Matthew Cohen, MSW Archive
Sometimes I feel settling is akin to death. This is not to say that I am comparing settling to idling, my conceptualization has nothing to do with activity. My understanding of the concept leans more toward resignation than a specific …
When I see an article titled, “We Should All Hug A Social Worker”, I am immediately overjoyed and read the article forthright. This particular one is about Kimberly Hall, a social worker who has had a major impact on the …
Congress might be agreeing on something in today’s policy making. Democrats and Republicans alike are taking a stand against a bill that would grant green cards to foreigners who graduate with advance degrees in areas like <a href="http://pulse.me/s/dulNm " title="Educate …
The other day a friend and mine got on the topic of the general state of the world and what is behind some of the real faults we encounter. We tend to make excuses for a lot of things, we …
I came across the above scholarly article while doing a literature review and it was simultaneously the most fascinating, upsetting, and mind boggling thing I have read relating to Social Work. It did help to answer some questions I had …
August 27 2012 Debate discusses the results of the Which is Social Worker Poll and Social Work Title Protection.
3 GOP Electoral College members say they may not vote for Republican ticket of Romney/Ryan Remember a few weeks ago at the RNC when Ron Paul supporters attempted to pick up supporters for their candidate? According to a piece in …
The FED is committed to keeping mortgage rates low in an attempt to stimulate the housing market. Sales of new home, and construction on new homes, rose from June to August. This come in light of the FED’s recent decision …
The teacher’s strike in Chicago might be reaching a tipping point as the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19619624 " title="Mayor says he'll sue">mayor and other officials seek to end the walk out by whatever means necessary.</a> The strike, propelled forward by education reforms …
In the wake of the Chicago’s Teacher’s Union call for more social workers in school, the NASW IL is calling for an improvement in the ratio between student body numbers and social workers on staff in schools. This is not a …
