Dark-Skinned Whites Arrested More Than Those with Lighter Skin
A Cornell University study found that black men, no matter how dark or light their skin, get arrested at the ...
Tag: Discrimination
How Discrimination Hurts Health and Personal Wellbeing
Since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the United States has used the force of nationwide laws to prohibit discriminatory ...
A Practical Guide on How to Confront Hate
Tina Kempin Reuter, Ph.D., director of the UAB Institute for Human Rights Photo Credit: UAB In the wake of violent ...
Co-opting Fear to Influence Policy Making and Political Discourse
The challenge in American race relations is both historically complex and steeped in a flawed rhetoric. However, there is also ...
3 Things to Know When Working With LGBT Clients
On June 26, 2015 the Supreme Court ruled that all couples, regardless of gender, have a constitutional right to marry ...
HUD Charges University with Housing Discrimination of College Student with Support Dog
A new school year means that disabled college students are adjusting to their new environments, and are making accommodation requests ...
Social Work Appears Absent in #Ferguson Global Conversation
As Editor-in-Chief of Social Work Helper, I recently published an article entitled A Grand Response from Social Work is Needed ...
Police: Serving and Protecting the White Middle-Class and Mentally Well
A violent threat, a criminal, a gangster, a drug-dealer, a menace, it seems these are all the things the police ...
Tackling Discrimination At Work Comes At A Price
In July of last year, the British Government introduced Employment Tribunal Fees for any employees seeking to challenge discrimination at ...
A Monster At The Heart Of British Policing
I have postponed writing this piece for several months now. However as more stories emerge on an almost daily basis, ...
Wal-Mart Responds to Article about Being Sued for Disability Discrimination by the EEOC
On Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014, I published an article titled, Wal-Mart Being Sued for Disability Discrimination by the EEOC in ...
Wal-Mart Being Sued for Disability Discrimination by the EEOC in Chicago
Earlier this month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) took action by filing a lawsuit against Wal-Mart for allegations ...
Do People with Disabilities Have the Right to Marry and Cohabit?
The right to marriage and cohabitation as persons with disabilities are not always granted or respected in society. I learned ...
Ageism In The Workplace
If we are not welcome in the workplace and we are expected to live well into our nineties and beyond, ...
Who Has Rights When It Comes to Racial Discrimination
Black Like Me by John Howard Giriffin Australian Attorney-General, George Brandis has created controversy by proposing changes to Sections 18C ...
Recognizing April 2014 as Fair Housing Month
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) declares April as Fair Housing ...
Hospital to pay $75,000 for Discrimination against Child Care Worker with Cerebral Palsy
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW In late February 2014, a hospital was ordered to pay $75,000 for violating the federal ...
The ADA, Service Animals, and Places of Business
The article I wrote in January about a restaurant owner's refusal to serve a veteran with a service dog raised questions ...
Oklahoma Restaurant Owner Refuses to Serve Minorities, Gays, & Disabled Customers
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW In Enid, Oklahoma, outrage has spurred over claims that a restaurant owner refuses to serve ...
Denied Service at a Restaurant Because of Service Dog
by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW In Mooresville, North Carolina, a disabled veteran was denied service at a restaurant because of his ...
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What Feelings Are In Your Heart: An Art Therapy Exercise for Kids
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Ending the Therapeutic Relationship: Creative Termination Activities
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Ethical Dilemmas Facing Mental Health Social Workers
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Life After Addiction Treatment: How to Fill the Void During Recovery
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Why Work Requirements Will Not Improve Medicaid
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