Response to “Ramadan in Istanbul” by Tiago Antonio

Posted on December 17, 2015 ·

Maysun, Thank you for sharing your story with us. I was really moved by it! My favorite part of your essay was the passage that says, "Society tolerates you. It doesn’t accept you." I liked this part because I agree with you. I think society

Filed Under: Diversity, Personal Stories

Ramadan in Istanbul by Maysun Khan, MSW student

Posted on December 15, 2015 ·

June 27, 2015. Adhans rang melodically through the air as the sun set leaving a reddish glow to frame the waterfront. People gathered in the parks, sitting in circles on the grass and passing around disposable plates piled high with dates, olives,

Filed Under: Diversity, Personal Stories

Racial Justice: Moving From Macro to Micro and Back Again by Melinda Hohman, Ph.D.

Posted on November 23, 2015 ·

I always find myself amused when writing or talking about macro social work, as I am definitely more of a micro kind of person, having studied, taught, and researched Motivational Interviewing (MI) (an interpersonal communication method) for the past

Filed Under: Diversity, Macro Practice, Social Work Ethics, Social Work Practice

RecoverMe – From Dublin to San Diego by Jacquie Hernandez

Posted on June 22, 2015 ·

Project Enable is a BPSR (biopsychosocial recovery) clinic that works with adults with a severe mental health diagnosis. I interned with the TAY (transitional age youth) program. One of the main components of this program is their TAY group. This is

Filed Under: Alcohol and Other Drugs, Mental Health

Police, Minority Communities, and Trauma by David Eisenberg, LCSW, Ph.D.

Posted on March 16, 2015 ·

I didn’t plan this, but it ends up that my social work career has had an underlying focus on trauma. My first professional assignment involved studying the traumatic consequences for frail elders when moved involuntarily. Forty years later I am

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Social Work in San Diego, Social Work Practice

A Decentralized Service Delivery Model Benefits Clients and Providers at SURVIVORS By Carin Anderson, MSW Intern

Posted on February 9, 2015 ·

Social work, like other human service professions, requires the clinician to practice self-care to balance work with physical, emotional, and psychological well being. This is especially true when working with torture survivors. Even those such as

Filed Under: Mental Health, Social Work in San Diego, Social Work Practice

Still Unclear: Why are There So Many Black Children in the Child Welfare System? by Ijeoma Nwabuzor Ogbonnaya, Ph.D.

Posted on October 28, 2014 ·

Growing up in a house with a mother who is a children’s social worker made me privy to the many issues children and families involved with child welfare face, as well as the burden these issues may have on social workers. For example, I learned at a

Filed Under: Adolescents/Children, Child Welfare, Diversity
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