Victoria Brewster, MSW Archive
By Victoria Brewster, MSW Guest Blogger www.northernmsw.com I am currently reading the book ‘Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist’ by Micheal J. Fox. You might remember him from the show ‘Family Ties’ , the ‘Back to the …
By Victoria Brewster, MSW Guest Blogger http://www.northernmsw.com Where to start on a topic that can affect so many? EQ, or Emotional Intelligence, has importance for all levels of society, in all professions, all organizations and in schools. EQ is the ability …
By Victoria Brewster, MSW Guest Blogger www.northernmsw.com The presentation was well worth the donation of $18 or chai. Dr. Ido Amit, Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and Dr. Sarit Assouline, Department of Oncology and Hematology, Jewish General …
By Victoria Brewster, MSW Guest Blogger Three excellent books to read ‘My Stroke of Insight‘ by Jill Bolte Taylor, PhD, ‘The Brain that Changes Itself‘ by Norman Doidge, MD and ‘Life after Stroke: The guide to recovering your health and …
Seniors, older adults, the elderly, although personally I am not enamored with that term. They are our elders, our parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents. I have had the pleasure, the gift, or the honor, of working with seniors for 12 1/2 years; 6 months …
Healthcare is a huge issue facing many individuals in the world and in reality those of us in the Westernized world should not be compaining even though there are many issues and problems with healthcare in the U.S. and Canada. …
Self-Care in social work-an oxymoron? I do not think so. As professionals in social work it is our duty to ourselves and our clients/patients to provide self-care to ourselves. If we are highly stressed or steps away from ‘burn out’ …
End-of-Life issues are almost a taboo subject in our society. This should not be the case in reality. In the cycle of life, in order for one to be born, one must die. In this case, die with dignity and …
