Opinion
Assessing Broken Cups
By Donald E. Baumeister Recently, the horrific death in August 2016 of an emaciated 11-year-old boy has both the organizations...
What’s in a Word? Immigration
By Al Murdach This column examines some key words of interest to social workers and tries to explore their meanings...
What Is Megan’s Law?
By David Martinez, Nancy Rivera, Daisy Colin, Kristen Cheung, and Elizabeth Contreras. In New Jersey in 1994, Megan Kanka was...
The Disparities of Transitional Age Youth (TAY)
By Tunisia Nelson, Colleen McDuffie, Eleanor Reid, Amanda Hernandez, Belinda Williams While the intended effects of the AB 12 policy...
Do You Know Anything About Welfare Code 365.1?
By Yi Zhang, Carolina Ramirez, Lizeth Sebastian and Esteban Plata Introduction America currently has the largest prison population in the...
No Need for Welfare Programs
By Mayra Guerra, Rocio Juarez, Sandra Barajas, Miyesha Hodo and Cadrena Heard There seems to be a vexatious disconnect between...
Where Does the Power Really Lie for Incarcerated Parents?
By Jesus Limon, Esteban Plata, Carolina Ramirez, Lizeth Sebastian, and Yi Zhang With Welfare Code 365.1, incarcerated parents are given...
Unintended Consequences for Transitional Age Youth
By Colleen McDuffie, Eleanor Reid, Tunisia Nelson, Amanda Hernandez, Belinda Williams Due to the infancy of the policy we are...
Medicare Fraud: Can a Senior Become a Victim?
By Lillian L. Hyatt, MSW, Resident of a CCRC and AARP Policy Specialist on CCRCs If a senior suspects that...
Pokemon Go and Social Work: Empowering Clients with Pocket Monsters
By Yi Zhang, Lizeth Sebastian, Jesus Limon, Carolina Ramirez, and Esteban Plata Pokemon Go has become a cultural phenomenon. Since...
