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Social Work
Social work is an academic discipline and profession that concerns itself with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being. Social functioning refers to the way in which people perform their social roles, and the structural institutions that are provided to sustain them. Social work applies social sciences, such as sociology, psychology, political science, public health, community development, law, and economics, to engage with client systems, conduct assessments, and develop interventions to solve social and personal problems
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Sonnet 3150
I saw priests discussing creation,
I saw scientists discussing evolution,
I saw politicians discussing democracy,
I saw entrepreneurs discussing innovation -
and yet children still sleep empty-stomach,
the widow still cries next to a photograph,
the elderly still cannot afford lifesaving medicine!
Apparently, god of earth is rich people's god,
science of earth is rich people's science,
one claims to have moral superiority,
another claims to have logical superiority,
while both fai
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― Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human
― Aşkoholic: Portrait of A Human
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When social workers don't get trained specifically on ICWA, they miss opportunities to impact Native children's lives because they aren't challenged on their biases and assumptions." Jamie walks around the room, gesturing and emphasizing key words. "Like, not asking whether ICWA applies because the child doesn't "look" Native to them. Or assuming that if a child isn't enrolled in a tribe, ICWA doesn't apply to them. The law applies to children who are enrolled and those who are eligible to be en
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― Sisters in the Wind
― Sisters in the Wind
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