Trigger Warning: A Chinese Father Saved More Than 300 People at Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge
“I understand these people. I know they are tired of living here. They have had difficulties. They have no one...
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A 10-Year-Old Girl in Kenya Learns Coding in Milwaukee–Virtually.
The pandemic and a year of virtual schooling had an unexpected benefit for a little girl in Kenya who connected...
Easy Strategies and Accommodations for Behavioral and Mental Health Needs in Learning Enviorments
The numerous accommodations and modifications that teachers make for students often amount to a lengthy list. These adjustments can involve...
Pain or Pleasure: What do You Feel When You Go to Work
Maybe I am a hopeless romantic, but I believe that workplace environments are akin in many ways to romantic relationships....
From Homelessness to Giving Back – A Student’s Journey
On August 12, 2020, Gordon Wayne began a 16 day, 550-mile trek from Virginia to Boston College, all on foot....
How are We Listening to Our Clients in Times of Crisis?
Who (or what) comes to your mind when you think about active listening? For me, I think about my girlfriend...
What Options Do Furloughed Workers Have?
The rapid spread of COVID-19 across the United States caused a serious disruption in the daily lives of most American...
What We Could Learn From The Sierra Club’s Self-Reckoning
The Sierra Club did something very difficult: it admitted it had a problem. The long-standing conservation organization released a statement...
How to Deal with Case-Overload as a Social Worker and Carer
If you are a social worker, you probably know better than anyone just how much pressure has been put on...
Why Housing Affordability Needs To Be Reevaluated
Traditionally, academics and policymakers have determined whether an individual or family can afford to live somewhere by simply dividing their...
Why Countries With Women Leaders are Beating Coronavirus
When it comes to Covid-19, unlike manliness, different approaches can be measured objectively by numbers of cases and deaths. By...
Wake-Up Call for Human Devastation of Natural World
COVID-19 has proven to be a worldwide tragedy. Four billion people are now under orders to stay at home. As...
Making Your Mental Health a Priority in 2020
As we begin a new decade, 2020 is testing the mental health of humanity. After the world mourned the loss...
Racializing the Corona Virus Disease is Not Helpful
Over the past week, President Trump has repeatedly referred to COVID-19 as the “Chinese Virus.” The virus, first reported in...
The Untold Migration Story – How Improved Policies Can Benefit Both Receiving And Sending Societies
From the U.S. travel ban to the rise of anti-immigrant populists in Europe, politicians often decry migration in times of...
Who Wants to Make a Macro Contribution to the United Nations?
Now is the time to contribute to one of the largest platforms on earth in order to implement changes that...
Scotland’s Vulnerable Witnesses Bill Unanimously Passes in Parliament – Victim Support Scotland reacts
Today (10 May 2019) legislation was passed in the Scottish Parliament to ensure more child witnesses are able to pre-record...
Under Pressure to Hide Your True Self
As it turns out, the behaviour of people around us is contagious. This is truer the closer these relationships are...
How Should Social Work Respond To The United States Leaving The Paris Agreement?
“Logic clearly dictates the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few” – Dr. Spock (Star Trek) This...
How a Maori Model of Improving Care Experience Has Been Transformative for a Family in Glasgow
Most of us have been there – you look in your diary, see that you have a review case conference...
