Tag: Social Work

As a Social Worker who works in East Harlem with students who hail from all different ethnic backgrounds the current ...

A troubling new report released recently by the National Center on Family Homelessness at the American Institutes for Research documents ...

Online you’ll find plenty of information about domestic violence. That’s not a problem. What is a challenge is trying to ...

Do you remember when you made the decision to become a social worker? Your decision was a defining moment of ...

Many would describe normal as confirming to a standard, the usual, typical, or what’s expected, but those with mental illness ...

As a social worker on the Hill, I have had a front row seat during battles over the welfare state. ...

In the field of social work, practitioners often encounter situations that require difficult judgment calls. Making the best decisions in ...

Cyberbullying is one of the major threats to the mental health of young people according to a group of young ...

All eyes are on Republicans gaining control of the Senate and affirming their commitment to repealing the Affordable Care Act ...

“Over the next 10 months, Jake and his brother were moved 11 times, sometimes in short succession.” This quote is ...

Motivational speaker Travis Lloyd’s Overcoming Emotional Trauma: Life Beyond Survival Mode is a fresh fusion of autobiography and practical advice ...

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 ...

British Education Secretary Nicky Morgan's proposed reform of UK social work training in the light of the Rotherham and Manchester ...

The Republicans’ decisive sweep of the 2014 midterm elections should be a wake up call for Democrats, and there are ...

For many years as a frontline practitioner and later as a respite foster carer, I have often driven children and ...

They say unemployment is on the decline, but I can tell you as a recent graduate with a Master's degree ...

The College of Social Work's Chair Jo Cleary said: “The College of Social Work is extremely heartened by the Secretary ...

Should Republicans take control of the United States Senate there will be many political pundits faulting Democrats for their inability ...

Working in a legislative office, I’ve come to learn that people are always at least 20 steps in advance of ...