Holiday Sale Sampling . . . Currently, about 5.4 million South Asians live in the United States, with family origins in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Bhutan. When working with South Asian clients, it is crucial to understand their...
Holiday Sale Sampling . . . Currently, about 5.4 million South Asians live in the United States, with family origins in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Bhutan. When working with South Asian clients, it is crucial to understand their...
It is estimated that the children of parents either who are currently in the military or who are veterans numbers over 4 million in the United States. These children and their families have and/or continue to experience multiple deployments, family separation,...
Cultural competence is paramount in the social work field. Social workers addressing the needs of persons in specific communities—whether ethnic, sexual, religious or otherwise—must have a working knowledge of the traditions, values and assumptions of members of such...
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 has proven historic in providing job protection under certain conditions for qualified workers. Those who qualify under the FMLA are able to take unpaid time off from work when caring for a newborn or adopted child, sick...
An unprecedented growth in the aging population is expected over the next 40 years, and the minority population of older adults is expected to increase significantly more than that of white older adults. Yet accessing home- and community-based care may be more...
Loss. Yearning. Anger. Bitterness. Shock. Estrangement from friends and family. What constitutes normal, versus complicated, grief? Grief is often a difficult issue for people to deal with, and there is no right or wrong way to grieve, but there are healthy ways to...
Do you know the meaning of the word “anamnesis”? What about “zoonoses”?* Every profession has its own argot and set of peculiarly defined terminology. Social Work is no exception. Nearly thirty years ago, Robert L. Barker participated in a panel to write questions for...