Selma 50 Years Later, Then Back to Work
Obama Family leading the 50th Anniversary March- Photo Credit Whitehouse.gov President Barack Obama, in what may be his most ...
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Solidarity for Racial Justice and Non-violence
As a group of students, staff, and faculty at the University of Utah College of Social Work, we join our ...
Social Workers Against Criminalization Launch New Initiative in the Wake of Protests
New York- Many in the New York social work community honored the reclaiming of Dr. King’s legacy, also known as the ...
The Underlying Racism and Inequality Behind Ferguson
It has taken a great amount of time for me to process what has happened over the past several weeks ...
Why the Grand Jury Decision in Ferguson Will Continue to Lead to Violence
Everything I say below has been said before, but I want to make it clear that mine is yet another ...
The Trayvon Martin Case Foreshadowed An Increase in Police Homicides of Minorities
With the recent decisions of no indictment involving the police officers responsible for the deaths of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, ...
What Happens When You Actually Read the Grand Jury Testimony
As a Social Worker who works in East Harlem with students who hail from all different ethnic backgrounds the current ...
Freedom Winter: The Failure of Truth to Keep Black Men Breathing
Like much of our nation’s civil rights history, the experiences of freedom summer of 1964 can be and have been ...
Ferguson Sparks Cross-Campus Dialogue about Racialized Police Violence
By Irene M. Ota, College of Social Work and Irene H. Yoon, College of Education The unfolding events in Ferguson, ...
Five Social Justice Challenges to Teachers
As the new school year is underway, I just wanted to take a moment to urge teachers to think about ...
After #Ferguson: Taking a Stand in Governance
In the wake of #Ferguson, we can all agree that something needs to be done. I think we can all ...
The Michael Brown Shooting: Why the Requirement for ‘Perfect’ Victims is About Race
By the time Norma L. McCorvey was 21, she had abused drugs and was on her third child. While carrying ...
Letter to the Editor: A Social Worker’s Thoughts on the Killing of Michael Brown
This is a Letter to the Editor that I received from a member of the social work community. Although I ...
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 ...
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Raises Awareness
The month of August 2014 has proved to be one that will undoubtedly put a dent in American history. The ALS ...
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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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