Rachel Archive
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Most states that have enacted title protection have decided that you can only legally call yourself a Social Worker if you hold a social work license. My problem with this is …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Joe Van Brussel has written an article for the Huffington Post, Social Capital Markets Works to Connect World Of Impact Investing, of the emerging field of Impact investment. Impact investment merges …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer There has been a lot of discussion this campaign season about women, reproduction rights, and healthcare. A new study carried out by Amnesty International has found that the state of prenatal …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer I (@poliSW) will once again be live blogging the debate Monday at 9PM on Twitter. To participate in the discussion use #swunited. The transcript will be posted on SJS the next …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer I am posting the link to this article because it ties in with the previous post, Evidence Based Practice Stifles Innovation. In The Elusive Craft of Evaluating Advocacy, Steven Teles & …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Election Day is just around the corner here in the US. Huffington Post’s Impact section has a piece hi-lighting five organizations that will be working on November 6th to help get …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan has ruled that the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. The case was brought by Edith Windsor …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer This is the transcript from my live blog of the New York Senate debate between incumbent Kristen Gillibrand and her opponent Wendy Long. http://storify.com/poliSW/new-york-senate-debate
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer The Congressional Social Work Caucus will be hosting a briefing, Children at Risk: Optimizing Health in an Era of Reform. The event will take place on October 19th in Washington D.C. …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Anja Tranovich explains in the Huffington Post how cooperative farming feeds the world. By banding together in a co-op, farmers can buy inputs, like fertilizer and seed, directly from providers, saving …
