By Alison Laurio Wildfires on Hawaii’s Maui Island in August killed at least 114 people, forced tens of thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate, and devastated the historic resort city of Lahaina. Major news outlets on August 21 called it the “deadliest U.S....
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Hawaii Chapter Steps Up to Help After Maui Wildfires
By Alison Laurio Wildfires on Hawaii’s Maui Island in August killed at least 114 people, forced tens of thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate, and devastated the historic resort city of Lahaina. Major news outlets on August 21 called it the “deadliest U.S....
A Step Backward: Social Workers Weigh Impact of U.S. Supreme Court Rulings
By Deron Snyder The high court issued three rulings in June 2023 — on affirmative action, same-sex couples and student loan cancellation — that have the potential to disproportionately harm minority and disadvantaged groups. The impact on social workers and clients...
Palliative Care: Social Workers Help Ensure Patients Have Access, Find Satisfaction
Social workers play an important role in health care, even more so as health care services become increasingly integrated.
Contested Disability: Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease is frequently contested as a disability. So opportunities to support people with sickle cell disease escape many healthcare providers.
Vaccination Barriers for People Experiencing Homelessness: How Social Workers are Making an Impact
Even as availability to vaccines becomes more widespread, challenges remain in reaching people experiencing homelessness.
COVID-19 Three Years Later: A Changing Landscape
It is easy to forget how terrified we were in the early days and months of the pandemic—and the relief we felt when mRNA vaccines were developed, approved, and rolled out across the country in seemingly record time.
Ethical Challenges: Profession Prepares to Protect Social Workers Amid Changing Political Landscape
After Roe was overturned on June 24, 2022, and lacking a federal policy, many states scrambled to either protect access to abortion or ban it