Domestic Violence is Witnessed by Children Far More Than We Know
Imagine a child watches domestic violence going on between her parents. It’s not a stretch to think of how scary ...
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School Lunches Taken Away at Utah Elementary School
Recently in Utah, a group of up to 40 students at Uintah Elementary in Salt Lake City had their school lunches ...
Want to Work With Children: 5 Skills and Qualities You Should Be Working On
Many people are drawn to the idea of working with children, yet not everyone possesses the unique skills or temperament ...
Welfare: The Business of Misfortune
Corporate Welfare vs Social Welfare I've dreamed of one day moving home again to have my future children surrounded by ...
Hackney Child – An Interview with Jenny Molloy
Hackney Child Hackney Child is a riveting book about the challenges a child encounters growing up in the care system. ...
Students Being Discriminated Against Because of Their Hair
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 ...
When Processes Become Part of Outcomes: Collaboration, Creativity, Community
As social workers involved in community development, we all know and understand that funding bodies, sponsors and management committees wish ...
Dementia and Alzheimer’s: The Challenges of a Caregiver
It is 5:23 AM in the morning, this is the third time that I've been up with my mom who is increasingly ...
Tips for Making a Presentation That Will Keep Kids’ Attention
When you are presenting to children, keeping them interested and engaged in what you are saying can feel like a ...
“Fat Letters” How Insensitive Can You Be
In recent news reports, there have been many parents outraged about notes sent home to them explaining that their child is ...
Confidentiality Policies that Hurt Children in Child Welfare Protection Cases
A news story regarding abuse animal recently resulted in thousands of dollars in donations. The community was appropriately outraged when ...
5 Technologies That Can Help Special Needs Children
You love your children, and want to see them grow and learn. However, when your child has special needs or ...
What Feelings Are In Your Heart: An Art Therapy Exercise for Kids
Art therapy offers a powerful extension to traditional talk therapy by enabling individuals to express and explore their emotions through ...
Responding to the Bereaved: To Be and To Do When Dealing With Bereavment
When People Talk, Great Things Happen Americans seem to prefer “doing” rather than “being.” When someone dies, we feel that ...
LinkedIn for Kids: Yay or Nay?
How old should you be to be able to decide what you want to be in life? Some people say ...
Standards of Self-Care for Helping Professionals Series 2 of 3
In my last article, I introduced the Standards of Self-Care that were created by The Green Cross Academy of Traumatology. ...
Community Resilience: An Untapped Resource for Sustainable Development
Communities have inherent in their systems, means of survival and a tenacity that has seen them through very difficult times. ...
Conversion Therapy on Minors Made Illegal in New Jersey
by Polly-Gean Cox, LCSWA Monday August 19th, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey declared the practice of conversion therapy on ...
The Role of Social Workers: Impact in Numbers
By assisting the most disadvantaged members of their communities, the role of social workers are to act as change agents, ...
Four Tips To Building Self Esteem In Children
Parents want their child to have good self esteem. However, self-esteem doesn’t come naturally to children. It is something that ...
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