By Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW This year marks the second anniversary of the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. The former police officer responded to a call that a customer was suspected of using a counterfeit $20 bill to buy a pack of cigarettes...
This year marks the second anniversary of the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.
By Maxine Benitez, Lauren Chagoya, Eileen Ching, Velma Raza-Acuna, and Jessica Varela The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire world in many ways. Since its beginnings, many individuals have been laid off or have been furloughed, due to businesses shutting down...
Note: Although Social Worker Lilian Espinoza, LCSW, ACHP-SW, the Assistant Director of the Inpatient Palliative Care Medicine Consultation Service at Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens contracted the novel coronavirus in March and it took her a month to recover, she went...
NASW member shares her story of working on the front lines.
By Donzell Lampkins, MSW, LISW Social workers are addressing the Coronavirus pandemic on multiple fronts—as they should since helping during a crisis of this magnitude is part of the social worker’s code of ethics. The NASW Code of Ethics states, “Social workers...
Social workers tell us how they’re helping others By Aliah D. Wright Across the nation and around the world, social workers are continuing to help clients—despite great risk the pandemic poses to themselves and their families. The National Association of Social...
The positive implications of social media influencers on students’ belief systems and mental health By Martha Rodriguez, LCSW Service Manager Recovery, Broward County, Fla. Public Schools “Men do not cry” Quite often our youth are afraid to show they are struggling....