Macro Social Work Archive
The power of macro social work practice was on display Wednesday evening at the second annual McSilver Awards at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Fisher Building. Led by director Mary McKernan McKay, the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and …
There has been much talk recently about who can legitimately call themselves social workers. What training is required? Which licenses are needed? And, there have been many discussions about the variations of social work licenses that exist in different states. …
My social work training has been useful in a wide range of experiences including my years working in the House of Representatives. Needless to say, Congress these days presents a challenging environment. The spirit of cooperation between and sometimes within …
As someone who is a bit more conservative than my peers, I often think of the reasons why I want to get involved in social work. While the goal of all social workers is to improve the lives of disadvantaged …
Growing up in West Michigan, I was never far from the shore of Lake Michigan. I went on countless trips to the beach and to the state parks along the lakeshore as a kid, but I didn’t truly begin to …
The below is a post recently written for my private blog, Celtic Celiac: A Modern Guide to Staying Sane Without Grain, which focuses on gluten free living, food allergies, and food advocacy issues. Many of my posts are related to …
I love to see and read about innovative ideas and solutions to an existing problem. Healthcare is certainly one of them. Healthcare affects every person in the world and every country has its own healthcare system-whether or not the system is …
How do we determine how to allocate our time, resources, and friendship with those whom we call friends or acquaintances? An interesting set of research studies conducted by Social Psychologists Shigehiro Oishi Selin Kesebir suggest that Socioeconomic factors might have something …
by Michelle Sicignano, LMSW, Staff Writer, SJS I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother, by Liza Long is a heart-wrenching first person account that is both scary and true. I urge everyone to read the piece (accessed through this link). This …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Coming from a macro social work background with experience in health policy development within school districts, I feel that the link between policy, community development and structure, and health is often drastically overlooked. …
