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I attended a lecture on Long Term Care Placement from the Perspective of a Caregiver a few days ago at a local private non-profit Alzheimer’s organization. Even though I am a professional, I wanted to further learn the process from …
A good portion of human history has examined the emotional nature of animals and the moral responsibility that humans have when animals are concerned. In fact, often we find moral arguments against the consumption of animals based on belief that animals are sentient beings …
Youth; not a topic I typically write on as my area of interest is older adults. This article in the Globe and Mail caught my eye and made me pause- ‘How Poverty Influences a Child’s Brain Development.’ The article talks …
There is much ongoing debate about the push toward evidence-based practice in social work. It seems a fear exists of becoming too text-book, of losing the “art” in the name of the “science,” of instituting cookie-cutter guidelines forcing practitioners into …
In January 27, 2013 Non-Profit Quarterly online journal article, It’s the Inequality, Stupid! “Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says: “ith inequality at its highest level since before the Depression, a robust recovery will be difficult in the short term, and the American dream — …
“The latest in a series of bloody riots in” Venezuela’s severely overcrowded prisons where inmates often freely obtain weapons and drugs with the help of corrupt guards” has resulted in at least 5 dozen deaths. “Venezuela currently has 33 prisons …
A report from the World Economic Forum, The Future Role of Civil Society, reveals “”Technology and demographics have created more aware, better connected and increasingly educated populations often dominated by younger cohorts. These populations are demanding social justice and accountability …
Yesterday I listened to a great TEDtalk on taking science out of context. In a society where media hype is all we know, Molly Crockett warns us how a seemingly simple neuro-bunk can make us believe in anything. Opening the …
If you are reading this, you might already be a BSW/MSW or you are a student to become one, perhaps you are a curious travelor looking into this most mystrious profession. Here are some questions to get the series started. …
Thanks to our SJS Facebook page, we received a submission to post, “One Good Thing, One Good Day” which is an event that was held virtually on December 21, 2012 as a Facebook event in efforts to encourage people to …
