Tag: Social Work

NC NAACP President, William Barber III, was a speaker at the August 24th March on Washington hosted by Reverend Al ...

In my day-to-day as a clinician, I hear a lot of expressions using crazy. For example, "Am I crazy?" or ...

Over the course of my career, I have experienced at least 15 leadership changes, and the atmosphere before the new ...

Social work is a field offering a diverse array of challenges and exciting opportunities to improve the lives of individuals ...

When most people hear the term “domestic violence”, they think of a physical altercation between a couple or a family ...

by Deona Hooper, MSW Service Woman abused by a Fellow Soldier This week's film maker being highlighted is Jen Ackerman ...

By assisting the most disadvantaged members of their communities, the role of social workers are to act as change agents, ...

  Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the ...

With the continued growth of the social work field comes increased opportunities for social workers and human service professionals to ...

I recently came across a craigslist ad that was filed under "education/teaching" and had the title "Part-time Help".  I opened the link ...

In a competitive market, small businesses are always looking for creative ways to give them an edge with consumers. Google ...

Deciding whether or not to take medication for our mental illness has got to be the most difficult decision one ...

Parents want their child to have good self esteem. However, self-esteem doesn’t come naturally to children. It is something that ...

LGBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA.....In previous articles, I have used several of these acronyms, and  I want to use this article as ...

If you take a drive up Hamilton between Saginaw Street and the Flint River, you could never tell that there ...

by Dr. Michael Wright As part of my ongoing series on ecological systems theory and practice, this week I will ...

According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), palliative care is medical care necessary to support patients suffering from chronic ...

"You can't help others until you first help yourself". "Don't burn your candle from both ends". I used to hate ...

by Deona Hooper, MSW The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is taking measures to incorporate new technologies with social ...

Amanda Huber MSW, LCSWA In North Carolina, plans are being made for saving 50 million dollars a year by denying children ...