UMSSW’s Financial Social Work Initiative Celebrates 10 Years
The University of Maryland School of Social Work (UMSSW) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Financial Social Work Initiative (FSWI) during the 2017-2018 ...
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Human Rights Campaign Outreach to Child Welfare Workers
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's All Children - All Families project is conducting a survey of public and private child ...
As Arkansas Outlaws Re-homing, Other States Might Follow Suit
Re-homing, a practice which consists in transferring a child’s custody to non-family members without the oversight of child welfare or ...
It’s About Living: Difficult Conversations Made a Little Easier
It's A Wonderful Life Ahhhh holidays! Once the hustle and bustle are over … our thoughts turn to cozy evenings ...
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 ...
Tea Party Dominance Causes Government Shutdown
It is shortly after midnight, and a government shutdown is now reality. Republicans have refused to pass a budget or ...
Growing Careers in Social Work
Social work is a field offering a diverse array of challenges and exciting opportunities to improve the lives of individuals ...
A How To on Health Care for LGBTQ
The United State's system of health care continues it's progression in providing all-inclusive services since the repeal of the Defense ...
Stand up Against the Stigma of Mental Illness: The New Normal
Social isolation, discrimination, and labeling are a part of the everyday struggles faced by the mentally ill. 1 in 4 ...
Immigration Bill Passes the Senate Vote, What’s Next?
by Amanda Huber MSW, LCSWA Within days of each other, The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was repealed, the Filibuster in Texas ...
Arizona Wildfire Results in 19 Fallen Firefighters
by Logan Keziah On Sunday, June 30th 2013, an Arizona wildfire killed 19 firefighters, and it has now set a ...
Power and Prejudice
by Christel Striekwold Some years ago in 2009 the female Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie appeared at a TED conference. I was ...
Child Care Subsidies: Why Is This A Federal Program
The federal government has supports in place intended to assist low income families to obtain the necessary child care, so ...
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