An interstate compact is a legal contract between two or more states/territories that would enable social workers to practice in each other’s jurisdiction, giving members of the profession more license mobility. On April 12th, 2024, the Social Work Licensure compact officially became enacted in seven states. This mean...
July is National Minority Mental Health Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the unique mental health challenges faced by minority communities. One critical concept that can significantly contribute to mental well-being is post-traumatic growth (PTG). Understanding PTG can help individuals transform their...
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, “Human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons, is a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services, or to engage in commercial sex acts…Exploitation of a minor for commercial sex is human trafficking, regardless of whether...
April is Autism Awareness Month, providing a time to reflect on autism as a condition which affects the individual with the diagnosis, their family, and the community in which they live. In April 1970, Dr. Bernard Rimland founded Autism Awareness Month. Years later (2007), the United Nations General Assembly designated...
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month providing a great opportunity to pause and reflect on the array of incredible people impacted by a developmental disability. In the United States, current estimates indicate that about 1 in 6 children are diagnosed with one or more developmental disabilities...
As the calendar flips into a new year, it is easy to get swept into the frenzy of resolutions and plans for earth’s next revolution around the sun. My personal new year’s plan was to run more, and perhaps to run a few longer trail races. The weather has been drier this winter, the trails gloriously clear. I had been ru...
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