Social Work Archive
Originally recorded on Thursday, June 30, 2016 Receive Webinar Invites by Email Many of the skills and talents of mental health and human service providers help to make these professionals successful entrepreneurs. Have you ever thought about starting your …
My old friend is scared about the aged care cuts. She lives in a facility where rumour runs rife about being dumped on the street or stranded in bed without incontinence pads. It would be easy to buy into divisiveness …
The United States and its northern neighbor are plagued by many of the same child welfare system challenges. Recent reports have suggested there is a “foster-parent crisis” in Canada, citing a drastic lack of qualified foster parents relative to the …
When you think about jobs that are in high demand, social work may not be the first one that comes to mind. But in this digital age, science and tech aren’t the only fields that are expanding. There’s always been …
Much like the nation’s infrastructure, our mental health system is in dire condition. Major changes are on the horizon as two mental health bills seem headed to votes on the floors of the House and the Senate. The question is: …
By Sarah Barr | June 21, 2016 The lives of children improved by some measures during recent years, but their opportunities still are constrained by persistent family and neighborhood poverty, says the 2016 Kids Count Data Book. The annual report …
This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a brief about the efficacy of differential response (DR) and child safety in six states that have implemented this child protection strategy for over ten years. The department collaborated …
Are you a counselor or therapist wishing to empower effective, sustainable financial change in a group setting? Individuals and families experiencing financial problems, money management challenges and the stress which comes as a byproduct of financial insecurity can benefit …
The world is still reeling from the shock of the referendum that sanctioned the United Kingdom’s severing its membership in the European Union. The Brexit ballot blockbuster sent tremors throughout the global marketplace last week resulting in the loss of …
As a social worker, I was trained to look for underlying causes behind behaviors that could ultimately harm my clients. If Thomas was missing school day after day, I would swing into action: Was he depressed? Abusing drugs? Did he …
