#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 […]
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 […]
The Priorities of the Social Work Profession (2015)
#education #service #poor Social Work Next: The Priorities What would be the domestic target list of priorities for a social work foundation? I provide my own list for your critique. Add these priorities to the practice mandate of environmental practice, the opportunity areas of any current time or context, and the potential of small associations (1000-5000 […]
Hillary Clinton Can Do Better on Race
Hillary Clinton is currently using a rhetorical device that is an attempt to be “honest.” It is a call for us to be reflective about our own indifference to the racial divide. The problem is, former Secretary of State Clinton reinforces an irrational fear, masked in a logical fallacy to justify an unsustainable ego defense. […]
Social Work Next Overview
Overview: What happens when the COACHMethod and the profession of social work come together for synergistic evolution: Social Work Next! Social workers are on the front lines of social entrepreneurship, financial capability, public education, and health care. Yet, the profession is only now discussing the integration of these practice areas into social work education. Rather […]
Response to Zimmerman Verdict MUST be About A Movement
Update! Deceptions, Distractions, and Disillusionment: Barriers to Your Success and Ours was completed and published February 2016. Find information on the finished text by clicking this link. The Zimmerman Verdict (July 2013) is not about RACE. It cannot be. You cannot allow it to be. My point? Begin with competence to determine the focus, scope, and timing […]
A Local Structure for Social Determinants of Health
The World Health Organization defines social determinants of health as “…conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system…shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels.” The international organization has launched a commendable commission, sponsored a world conference, and provided overarching recommendations […]