Social Justice Archive
Numerous studies have shown that low-income parents tend to participate less in their children’s educational experience than parents with higher incomes. For more than 50 years, the U.S. government has been trying to change that by offering funding to increase …
Every idea is someone's idea and every use of an idea is someone's use of the idea. How can a cartoon evoke murdous rage? How can satire justify a religious community's claim of victimhood? Who is so vulnerable to insult …
This article is in honor and the memory of one of my all time heroes Muhammad Ali 2. Artist: Yousuf Karsh – 1970 National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh. The recently released …
Heaven was going to Disney World. Summer was in …
By: Adam Fried, Ph.D. Mental health practice, assessment and research can be highly fulfilling, but also emotionally demanding. In recent years, the field of psychology has made a concerted effort to educate psychologists about the effects of various types of …
I cannot advise my colleagues too urgently to model themselves during psycho-analytic treatment on the surgeon, who puts aside all his feeling, even his human sympathy, and concentrates his mental forces on the single aim of performing the operation as …
As a political junkie, I have been consumed by this run for the White House. This is political theater at its most intriguing. Because there is so much at stake—the next President may have the opportunity to appoint as many …
An In-depth Look at Social WorkJim RobertsVoice of our CEO Tirelessly endeavoring to enhance our collective quality of life, promoting social justice and improving the wellbeing of the community--this is Social Work. “SOCIAL” relates to the broader collective community; and …
The Alabama chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) held its Annual State Conference last week with the theme: Answering the Call for Cause and Community. Social workers in Alabama, like many others, are beginning to understand that …
Those of us who have been around for a few decades can remember when having this day to reflect on the transformative life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. appeared to be another dream just beyond our grasp. But …
