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March is NASW’s Social Work Month. SJS is participating by promoting social work month and by interviewing professionals who identify themselves as social workers which is one of the 100 ideas in the Social Work Month Toolkit. Below is a …
A recent case where a Colorado school banned a 1st grade transgender student from using the girl’s bathroom has brought to light the complications regarding transgender children and youth as they age in the standard school system. Particularly as it …
The recent news coverage of a Utah 9th grader who was banned from school for two days because her red hair coloring (which was all natural tones by the way) didn’t meet the school’s natural colors only hair code got me thinking. …
Each year the town I live in hosts an annual fair to celebrate the town’s pride. I remember coming across a table with flyers educating parents and adolescents about the dangers of substance use in adolescents. I remember striking up …
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 …
An article I read today sickened me, speaking of the “prevision files” Boy Scouts of America was recently ordered to release based on a ruling from the Oregon Supreme Court. 14,500 pages document a long standing history of sexual abuse …
In this CNN article, CNN weighs in on an example of an all too common trend in recent years: Suicide by bullied teens. The article discusses the story of a Canadian teen who experiences years of bullying, who left a …
Transcript for tonight’s twitter debate on #swunited, sponsered by socialworkhelper.com and socialjusticesolutions Looking at Sex Trafficking and sex workers and how we can become more informed. justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/rs/rep… stats from here in Canada Cathy Finley an hour ago Welcome Everyone to the #SWUnited…Tonight …
