Social Work Professor Kristie Holmes Elected to UN Women Board of Directors
From left to right, Michel Sidibe (UNAIDS), Fatima Toure representing Advanced Development Africa (Mother is Coumba Toure & Hammadoun Toure- ...
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Social Workers Act to Revitalize and Strengthen Resources in South Africa
Minister Bathabile Dlamini via Daily Maverick More than 1200 South African social workers packed the auditorium at the Durban International ...
Foster Care Youth Trapped in the School to Prison Pipeline
Foster care alumni abandoned by the educational system often become the inmates at youth detention centers and adult prisons across ...
No Child Left Behind and the Role of School Social Work
It’s no secret a high-quality public education can develop a knowledge base and nurture skill sets within children further maximizing their ...
Social Worker Appointed to Lead Institute for Research on Poverty
Dr. Lawrence M. Berger is the 12th director of the venerable Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University ...
Growing Number of Homeless Children is Shameful
A troubling new report released recently by the National Center on Family Homelessness at the American Institutes for Research documents ...
Teaching for Change
Why are you a teacher, and what is the point of doing the job you do? Teachers really need to ...
The Forgotten Poor: More Children Living in Extreme Poverty
The number of children living in extreme poverty—on $2.00 or less per person per day in a household—grew significantly from ...
Nick Hedges Photographs of Poor Housing in Britain: Make Life Worth Living
‘Make Life Worth Living’, a photography exhibition by Nick Hedges, is currently on display at the Science Museum in London. It ...
Mississippi Crumbling: The Inheritance of Inequity in The Magnolia State
“Everybody in the Mississippi Delta was a racist, white or black. Racism was built into our bones. It is a ...
What the Wealthy Have to Offer to the Study of Poverty
I have often expressed my intellectual, personal and ethical discomfort with the extensive 'subjectification', more trendily termed "participation', of poor ...
Should Russell Brand Stay Out Of Politics?
I have a rather embarrassing admission to make. From the ages of 18 to 21 my best friend and I ...
Child Criminals are Victims Twice Over
The arrest of 12 and 13 year old boys for aggravated robbery and murder respectively in West Auckland a couple of weeks ...
Reform Models not Reforming our Public Education System
Our public education system is under fire, and it’s been under fire for some time now. The powers that be ...
Communities Build Tiny Homes for the Homeless
In the city of Austin Texas a group of people have come together and begun to build small mini pod ...
How Utilizing Green Space Helps Your Mental Health
Being “green” has become the newest fad, which few could argue is a bad thing. The part that many aren’t ...
Serving Our Veterans: WWI vets set the stage (1 of 4 Part Series)
World War I Memorial As humans evolve, there is the expectation that we will function on a higher plane with ...
50 Years Later The War on Poverty Continues
Homelessness in America 50 years after President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a War on Poverty, the US continues to struggle ...
Carlos Santana Reunites with Homeless Ex-Bandmate
With all the makings of a Hallmark movie, this Christmas story not only shows the endurance of the human spirit, ...
Manchester Bidwell Replication Project Serving At Risk Youth
Manchester Bidwell, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a nonprofit center which serves at-risk youth and unemployed, underemployed, and displaced persons. ...
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Ending the Therapeutic Relationship: Creative Termination Activities
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What Feelings Are In Your Heart: An Art Therapy Exercise for Kids
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Fast and Furious Star Paul Walker Died During Charity Event for Philippines Typhoon Victims
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The Biopsychosocial Perspective to Mental Health and Illness
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My Journey as a Teacher and the Future of Education
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