I Have A Dream…
45 years ago today the world lost a leader in Human Rights. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis at the age of 39. Mr. King remains as one of the best examples of
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Where Does Your Personal Information Go? California Wants To Tell You
Ever wonder who is analyzing your personal data? Why you may get targeted by companies you’ve never heard of? California is working to pass a bill that would allow consumers to request copies of the personal data that is stored …
Student Loans Getting A Degree In Defaulting
As more people defaulted with their students loans in the first three months of 2013, many are wondering when this bubble will pop. The student loan crisis can be compared to the mortgage and housing crisis just a few years …
The Most Free State: North Dakota?
When you think of freedom it’s obvious that one of the first places that should come into your mind is North Dakota. Well the Mercatus Institute thinks so too in their ranking of U.S. states by levels of freedom. This …
The Bill Appreciating Social Workers
It seems Congress hasn’t entirely sequestered. S. Res. 78 was introduced on March 18, 2013, “Supporting the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day.” The bill calls for the American people to recognize social workers and …
Could Child Abuse Be Causing Autism?
Written by, Courtney Kidd, LMSW, SJS Staff Writer Childhood abuse as a predictive variable in who will have an autistic child. A study put on by JAMA Psychiatry studied 50,000 women, looking at medical records, answered questions relating to …
Sequestration Cuts Even Deeper
Military tuition isn’t the only thing on the line as sequestration cuts hits our defense budget. Although some aspects have been exempt, such as pay and health, many are finding that the budget is going to target their everyday lives, …
Things They Don’t Tell You In Social Work School
I love what I do, but I get a kick out of learning things on the fly that would have been so much more useful before that moment. Here’s my first attempt at listing some of these trends that you …
The Steubenville Rape Case: What Everyone Seems To Be Missing
**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 …
You Can’t Handle The Truth…Serum: A Legal Application
Technology and science may be getting more advance in our society, but the use of truth serum in court proceedings is still something of sci-fi fanfare. The use of sodium amobarbital, also known as “truth serum” is being considered to …
