Category Archives: Reading

Police reform: Crisis Assistance a Proven Model

Posted on June 18, 2022 by msw blog

Rather than trying to defund police departments, a smarter approach would be to decrease confrontations in the first place using a combined medical/behavioral team. In 2019, Olympia started sending crisis responders to nonviolent incidents instead of police. This approach is … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged American Rescue Plan Act, CAHOOTS, collaboration, communication, community, confrontations, Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets, crisis responders, defund police, mental health and wellness, mental-health specialist, police, trust | 4 Comments

The End of Leaning In

Posted on June 16, 2022 by msw blog

I recently came across a headline in the New York Times titled What Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Lean In’ Has Meant to Women, then and now. My thoughts flashed back to why I never read this book. I then wondered “Are women still … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged book club, book review, childcare, classism, gender bias, inclusive, Inequality, Lean In Movement, low-income, maternity leave, Privileged, racism, sexism, sexual harassment, Sheryl Sandberg, Structural changes, structural disadvantages, white privilege, women, Women of color, womens literature | 4 Comments

Death with Dignity

Posted on June 15, 2022 by msw blog

As an experienced emergency-medicine physician, I believe we should do everything we can to avoid deaths filled with suffering and fear. For those terminally ill patients who can qualify, our state’s Death with Dignity law allows them the option to … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged advance directive, Advanced planning, advocacy, assets, communication, death, Death with Dignity law, deaths, dying adults, fear, physician, politics, Roy Graves M.D., Suffering, tagged accountant, terminally ill, time line, treatment, waiting period | 3 Comments

Co-op

Posted on June 14, 2022 by msw blog

What do you think of the empty storefronts that reap a tax break by remaining empty? All those conversations are happening at the Partnership for New York City, which I was invited to join in September. My fantasy for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged benefits, CO-OP, community, creative, designers, entrepreneur, landlords, low rents, opportunity, Partnership for New York City, problem solving, profit, profits, rent, restaurants, small business, small businesses, tax break | Leave a comment

Boundaries

Posted on June 13, 2022 by msw blog

A few weeks ago, as I made us frozen dumplings for lunch, she asked me, “And after we eat, maybe you want to read some Baby-Sitters Club with me before math?” I gently explained that while she is always welcome to ask … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged boundaries, children, communication, courage, example, Goal Setting, life, love, mindfulness, parenting, personal growth, relationships, respect, saying no, self care, self-worth | 2 Comments

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Police reform: Crisis Assistance a Proven Model

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