Tag: Social Justice

When people think of working professionals on social media, often there is a negative connotation that comes to mind. Many ...

The problems of mass incarceration and prison over-crowding are finding an unusually audience lately. Advocacy for prison reform is gaining ...

Recently, I wrote an article entitled, The Top 5 Reasons Social Work is Failing, which has become one of the ...

Current news events seem to be rife with stories relevant to social work while continuing to highlight our lack of ...

As the new school year is underway, I just wanted to take a moment to urge teachers to think about ...

In the wake of #Ferguson, we can all agree that something needs to be done. I think we can all ...

By the time Norma L. McCorvey was 21, she had abused drugs and was on her third child. While carrying ...

Airing live on CSPAN, Dr. Steve Perry gave a searing speech on the "The Role of A Social Worker" at the ...

This is a Letter to the Editor that I received from a member of the social work community. Although I ...

As Editor-in-Chief of Social Work Helper, I recently published an article entitled A Grand Response from Social Work is Needed ...

Recently, I had to opportunity to catch up with Philip Patston who is a phenomenal speaker, advocate, and expert on ...

I was never a good student. I didn't get along with many of my teachers and didn't take the majority ...

After reading about the Isla Vista killings,  it got me thinking about my role as a teacher and what we can ...

If we are not welcome in the workplace and we are expected to live well into our nineties and beyond, ...

There is a push among social workers to return to the profession’s strong commitment to social justice. Two significant events ...

There is something very special about a social worker in public office. As social workers, we are bound to an ...

Primary cast of the Knoxville, TN stage play The 5th Woman I am always excited to hear about driven individuals ...

As I finish up my first year in graduate school, I am reflecting on the reasons I chose to enroll ...

Education has long been considered one of the gateways to socioeconomic success in the United States. In today’s labor market, ...

Nelson Mandela On December 5, 2013, former South African President and social justice seeker, Nelson Mandela passed passed away at ...