When I first became a hospice social worker, I was stunned to realize more than half of my patients were diagnosed with advanced dementia. I had...
Legislators are still going back and forth on an adjournment date, but our latest predictions are that legislators will go home by the second week of...
The Canadian Harm Reduction Network is a virtual meeting place for individuals and organizations committed to reducing the social, health and economic harms associated with drugs...
In my first week of social work classes, my foundations professor asked the class what is social work? Classmates tossed out a few ideas. The professor...
Harm reduction seeks to maintain people’s safety and minimize death, disease and injury from high-risk behaviour. The reduction of harmful consequences can be associated with drug...
Dementia is a debilitating illness that is characterized by degeneration of memory, cognition, behaviour and the ability to perform activities of daily living. Approximately 35.6 million...
Passing the social work exam not only gets you a nice new set of letters after your name, it can also open up all sorts of...
LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA…..In previous articles, I have used several of these acronyms, and I want to use this article as a way to clarify what they...
Social Work Helper caught up with acclaimed author, life coach, and host of CBS radio A Moment of Change, Sherry Gaba from Celebrity Rehab and Sober House....
There are as many approaches to passing the social work licensing exam as there are licensed social workers. Social Work Test Prep started as a personal study site...
Scoop.it! is a great resource to accumulate information about resources collected by search engines. You can create an account and have the search engines bring content...
If you are a family caregiver, then you’ve probably had a moment or two where you said or did something to your loved one that you later...
When planning ahead for the future, most people willingly envision and plan for positive events like marriage, parenthood, retirement, etc. Events that are not often planned...
For many family members, getting an older adult to accept help can be met with many barriers. Whether trying to assist with managing finances, implementing home safety measures...
Videos have become part of main stream America, just Google Tobuscus or watch the Justin Bieber movie to see the influence of YouTube on their careers....
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....