Tag Archives: poverty

One Check Away…

Posted on January 2, 2018 by msw blog

Years ago, I remember reading American Project: The Rise and Fall of a Modern Ghetto by Sudhir Venkatesh The book recently called to me (yes, I believe books pick you, not the other way around). I pulled it off my academic … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged advocacy, book club, book review, cash support, clothing, economic crisis, familes, Government, housing, lifestyle, low-income families, Op Ed, politics, poverty, rent, school supplies, social work, social worker, Sudhir Venkatesh, TANF, tough times, transportation costs, utilities, welfare | 1 Comment

School Meal Shaming

Posted on December 4, 2017 by msw blog

I honestly never thought about who paid for my lunch at school when I was a kid. I always simply assumed it was free. I chalked it up to one daily meal from God, because God knew that once I … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Journal, Charity, Reading | Tagged brown bag lunces, Childhood memories, debt, economic crisis, embarrassment, free meals, hot meals, hungry, legal system, legislative issues, lunch debt, lunch time, mentors, politics, poverty, public school system, public shaming, school lunch, snacks, unpaid school lunch debt | 6 Comments

Social Workers Don’t Operate in a Vacuum – Articles of a Career Journal

Posted on October 10, 2017 by msw blog

Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
I love the Opt Ed section of the paper. I believe we all need to write at least one letter on something we’re passionate about in our lifetime. In saying that, I…

Posted in Career Journal, Clinical Supervision | Tagged blame game, children, Claudine, Diahann Carroll, dshs, ethics, How did you get here, investigating, James Earl Jones, letter to the editor, negelect, Op Ed, poverty, Seattle Times, social worker, welfare | Leave a comment

Unsanitary Office Behavior

Posted on October 1, 2017 by msw blog

Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
There is a lady who works in our office who never washes her hands after using the toilet. She comes out of the stall, turns the water on and off quickly so…

Posted in Clinical Supervision | Tagged advice, Ask Amy, Coworker, etiquette, health, health and wellness, lifestyle, malodorous, office behavior, Personal hygiene, physically challenged, poverty, stinky, unsanitary, What would you do ? | 4 Comments

Social Workers Help Keep Patients Out Of The Emergency Room

Posted on June 8, 2017 by msw blog

“What’s health care? What’s the purpose of our health care system? What are we trying to accomplish?” Sometimes in your life you have one of those moments. Reading this article (Homeless Find a Champion in Canada’s Medicine Hat) makes me … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Journal, Reading | Tagged abuse, community, compassion, disadvantaged individuals, health care, homeless, How did you get here, inspiration, Medical jargon, Medicine Hat, mental health, passion, poverty, purpose, social services, social worker, steering committee, super-utilizers, transformation, Year of Yes | Leave a comment

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