20 Most Famous Social Workers of Our Time - Inspiring Read

I was checking out the articles on the MSWPrograms.com website, and came across this list of well-respected social workers. The 20 most famous, they said. As I looked at the list, I was inspired and felt good, all of a sudden, about my 35 year career as a social worker. Much good has been accomplished and social workers have been the ones to effect change.

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Top 50 Resources for Students Attending Online Social Work Schools

The Social Work World Blog is now listed as a top 50 resource for students in online social work schools. Actually we think our main site, Social Work World is the best resouce.
You can see our mention here: There are some other great resources listed.

What ever happened to the resourcefulness of Social Workers?

I've been getting a lot of mail lately. And, somehow people believe, since I am an Internet blogger, and run Social Work World, an informational website, that I will "take care" of their needs. Here is an example of what is becoming more and more common:

Good Morning!
I would appreciate some guidance. I graduated from ______ School of Social Work in New York in 1996 with an MSW. Today, I would

Note to those Considering Suicide from Prince Poppycock

What a wonderful message John Quale has for those who feel "grey." Life IS a rainbow.

America’s Got Talent finalist, John Quale (aka Prince Poppycock) says, “Life isn’t gray. Life is a rainbow. And a rainbow wouldn’t be a rainbow if it were missing a single color. And life just wouldn’t be the magical miracle that it is if it were missing a single one of you unique individuals.”

Come Follow my Voluntourism on the Navajo Reservation

I'll be blogging my experiences as I travel to the Navajo Reservation with the Adopt a Native Elder Program. I've been doing this for over three years now and thoroughly enjoy the experience. Voluntourism is fast becoming a meaningful way to travel. Travel, learn, enjoy and do some good while you're at it!

Here's my blog about the experience.

Does High Altitude Affect Suicide Risk - American Journal of Psychiatry

I never thought of this.  AZCentral.com reports on research published in the  American Journal of Psychiatry...  "For years, researchers have observed that U.S. suicide rates appear to be highest among residents of the so-called "Intermountain West" region of the country. Now, fresh research points to a possible explanation: high altitudes."

The research shows a connection between the metabolic

Lindsey Lohan Case - Will the Co-Dependent Behavior Ever End?

So, once again, Lindsey Lohan, is out of jail.... and not in a treatment facility either. This article in the Los Angeles Times questions  whether Lohan is receiving special treatment. I'd like to ask, why she is not IN treatment?

According to the Times, ... in posting bail, Lohan must agree to conditions including wearing a SCRAM alcohol and drug detection device, refraining from being in areas