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The tips and tricks that your grandparents, or even your parents, gave you when you were younger may no longer apply. It’s increasingly difficult to survive, let alone progress in modern day life, as you struggle with trying to save …
Is you. Yup, social workers are the biggest threat to our profession. Are you angry? Dismissive? Surprised? Swear it’s not you personally? Or did you already feel that way? Regardless it’s a good thing, because now we can talk about …
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have issued a joint warning to U.S. law enforcement agencies that a growing output of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria recruiting efforts are trending with American youth. Sacramento FBI officials say …
“Swipe left” has become synonymous with a distasteful or disliked person or experience. The new catch phrase is more than a remnant from the dating app Tinder, as it’s become symbolic of how we view experiences. Tinder, a dating app …
yourst yesterday I was sitting down having a chat with an unemployed young woman. We were talking about several things she could do to enhance her online presence, and together were discussing some of the things she could do offline …
Why do you need a social media policy? There are two reasons you need a policy, risk management and ethical practice. How soon do you think it will be before someone records a therapeutic session, a group, a conversation, …
In order to understand how the digital divide affects client populations I will focus on the most technologically integrated clients, teenagers. The microsystem of the teenager consists of their relationships with parents, peers, teachers, and people in their extracurricular activities. …
Every so often I have a conversation that is more than usually meaningful – or feels like it would be if I could just pull it all together. I expect I’m not the only one. A recent example for me …
**Warning: The content of this article deals with rape, and may be a trigger for those who have experienced, or know someone who has experienced sexual assault. Please continue with caution, and always be aware that treatment is available.** There …
Cambridge University recently conducted research which suggests that what you ‘like’ on Facebook could be a good indicator of personality. A recent BBC article on the research says : The study used 58,000 volunteers who alongside their Facebook ‘likes’ and …