Social workers are required to consider the code of ethics when working with clients in a therapeutic or direct practice relationship. However, we want to examine...
Social work is at a crossroads. As a new generation of social workers move towards graduation and entrance into the profession, we face a unique conundrum....
Hillary Clinton is currently using a rhetorical device otherwise known as an attempt to be “honest”, and it’s a call for us to be reflective about...
I often hear from social work students and professionals who wished better internship opportunities were available to them. Many social work degreed students are finding that...
When I first got out of grad school with my Master in Social Work, I was a bright-eyed kid full of hopes and dreams of doing...
Current news events seem to be rife with stories relevant to social work while continuing to highlight our lack of presence in those conversations. Suicide, police...
How often do you stop to check the words you’re using with client groups, whether verbally or in writing? Are you sure that you’re using a...
Senators wrapped up the 2014 short session shortly after a midnight on Friday when they finally approved a state budget. House members followed by issuing their...
Last week, the General Assembly saw more action from the Senate than the House, and Senators have been meeting in Rules Committee the past couple of...
What a week at the General Assembly! The Senate decided to work on bills that were sitting in the Senate Rules Committee all last week and...
Recently, I had to opportunity to catch up with Philip Patston who is a phenomenal speaker, advocate, and expert on diversity and labeling. Philip is also...
There may be good news on the horizon for social workers who appreciate the need for our profession to be more involved with influencing institutions and...
What is macro community practice, and what does it have to do with politics? Anyone who follows me on twitter knows that I often engage in...
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....