Category Archives: Reading

6 Questions to Ask During A Senior Housing Tour

Posted on July 9, 2022 by msw blog

How do I feel when I’m here? First impressions can tell you a lot, so pay attention to how you feel as you take in the property. “Ask yourself, ‘How do I feel when I’m in this community?’ Consider the … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Supervision, Reading | Tagged amenities, care giver, community, demographic, dining options, emotions, entertaining, flexibility, homeownership, housing, independent living communities, Location, questions, schedule, senior living, tour | Leave a comment

The Fashion Significance of Juneteenth

Posted on June 19, 2022 by msw blog

Both women are united in using their personal style as a mode of thoughtful expression. “I want to show myself as authentically as I can, so wearing my hair naturally in locs and having a nose ring are things that I like … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged authentically, black owned, black women, creativity, designer, fashion, natural hair, power pose, style, underrepresented business | 4 Comments

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

Category Archives: Reading

6 Questions to Ask During A Senior Housing Tour

The Fashion Significance of Juneteenth

Police reform: Crisis Assistance a Proven Model

The End of Leaning In

Death with Dignity

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