Tag: Social Work

On this World Social Work Day, it is pertinent for Social Workers to reflect and weigh in on the future ...

Credit: Mohammad Ali Fakheri/Flickr Creative Commons Within the next year, between 500,000 and 1 million childless adults without disabilities will ...

Broderick Flanigan - Artist and Designer On February 20, 2016, in a small predominantly black and impoverished community in Athens, ...

For those of you who may not know, February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). When we think of ...

When we first apply for a job, most of us only think about being hired so we can begin making a ...

How much input can those with lived experience genuinely have when the traditional “experts” have the balance of power in ...

Some believe Social Work has everything to do with Politics, and some believe social workers should focus on our clients. ...

On February 13, 2016, Chief Justice Antonin Scalia died leaving a vacant seat on the Supreme Court of the United ...

According to the United States Department of Justice, 1 in 10 seniors over the age of 60 is abused every ...

Many social workers, other helping professionals, and foster care alumni have recognized the value in utilizing technology to support foster ...

These United States are changing, and there is a desperate need for services that include and treat diverse groups of ...

You want to engage on social media, but you are not sure how to connect with people who share your ...

Generally speaking, helping organizations view humans from two polarized lenses.  Some organizations believe that their employees are good people and ...

Polish-born Holocaust survivor Meyer Hack shows his prisoner number tattooed on his arm during a news conference at the Yad ...

In 2008, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act required states to begin developing plans to monitor health ...

You probably became a social worker because of something personal that happened in your life. I remember starting my social ...

Add digital skills to the many skill sets we wear as social workers. Our clients are carrying around devices that ...

Recently, I had chance to watch "The Inequality Movie" narrated by former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich where it outlines how ...

Photo Credit: Buzzfeed In a first-of-its-kind national report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a comprehensive set of ...

Did you ever see the movie Jerry McGuire?  Jerry wrote a manifesto based on the ills he experienced in his ...