Tag: Social Workers

Depressed, ugly, unlovable, coward, idiot, defective—the list is endless. When people have a long history of punishing and berating themselves, ...

Time to get digitally competent In an age where information technology is growing rapidly in our everyday personal and professional ...

Far too often, police officers in many European countries resort to excessive use of force against protesters, mistreat persons in ...

“If it’s not documented, it didn’t happen.” How many times have you said this human services mantra? Dozens? Hundreds? You’ve ...

Over the past year, we have witnessed massive protests around the world spawned by human rights violations, declining labor rights, ...

“I know I’m going to get older. I can handle that, and I even know that I am going to ...

California Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D) You only need to take a look at the committees California Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D) ...

A correctional facility is a difficult situation to be in, but solitary confinement is a whole other monster.  There’s no ...

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Yahoo News Since the story of Brittany Maynard drew attention to the lack of death-with-dignity initiatives ...

I often hear from social work students and professionals who wished better internship opportunities were available to them. Many social ...

Women and men entered the economic crisis on an unequal footing. The crisis and resulting austerity measures have hit women ...

Motivational work is an approach designed to help people who are considered to be unmotivated and hopeless. Most therapeutic contacts ...

Comprehensive guide from the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals covers topics including domestic violence, homelessness, hoarding, illness, among others.  A ...

The Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW) have commented on the proposed guidance to the Children and Young People Act ...

Every April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). During these thirty days, survivors, students, professionals, and activists’ march throughout the ...

Not surprisingly, Fox News presenter Clayton Morris had to apologise for his ‘ignorant and stupid’ comments mocking the new gender ...

As Summer 2015 approaches, fans anxiously await the release of the third season of Netflix’s highly viewed comedy-drama series ‘Orange ...

Since Evelyn started thinking of becoming an entrepreneur and starting her own business, her head was full of questions. Sure, ...

By Leah Greenidge, Rosedad Francois, Valerie Jean-louis, Farah Robles As children, we embark on various journeys in life from attending our ...

From left to right, Michel Sidibe (UNAIDS), Fatima Toure representing Advanced Development Africa (Mother is Coumba Toure & Hammadoun Toure- ...