Matthew Cohen, MSW Archive
March is Social Work Month, and as you could tell from a previous post, NASW released a theme for the month, and has called upon all social workers to advocate for the field. There has certainly been a shift inside …
Sergey Brin described using a smart phone as an emasculating experience during a conference yesterday. He was comparing the use of a smart phone with Google’s upcoming Glass ( Think smartphone meets shades) release. More then likely this was a throw away line, but …
Ethan Water, of PC Mag, explores a psychological study done that compares Western and non-Western behavioral tendencies. The study, conducted by Joe Henrich of UCLA, used a variation on the Prisoner game to assess the underlying differences in how the vastly different traditions perceive reality. …
A message from NASW in regard to The NYS Safe Act and social worker responsiblity: Open Ice – Social workers across the state have registered a number of concerns with the Chapter in relation to the recently passed gun control …
Full Strength – Though the legislature is still on winter break, your policy team continues to work with key staff on the social work licensure exemption. As previously reported, the Governor’s budget proposal included language to permanently exempt individuals in …
In nine days, automatic spending cuts known as a “sequester” will be enacted, forcing the government to cut back on $85 Billion in spending. The only problem is that Congress is on vacation at the moment. Democrats are blaming the Republicans for ignoring the looming …
SJS would like to wish everyone a Happy Social Justice day! This being a first since our founding it is rather significant to us. There was no way to know if the world would embrace SJS; whether we would be …
As New York Social Workers struggle for license protection by protesting a proposed license exemption, California has taken steps to protect their license via legislation. California NASW and legislators have set an example for the rest of the country, the …
Governor Supports Permanent Exemption from Social Work Licensure for State Workforce We strongly urge you to contact members of the Assembly and Senate listed below. Tell them that as a social worker: I am strongly opposed to broad-based permanent exemptions included in …
