Recently, I had the opportunity to give a webinar on disability cultural competence to social service workers, but was met with many blank stares. As a...
A key part of anti-racist social work practice is engaging in the art of reflection as we consider the person in the environment. This also involves...
Becoming a social worker is never how I expected my career path to go. I always admired what they did but never believed myself capable of...
These days, many social workers are pretty clear that anti-racism is something they need to consistently work on in their practice, but when it comes to...
We the board of the Texas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers received the stunning news about the change to the Texas Social Work...
Conversations about police violence are happening all over the world from the killing of Mr. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Jacob Black and so many other Black,...
The Ruderman Family Foundation, a leading disability rights organization, published a new white paper which offers recommendations to help health policymakers make decisions to ensure the...
My professor asked me to reflect on the ways in which I have engaged in ableism as a social work student. While I could not think...
My first job right out of high school was working in a public library. I was one of three library pages who would put books away...
While working at a disability group home agency, I came to know“ Jane,” a person with Rett Syndrome. Jane was non-verbal and was unable to walk...
Did you know that over one fifth of the United States population has an impairment that leads to a disability? Given this, social workers are bound to...
Ableism is the idea that people with disabilities are not typical and are, therefore, inferior. Upon reflection, I have engaged in ableism against people with physical...
Working on a boarding high-school campus, I have the opportunity to be exposed to different students. During my first year, one student, in particular, stood out. J.M....
I am a social work intern at the Big Sister Association of Boston. This is a unique organization, as it is the only gender-specific branch of...
The state of Florida has called for 17,000 volunteers to help out with the post-Irma recovery process, but there’s one population that are often forgotten in...
I am currently teaching a course on social work practice with people with disabilities. The course uses an intersectional lens, acknowledging the fact that people have...
Autonomy is often used to mean independence. Though their dictionary definitions are similar and they are synonyms of each other, I like to talk about autonomy in...
Sometimes we need to be the change that we want to see in the world. Philip Patson – Creative and social entrepreneur, writer, comedian, human rights...
The Presidential Policy Series covers where the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, respectively, stand on healthcare policy issues. Although it seems like...
If you have a client with a disability or mental illness, he or she may want to apply for Social Security disability benefits. Before your client...
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A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers provides evidence that CD4+ T lymphocytes — immune system cells also known...
Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S. has the worst index of health...
Recently, I had the opportunity to give a webinar on disability cultural competence to social service workers, but was met...
Pediatric neurologist Jane Tavyev, MD, has advice for parents looking to help their children learn social skills after pandemic isolation....
