Environmental Social Work Blog
Practitioners must be Careful about Blaming Oppressed People for their Troubles (Gitterman, 1996)
In Gitterman’s (1996) description of the Life Model of Social Work Practice, he states, “Practitioners must be careful about blaming oppressed people for their troubles” (p. 389). In light of this statement, how do you think he would perceive the arguments made by Rank (2011) and Miehls (2011) about the effects of poverty and race?…
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Creating space: ecological social work
Gravity is “invisible” but not removed from sensation; we can feel the effects of gravity daily, for example dropping something on your foot. In short gravity relates to mass, “People have mass too, and while our physical bodies might not exert gravity the way the Sun affects the Earth, our interests, experiences, appearance, ethics, morals,…
Read MoreEnvironmental Activists of Color – Yes! Magazine
Elsa Mengistu — Read on http://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/world-we-want/2020/02/19/environmental-activists-of-color/
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Resources for Prospective Social Workers — The Political Social Worker
Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW The Political Social Worker A couple of days ago a Tumblr follower asked me for some advice about applying to an MSW program. This gave me the idea to put together a small list of resources for perspective (and current) social work students. socialworkhelper.com A social networking site for helping […]…
Read MoreThis Many Hands Not Need Eyes to See- I Write This Poem In Solidarity
We can do so much or so little.The button of these new overalls won’t fit.Produced, manufactured, stitched The hole is bound.Before binding we measure.The measure is susceptible to human error.yet, measures are not what they seem.Do you, or I, myself, know it wasn’t the fault of a machine. The button has force but only through…
Read MoreI say “distant but not alone” Class of 2020
The Many emotions of getting my tassels in the mail •I say “distant but not alone” • I have been designing a lot through the hurt that all this has caused. I feel #humbled and #scared • Not everything is black and white but right now attempting to color this sorrow is an act which promotes the thought that we…
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Economic Globalization, Sleep-Wake Rhythms & COVID-19
Macro/Policy Environmental Social Work Perspective Economic globalization become a worldwide trend (Han, 2019). With globalization comes technology. Technology and the environment should be of growing concern. Now more than ever. Given COVID-19, are legislators and enforcers thinking of the stimulus and social welfare in terms physiological rhythms in humans? Studies show that relevant to the environment…
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Global Public Goods(GPGs):Global Social Issue
Global Public Goods (GPGs) is a variable which serves global agendas due to the necessary use of Intellectual Knowledge house in GPGs as platforms for strategic building in developing countries. As social workers engage with international relations the profession must have access to the most recent research. Often research is housed by gatekeepers. Thus, GPGs…
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