Matthew Cohen, MSW Archive
The stigma of receiving mental health treatment is well documented, but it is safe to say that, with so many seeking mental health treatment, the stigma is lessened year after year. This does not hold true in all walks of …
<p>These days it's not often we hear about the triumphs of protest, and union resolve righting an injustice, but in Chicago that is precisely what has happened. In August Chicago's Social Justice High School,<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQqQIoADAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fmatt-farmer%2Fcps-gets-a-lesson-in-soci_b_1853230.html&ei=iO9RUKzqMeni0gHiwICIAg&usg=AFQjCNH9TXXdHwK5Ht0HhBAY8-9yctmuYQ&sig2=CU1Y6uOnUrcdr_Gr37krnQ" title="Social Justice High School Teachers"> fired two …
<p>Submitted by Richard Lange: </p> <br /> <p>Pat Robertson recently appeared on "The 700 Club". A Man asked him how to deal with his wife who he said "has no respect for me as head of the house". Robertson replied, "Well, …
Sharing a piece of yourself is one of the more frightening aspects of human relationships. Â As social workers, we grow skilled at engaging our clients, promoting trust and opening up communication so that they share some of the most intimate …
Sharing a piece of yourself is one of the more frightening aspects of human relationships. As social workers, we grow skilled at engaging our clients, promoting trust and opening up communication so that they share some of the most intimate …
<p>I know it seems that SJS is Texas bashing, but keep in mind that the government of Texas is making this rather easy. Texas <a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-04/lifestyle/sns-rt-us-usa-health-texasbre88400g-20120904_1_abortion-providers-low-income-women-state-officials" title="Texas Woman's Right Ruling">passed a ruling that would cause the state to turn down …
<p>Texas's Senate Bill 14 would have required that all Texas voters <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/us/court-blocks-tough-voter-id-law-in-texas.html" title="Texas Voter ID Law Struck Down By Federal Courts">show ID at polls before being allowed to vote</a>. The Bill allowed for 5 legitimate forms of ID to …
<p>Texas's Senate Bill 14 would have required that all Texas voters <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/us/court-blocks-tough-voter-id-law-in-texas.html" title="Texas Voter ID Law Struck Down By Federal Courts">show ID at polls before being allowed to vote</a>. The Bill allowed for 5 legitimate forms of ID to …
<p>The GOP has been in the new during this election cycle for attacking the rights of Woman, and Gay citizens, but there is also a growing body of evidence that the Republican party is also attacking minority communities. Last summer …
<p>Former Florida GOP chairmen is giving the inside dirt on GOP election strategies. He was adamant in saying that the <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/13/michael-tomasky-on-how-the-gop-plans-to-block-the-black-vote.html" title="GOP blocks Black Voters From voting">GOP has operatives in every state that are there to figure out ways to deny …
