Matthew Cohen, MSW Archive
Post Submitted by Chelsey O’Hare: I was just reading about Evidenced Based Practice and I can see why it’s controversial in social work practice. From my understanding it seems too stringent and bureaucratic. It’s as if we have to conform …
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It is a constant modern trend to explain the woeful conditions of the world on the ideas of survival and self-interest. It goes something like this, “if there was no self-interest, no motivation for advancement or profit, nothing would get …
We live in a society where women are undervalued, under-appreciated and oppressed. One look at the antics of the Republican Party,during this election cycle, gives credence to that statement. If women are facing such steep obstacles in American society than …
LGBTQ right are constantly under attack. Personally, I feel like the current debates on gay marriage are an echo of the Civil Rights era. This can seen in the action’s of one particular social worker. Paul McNulty, a licensedIllinois social …
Join Us on October 15, 2012 at 8 PM. EST. for a #SWUnited Twitter Chat which will discuss the Financial Lives of Young People in the Foster Care System. The Jim Casey Foundation’s Youth Opportunities Initiative is the force behind the research on this invaluable topic. …
I’ve been railing against this for the last 3 months as Facebook has rolled out their promoted posts. I never really had a problem with promoted posts, I thought cool, this will allow us to pay to reach the 85% …
It took me a while to really get a grasp what this story was getting at, but I have yet to have my morning coffee! The Associated Press, ABC, and the State Dept. are now claiming that the first sign …
I found this a while back. I don;t have a clue what it means, but I think it is fitting for a midnight post: “Moving through the world half blind. Only catching a glimpse of the plan. Words are …
Lately, quite by accident I think, SJS writers have been writing about apathy, empathy and compassion. One interesting thread has come about during those discussion. Is it possible to train in compassion? Lo and behind, I come a across an …
