#SWNext #SocialWorkNext #JusticeOrElse #Empathy The Co-Opting of Fear Which is more powerful, hatred or fear? Hatred can motivate many intentional destruction of things that are disliked. But, fear creates more things to rail against from imagined visions of even unreasonable things that may be. Supremacy groups have long used fear as a way to recruit […]
The Need for Empathy: Including White Nationalists in the Solution to Racial, Sexual, and Homophobic Strife
#SWNext #JusticeOrElse #Empathy As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, many are asking the question, “How do you protest?” It’s a call to wake up and remain aware of the challenges facing our nation and our world. It is a call to resist the distraction and sensationalism, to look deeper and […]
The Relaunch: Considerations in RFPs from an Old Web Site to a New User Experience
#BusinessTip #Tuesday Overview of Your Request for Proposals (RFP) First off, let’s just agree on the current market rate for a website. Let’s factor in that you don’t know anything about the web for business, and you don’t want to know. You just want it to work and produce increasing your capacity to meet your […]
MAWMonday Motivators 10/04/2015
#MondayMotivation This week, I’m focusing on self-talk retraining. I find that many have only the negative, self-defeating messages in their heads. Following is a list of more sustainable and more supportive names to train your inner voice to call you. The progression this week also suggests a habit of positive self-talk as well as a […]
Jimmy Carter Quotes & the Environmental Supports for Oligarchy
#SWNext #SocialWorkNext Jimmy’s Quote Oprah Winfrey asked former President Jimmy Carter whether he could be president today. His response was vintage Carter: instructive and thoughtful as well as frank. “We’ve become now an oligarchy instead of a democracy. And, I think that has been the worst damage to the basic moral and ethical standards of […]
MAWMonday Motivators 09/27/2015
#MondayMotivation MAWMonday Motivators is the anti-social media post. It is not about showing off the best of life and appearances. It’s not about selfies with celebrities and awesome restaurant dishes. It’s about realizing that motivation comes from choice. A choice to listen to the small voice that speaks positivity into your life while you wait […]
Social Media & the Non-Profit: the Systematic Storytelling Approach
Overcoming Barriers to Participation I have heard all the excuses. “I have nothing to say on social media.” “I don’t have the time to spend on social media.” “Social media is just not what I do.” Great and acceptable if you have the ability to pay someone to do it for you. But, that’s not […]
Beyond Teaching Them to Fish: Macro Social Work Economic Strategies
It’s a common Introduction to Social Work question. But, I am not sure that all educators provide the most complete answer. Most helping professions include a person-in-environment perspective. Holistic assessment including biological, psychological, social, and spiritual considerations actually began in medical care, not social work. So, What’s the difference between social work and other helping […]
MAWMonday Motivators 09/20/2015
#MondayMotivation You set your heart on something that you wanted to achieve. You put in the time to plan and schedule your success. You have produced a bit. You have experienced some success. But, your momentum is hampered because you’re smart enough to know the length of the road ahead. Respect is not enough. A […]
Social Work Minimum Wage: Economics of Supply & Professional Demands
#socialwork #livablewage With the successes of the $15 per hour movement and other activities advocating a livable wage, social workers (and other lower wage professionals) are feeling some dissonance. Many are in favor of increased wages, but have twinge of discomfort as they see fast-food and baggage claim workers making more money than them. I […]