Matthew Cohen, MSW Archive
It’s hard to remain under the illusion that Democracy is thriving in America. When elections for major public offices cost the candidate millions there is hardly any reason to believe that public office is attainable by any citizen. When Super …
A helping professional is almost always at a disadvantage when performing their admirable services. Although they listen and empathize with the client, our understanding of the client’s experience is always a step removed. It never resembles the raw feeling of …
The combination of inflation and a stagnant minimum wage have created a climate where working 40 hours a week is not enough to support one person, let alone a family
The recent debates and protests against the DSM-V sheds light on a major problem facing the fields of psychology and social work: how is mental illness defined? Classifying and labeling has a tendency to give the subject some empirical reality …
It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon on Long Island; I had some spare time so I decided to watch a movie. I settled on a documentary called Park Avenue on Netflix. The basic concept… corporate lobbying owns the US government
In what is becoming an all too familiar story, members of the Senate were unable to reach an agreement to keep student loan interest rates for Stafford Loans from doubling. This time it is the Democrats who are fighting with …
When the news broke about the Supreme Court’s decision to declare Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional, reactions ranged from outraged on the left to slaps on the back by those on the right. Many of us who …
Google is giving its users a reason to believe them in regards to the information they disclosed to the NSA. According to the Washington Post Google has filed a legal petition to allows them to notify the public when the …
One of the beauties of social work is its ability to follow the need. Social workers have been leaders in the practice of responding to traumatic events. Now we are witnessing the profession’s ability to adapt and marshal its resources …
Recently SJS published two articles from parents of children who were participating in trials for a experimental drug called Arbaclofen (stx209) which was being assessed for effective use in treating Fragile X Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders. From AutismSpeaks.org: ““Arbaclofen is the …
