reports, there have been many parents outraged about notes sent home to them explaining that their child is ...

A news story regarding abuse animal recently resulted in thousands of dollars in donations. The community was appropriately outraged when ...

You love your children, and want to see them grow and learn. However, when your child has special needs or ...

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

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

How old should you be to be able to decide what you want to be in life?  Some people say ...

In my last article, I introduced the Standards of Self-Care that were created by The Green Cross Academy of Traumatology. ...

Communities have inherent in their systems, means of survival and a tenacity that has seen them through very difficult times. ...

by Polly-Gean Cox, LCSWA Monday August 19th, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey declared the practice of conversion therapy on ...

By assisting the most disadvantaged members of their communities, the role of social workers are to act as change agents, ...

Parents want their child to have good self esteem. However, self-esteem doesn’t come naturally to children. It is something that ...