social welfare Archive
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Can you be banned from social justice work due to past actions and your arrest record? According to the case of Tim DeChristopher, climate activist from Utah who was fined and jailed after posing …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer This discussion couldn’t come at a better time than right after our Thanksgiving feast here in America. In this article by CNN the author discusses pop culture and the fashion industry’s rocky relationship …
by Vikki Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Montreal, Canada I sit down to read the Saturday paper and on page 2 is a write-up about “Medications could damage river ecosystem.” Montreal is itself an island and every time I …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer We’ve all heard about the Petraeus scandal recently. Successful man risks title, job, friendships, and marriage for a step away from sexual monogamy. It happens all too often, in all socioeconomic levels, that an individual sexually cheats …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Recently, a middle school teacher in the Detroit, Susan Johnson, area played a the song “Same Love” in her performing arts class at the suggestion of a student. The song’s lyrics support and promote diversity, by …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Let’s get personal. As an engaged American in my late 20s I stress a lot about my upcoming wedding, job situation and well, basically, everything. I often find that many of the techniques …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer President Mohammed Mursi, new president of Egypt and past leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, has declared that the courts he has helped reestablish after the Arab Spring Egyptian protests cannot overturn any presidential decrees …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer A recent Swedish study suggests that affordable and easy access to ADHD medications can decrease not only recidivism of individuals diagnosed with ADHD or similar conditions, but also potentially crime rates. Based on symptoms …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Michael Grove, the UK’s Secretary of State for Education, has his eye on improving the field of social work in the United Kingdom. In an effort to encourage new graduates to join the …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer This BBC article is a prime example of the impacts that the economy has on food consumption, and as a result health. Austerity in Britain is altering the eating habits of thousands, causing …
