By Ashley Battle, Betsy Medina, Esmeralda de la Mora, Leticia Garcia, California State University, Long Beach
School suspension and expulsion, regarded a rigid approach to school discipline (Triplett, et al., 2014), have been correlated with higher levels of antisocial and negative behavior, including drug use, gang involvement, and an increased likelihood to ..Read More…
By Jason Bloome
Of the approximate 100,000 patients on long-term Medi-Cal in California skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), at least 11,000 have low level care needs that could be met by community-based residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) according to a legislative analysis.
The number of patients unnecessarily institutionalized could be closer ..Read More…
This article reflects on the use of the word “poor” and an introduction of the term “soul” as a missing factor for consideration in social work practice. The examination of “soul” allows for a more complete understanding of the wholeness of the humanity we seek to serve. This article is a reminder that words continue to be powerful and that they impact significantly social work practice at the micro, mezzo and macro levels. With all of our calls for social justice and fairness social workers are reminded that we must constantly be on guard not to stereotype or dehumanize low-income populations that we have pledged to assist by using words such as “poor” against them. This is something we all profess to know, but often in the haste of our work, we forget.
By Jason Bloome
The Cal MediConnect Program (CMC) began in 2014 with the expectation that California would improve quality of care, save money and maximize the ability of participants to live at home or in the community in lieu of institutional care by giving dual-eligibles the choice of having Medicare benefits administered ..Read More…
By Joan A. Friedman, PhD
For my social work field education in graduate school, I worked at community mental health centers that served Latino populations. These experiences helped me appreciate how social workers, more than any other helping professionals, are educated to be sensitive to cultural and societal differences. Since the birth ..Read More…
By Virginia Avizu, Vanessa Gonzalez, Jessica Herrera, Karen Rebollo, MSW, California State University, Long Beach
The Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2018 was created to amend the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008. To truly protect adolescents from harm in residential ..Read More…
By Al Murdach LCSW (retired)
This column explores some of the meanings behind words that today have a significant impact upon the Social Work profession. Our words for today are: Social Work Identity.
Social Work has long been troubled by questions of identity, such as: What is Social Work? Who are Social Workers? ..Read More…
By Magnolia Cedeño, Almira Dang, Kenna Hartman, Amy Johnson, & Milagros Villareal
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 (PSDA) brings forth the importance of completing an advance directive. The objective of the PSDA is to inform individuals who receive some form of care in places such as hospitals, nursing homes, etc., about ..Read More…
By Jesus Aceves, Roxana Islas, Diana Muñoz, and Leanna Wagner
In the early 1990s, there was a technological shift that was occurring. Many things were moving to computer-based systems and health care was one of them. In an effort to move towards this change, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ..Read More…
An innovative payroll tax to pay for long-term care hits headwinds in Washington state.
By Jason Bloome
The prospect of success was good. The bill had bipartisan support, made economic sense and provided financial relief for frail seniors at risk of blowing through their savings to pay for long-term care. Washington state’s innovative ..Read More…
