Matthew Cohen, MSW Archive
Financial and economic problems continue to plague America making it easy to forget that Europe is also in a financial free fall. Unemployment in the Eurozone has hit a record high of 12.2%,a total of 26.5 million people.
Rising insurance costs have put the entire mental health industry, and the clients we serve, in a tricky position. Even if a client has insurance, the co-pays are high, and rising, and many healthcare providers limit the number of sessions …
The New York Times is reporting that Dr. Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), has been critical of the DSM, and especially the DSM V which has recently been released, because it “lacks scientific validity and needs …
It’s easy to hate someone when they say something that is so far from the norm that it causes a tidal wave of uproar. When a prominent person calls out over-weight or “not-so-cool” kids, it’s normal to wonder what is …
NY LCSWs – NASW-NYS Wants to Know About Your Experiences with regard to the NYS SAFE Act Click here to begin the survey on NYS SAFE ACT NASW-NYS has previously reported that effective March 16, 2013 Licensed Clinical Social Workers are among …
Bravery is one of many words that come to mind when describing Jason Collins, an NBA veteran and the first gay athlete to publicly “come out” while still playing in one of America’s four major sports ( Basketball, Football, Baseball and Hockey). …
On April 11th, 250,000 Chilean students came out to protest the tremendous cost of higher education that is burdening common citizens. Protests have been going on for over 2 years, yet the situation remains largely the same; higher education has been privatized and costs have skyrocketed, …
If there were wagering on the passage of legislation, many people would be profiting from the defeat of the proposed gun control bill. Why? Back in February the Sunlight Foundation not only predicted a bill wouldn’t pass, they also predicted which …
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There are watershed moments in life, occasionally you know them when they are happening, or you hope you do at any rate. That is the feeling that was in the room at the Congressional Research Institute For Social Work and Policy‘s inaugural dinner, …
