The Rise of Child Killers
During these past few weeks we have unfortunately seen high-profile violent killings committed by young people. On October 15th, a ...
Tag: Social Work
Is Saying Victim Failed to Protect Children Another Form of Victim Blaming
A mother finds herself in a domestically violent relationship and she has children. Child Protective Services (CPS) becomes involved and ...
Geotagging Memories? A Brief Exploration of Social Work Implications
Photo Courtesy Panoramio.com Sometimes social workers ask me how they can connect Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or spatial analysis to ...
Are Social Workers Helping Inmates Rot in Solitary Confinement?
As I wrote in a article several weeks ago, there are about 25,000 people held in solitary confinement in supermax prison ...
Wake Up Politicians, American Families Need Your Help With Mental Illness
The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that one in four adults have a mental illness. Take pause for one second ...
How To Help Women Who Are Traumatized By Their Jobs
"Geek culture" is a broadly defined term: including professional cultures associated with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields as ...
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 ...
Top 4 Ways to Improve #SocialWork
Recently, I wrote an article entitled, The Top 5 Reasons Social Work is Failing, which has become one of the ...
Children Who Experience Early Childhood Trauma Do Not ‘Just Get Over It’
Humans are relatively adaptable beings which is why we are thriving and not dying out like other species. Horrendous disasters ...
Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work Announces Tanya Rhodes Smith as New Director
Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and continuous efforts by various states to limit the voting power of progressive constituents demand ...
Is Politics Failing Social Work or is Social Work Failing at Politics?
Current news events seem to be rife with stories relevant to social work while continuing to highlight our lack of ...
Ferguson Sparks Cross-Campus Dialogue about Racialized Police Violence
By Irene M. Ota, College of Social Work and Irene H. Yoon, College of Education The unfolding events in Ferguson, ...
New Report Shows How Social Workers are Part of the Solution to Integrated Care
The argument for greater investment in social work has intensified as public sector budgets are squeezed and as health and ...
Volunteering Abroad 101: Are You Ready?
Are you considering or already made the decision to volunteer abroad? The real question is are you ready to get ...
How to Have Fun as a Social Worker
Forever ago, I wrote an article extolling the virtues of fun in social work. What I didn’t touch on was what ...
The Adrian Peterson Case: Do Culture and Religion Matter?
While the media seems largely focused on the fact that the Minnesota Vikings finally decided to bench its star running ...
How Will Paul Ryan’s Anti-Poverty Plan Affect Social Welfare and Social Services Programs
Paul Ryan pretending to wash pans. Recently, Paul Ryan released a new anti-poverty plan in which he claims will empower ...
Voluntourism – How to Find an Ethical Project?
“Voluntourism" is a portmanteau of “volunteer” and “tourism”, describing tourists that combine a trip abroad with volunteer work. The idea ...
Self Doubt in Your Clinical Practice Skills
Self Awareness is critical to the therapeutic process. By being aware of your self-doubt, you are already heading into the ...
How to Reduce Risks to Employment When Using Social Media
A recent decision sanctioning a social worker for a comment on Facebook by the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC), a United ...
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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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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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Fast and Furious Star Paul Walker Died During Charity Event for Philippines Typhoon Victims
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