Social Work Archive
During a recent conversation with Thomas Lee, the director of Youth Moving On, Hillsides’ program of services for youth from ages 18 to 25 formerly in foster care or on probation, it became obvious that the odds against these young people …
"She has been longtime advocate for less fortunate children with the Children’s Defense Fund. We are nearly 800,000 strong and strategically located in NASW chapters and social work schools throughout the nation. We are the ground troops, the …
Join me for an engaging, live “on the air conversation” with David Howe, author of Empathy: What it is and why it matters : VoiceAmerica: A Rumor of Empathy Radio Show David Howe begins with the idea that empathy humanizes people …
Different explanations have been given for the increased number of people suffering from mental illness. Some have claimed the increase is the result of ever-expanding diagnostic criteria and syndromes that risk medicalizing normal emotional reactions. Others argue the increase is …
Mildred “Mit” Joyner has thrown her hat into the ring seeking the vice presidency of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). The former president and board chair of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) recently retired from academia …
David J. Morris, a former Marine infantry officer and a reporter in some of the most violent regions of the Iraq war, blacked out while watching a movie and ran out of the theater, only to regain awareness of himself in …
According to two sobering reports that have been released on the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on Alaskans and on the state’s Native people, the prevalence of all of the eight ACEs measured was higher for Native Alaskans than …
The Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers will be holding its Third Annual Macro Social Work Conference on Friday, April 24, 2015 at the Maritime Institute, 692 Maritime Boulevard, Linthicum, MD 21090. The all-day forum will feature …
By Patchareeboon (Mam) SakulpitakphonA crime not widely acknowledged is the sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism. In order to combat this terrible crime, an international initiative among tourism industries has established a set of guidelines, called The Code …
Six Fordham University HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute (RETI) fellows recently published articles in a special issue of the most recent issue of Ethics & Behavior. The special issue – guest edited by RETI and …