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by Vikki Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Montreal, Canada The benefit to living in a city that has good universities is the research they conduct. Here in Montreal we have McGill, Concordia, University de Montreal and a few others, …
Why are hot people mean? Is it because their over-inflated ego from being better looking than average creates a mean personality? Studies say no. One theory is that mean people are actually more attractive because they are more willing to …
Syria has gone dark today as al commercial air traffic and internet across the country has been shut down. Many believe this could be an attempt to get control over the violence that has been occurring between government offense and …
By Michelle Sicignano, LMSW SJS Staff Writer I had an opportunity to interview The President and CEO of Children’s Village, Dr. Jeremy Kohomban, a noted expert in child welfare. He “most recently received the 2011 Samuel Gerson Nordlinger Child Welfare …
By Courtney Kidd, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Never re-victimize the victim. This is a fairly standard rule that we abide by in order to do no harm. It comes up a lot during treatment for Domestic violence, sexual trauma, trauma …
By Michelle Sicignano, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Can magnets offer a promising depression treatment without potential adverse reactions of ECT? “There is a very close interrelationship between magnetism and electricity…the brain essentially is an electrical organ,” said Ken Melman, MD, …
NY Times blogger Nate Silver is brilliant, his blog FiveThirtyEight should be required reading for voters. I learn more from this column than I did in my 4 years of pursuing a Political Science minor in college. The fiscal cliff continue to …
By Georgianna Reilly, LMSW SJS Staff Writer The giving season is upon us, and #GivingTuesday wants to change the way we think about the holiday season. Here is what their Mission Statement has to say about the initiative: “#GivingTuesday™ is a campaign to create a …
The Social Work profession extends beyond national borders; the more we learn about social workers from other nations, the more it will become clear that we are all fighting the same battle. How do we help those who cannot rise …
Amid conflicts in Israel, Gaza, Syria, Libya, and Egypt the US Military is considering increasing Navy and Ship presence in the Mediterranean. This increase will extend the stay of several ships recently deployed to the area, as well as station four ships in Spain and …
