Tag: social work

    Can Social Workers Be Supported to Spread Tobacco Harm Reduction?

    Groups of people who are most likely to interact with social workers have extremely ...

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    Kiran Sidhu

    We Social Workers Should Remember Our Values and Stop Policing

    In response to the murders of Black people by police, we have seen sweeping ...

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    Caitlin Becker

    The Ethical Conflict of Social Work Within a Carceral System

    On a sweltering summer afternoon, I stood with our mental health team, waiting while ...

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    Mary Buser

    “The Drum Beat in My Head Gets Louder”—Meet DPA’s New Leader

    “Is it going to be Kassandra?” There’s a reason that question was asked over ...

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    Helen Redmond

    Scrutinizing the Foster System’s Relationship With the War on Drugs

    So many aspects of the racist War on Drugs—stop-and-frisk, mandatory minimum sentencing for crack ...

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    Helen Redmond

    Cops Morphing Into Social Workers Is Not a Solution

    All across the US, law enforcement asserts its power through its sheer visibility in ...

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    Helen Redmond

    Drug Laws Undermine Ethics for Social Workers in Child Welfare

    As a 20-year-old undergraduate student who had limited familiarity with substance use beyond alcohol, ...

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    Amanda Bent