Be a SPANNER for Whanau Not a COG for the State
This opinion piece speaks to the structures, organisations and people that contribute to maintaining the child protection social work status quo in New Zealand.
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Just a Busted Taillight
In 2009, my fiancé and I had dinner at my parent’s house. We had each had a glass of wine with dinner and had switched to tea with dessert so by the time we left 2 hours later, everyone was …
Confusions and Uncertainty in Sexual Identity
Confusions and uncertainty in sexual identity: the good, the bad, and the ugly.A few weeks ago the Boston Study Group thought about confusions and uncertainty in sexual identity and how this plays out in action. The contrast would be people …
White House Rolls Out Summer Opportunity Plan
White House Rolls Out Summer Opportunity Plan By Sarah Barr | February 26, 2016 WASHINGTON — The White House this week rolled out a multi-agency plan to help more teenagers land summer jobs. The plan aims to give youth who …
Black Girls Are Being Pushed Out of the Classroom
By Kayla Patrick We have a pressing discipline problem that begins in classrooms and for far too many children ends in prison. As I watched the video of the recent assault on a South Carolina student in her classroom, I …
Good Shame And Bad Shame
In the West, our introduction to power and dominance comes early. Starting with our first moves towards independence, we learn our desire for freedom can be squelched by someone bigger, more powerful, even Goddess-like. Mom. She is the order …
Don’t Choose Happiness: Choose to Create Your Happiness
Has happiness always felt elusive? Do you relinquish control of your happiness to outside sources? Relying on situations out of your control to make you happy is a sure-fire strategy to do just the opposite leaving you disappointed and frustrated …
How YOU Can Help End Child Sex Trafficking
By: Sara KimEdited by: Sharon E. ChinIn order to expose the crime of minor sex trafficking in the United States, filmmaker Tim Matsui has created a documentary about the issue. Matsui has already been accredited for documenting and journaling sexual …
‘Civilizing’ The Fractured Relationship Between Police And Minority Communities
Written by Michael Sierra-Arevalo, Yale University The video of a fleeing Walter Scott being shot in the back by North Charleston police officer Michael Slager is chilling. Scott flees from Slager; Slager draws his sidearm and fires eight shots. As the …
Dealing With Staff Changes
Whether you work in an office, a factory, a theme park or well anywhere for that matter, changes in staffing are bound to happen. With every change, the chemistry in the workplace changes. Employers have two basic desires of their …
