Social Workin'

I am a Social Worker and here are some of my random musings...

[creativeplaytherapist]

Saw this while flipping through an AP Psychology book.  Horrible how they talk about these marginalized kiddos!!

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The Netherlands Keeps Closing Prisons Because It Doesn't Have Enough Prisoners

Crime is down, and sentences are, too.

[weavemama]

SHE FUCKIN SNAPPED 

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she’s officially my spirit animal, like yesss girl!!!

[tshifty]

WARREN 2020

[micdotcom]

Betsy DeVos has no idea what the difference between proficiency and growth is

Department of Education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos’s Senate confirmation hearing was Tuesday. 

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) described an experience contrasting proficiency to growth and used that to ask DeVos for her views on the debate.

 DeVos couldn’t answer the question. Read more

Betsy DeVos cites danger of “grizzlies” as reason to allow guns in schools

Also during her confirmation hearing, DeVos cited grizzly bears as why the federal government not to take action against guns in schools.

DeVos said in Wyoming, “I’d imagine there’s a gun in the school to protect from potential grizzlies.”

DeVos was referring to an anecdote Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi told her in a private meeting earlier in the day about schools with wildlife fences. 

One Wyoming teacher explained to Mic that guns are not necessary, fences and bear spray are used to ward off bears. Read more

Teachers union chief says Betsy DeVos “is a trainwreck waiting to happen”

Lily Eskelsen Garcia, president of the National Education Association, said in an interview that DeVos is unqualified and has the wrong vision for the nation’s schools.

“I don’t think you will find one human being who could actually point to something who could say, ‘Because she did this, it really improved those traditional, neighborhood public schools,” Garcia said. “What you’re seeing here is a trainwreck waiting to happen.”  Read more

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A Reminder That ‘Princess Leia’ Is An O.G. Mental Health Hero

[therapy101]

What a loss. Thank you, Carrie.

[lagonegirl]

Are you a woman of color who needs money for college or grad school?

Here are 100 scholarships to choose from:

Unless otherwise stated, all minority scholarships are applicable to women from underserved ethnic groups, including African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asians.

Arts Scholarships

Girls* Who Illustrate Awesomeness Scholarship 

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Blanche E. Coleman Foundation Scholarship 

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National Society of Arts and Letters Scholarships

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Bev Sellers Scholarship

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BMI Foundation: John Lennon Scholarship 

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Worldstudio Foundation AIGA Scholarship

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Women in Film Foundation Scholarship Learn more here.

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Nancy Larson Foundation College Scholarship Apply here.

Minority Doctoral Loan For Service Apply here.

National Academy of Education Spencer Dissertation Fellows Apply here.

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Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Apply here.

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Polls start opening in under 12 hours but felony convictions disenfranchise more than 5 million people, including 7% of the African-American community. A major contributor to the problem is the school-to-prison pipeline: A system of flawed policies that send at-risk youth—especially people of color—directly into the criminal justice system.

Mic’s The Movement (@the-movemnt​) did an Issue Time on the subject. It’s well worth your time, and it’ll give you plenty to chew on when you ✧･ﾟ*go and vote tomorrow*･ﾟ✧

Art by Tumblr Creatr @jxiaoo

[socialworktech]

I #SocialWork and I Vote! I hope you’ve taken the time to look at the issues, policy implications, and vote (or drop off your ballot). Our long national nightmare is almost over!

[socialworkmemes]

I often get these confused.

[socialworkin]

Submission by Jennifer Landis: The Impact of an Addicted Parent

Click above for the full-size version.  8.3 million children live in a home with a parent who suffers from addiction.  Jennifer helped develop an infographic that details the struggles a child faces when their parent is an addict - including being removed from their homes, unplanned teen pregnancy, and suffering from their own addictions - and what we can do to help them. 

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Support writers and artists from underrepresented communities, and remove barriers to inclusivity.

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Free New App Will Make Netflix Binge-Watching Safer for People With PTSD

"Feerless" is seriously incredible and important.

A Google Chrome extension that you can press when you think something may be triggering to another person out there. It’s a crowd-sourced thing, so the more people use it, the more it will be able to warn us 30 seconds in advance so we can decide if we want to keep watching. Brilliant.

[socialworkin]

TEDxMontreal Talk

My recent talk that focuses on my role as a social worker, strengths-based practice, resilience and contributions of genocide survivors (click here)

Submission from Myra Giberovitch ([email protected]

[the-revolution-continues]

Bernie Sanders: People with Disabilities Must Have All Opportunities

Davenport, Iowa, June 23 – While disability issues are not yet hot-button topics in the presidential campaign, they are becoming more prominent.

I want to hear more about Senator Sanders’ stance on Disability Rights. I’m not only talking about Social Security, although that’s an important issue. I want to hear about what he would do about:

reducing discrimination in the workplace

the fact that only about 1/6 people with disabilities are employed

the fact that many agencies/businesses are still non-ADA compliant 

social workers being required to transport people with disabilities because of lack of public transportation/Paratransit

sheltered workshops sometimes paying people with disabilities mere *cents* an hour - and getting away with it

lifeskills/college programs for young adults with disabilities being cut

the housing crisis for people with disabilities, and the growing waiting list for group homes

Common Core and high-stakes standardized testing’s negative impact on all children, *especially* children with disabilities

adults with disabilities not being able to marry, for fear of losing benefits they need to survive

Medicaid Service Coordinators, caregivers, and other professionals being paid far less than what they deserve (resulting in turnover/lack of competency) because our country does not value people with disabilities

These are all incredibly important issues to me.

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Writing. Please Read.

Over the past year, I’ve been trying to write more and more. I’ve realized that when I’m not being pressured to do so, I love to write. Now that I’m done with school, there aren’t as many deadlines. I can take my time, do research, gather my thoughts, edit and re-edit. I can focus on the things I want to write about, rather than churning out papers.

Some of my published works are here: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]. I also blog about disability, accessibility, and being an international adoptee over at my Wordpress.

On a more personal note, this past year wasn’t the easiest health-wise. My glaucoma (which I’ve had since age nine) has been thankfully under control. No surgeries in 2015! But I was also diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (an autoimmune disease where the thyroid is attacked) and Fibromyalgia. Being diagnosed with the former was, in some ways, a relief; I had been wondering why I was constantly exhausted and continuing to gain weight. Although the medication is helping, I’m nowhere near 100%.

In short, writing is one of the things I can focus on even when I’m not feeling well. It’s definitely something I’m grateful for.

I’ve been told that I’m a good writer, and even asked to contribute to other blogs, and each time I hear it, my heart soars.  It’s wonderful to be told you’re good at something you love doing.

I’ve been trying to get my voice out there, but it isn’t easy. I’m making this post to ask for a little help.

It would mean a lot to me if you could share any of my pieces of work (listed above). I would also love, and be honored to connect with any mutuals/friends on LinkedIn. Any endorsement/recommendation I receive for my writing makes a big difference. 

Thank you so much for reading.

[socialworkin]

Hi! I love your blog! I was wondering, did you attend graduate school right after you received you bachelors? I'll get my BSW in May 2016 and I was thinking of waiting a year, getting some real world experience in the field, then going for my MSW. I was just curious on your opinion. Thanks!

Yes I did.  I really felt sure that social work was what I wanted to do and I did enough volunteering to be able to get an idea of what the work was like.  I am happy with my decision to go straight through because I feel like it gave me a jump start on my career and is putting me ahead of where most social workers my age are.  In class I was a little bit out of sorts sometimes compared to my more experienced classmates but it was great to learn from them.  If you have some doubts then consider working for a year first, because you definitely wouldnt want to start a program and then realize it is not a good match..

[socialworkin]

Hi. I'm one of your new followers and I was wondering if you can tag sexual assault and rape if you don't already. Thanks and have an awesome day! You deserve it.

Happy to have you following :)  I do tag my posts that have possibly triggering content.