Globalization’s Impact on Cultural Identity – Are We Losing Our Sense of Self?
One of the problems with living in North America is the fact that we are living in a multi-cultural society that has always had our little ethnic communities, but for the most part, both Canada and the...
View ArticleHow to Support Your Favorite Charities on a Student Budget
Being at college gives you a great opportunity to get involved with a range of great charitable groups and do your bit towards helping the causes that you care about the most. Whether you support...
View ArticleThe Highest Paid Non-Physician Jobs in Healthcare
Non-physicians fill a wide range of rolls in the healthcare industry, many of them higher paid than you would probably expect. The last few years have led to a dramatic need for healthcare...
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A memoir about surviving ACEs
I became a professional reader long before I was a writer when I was living in homeless shelters, subsidized housing, and welfare hotels with my mother in New York City. Most of the middle class and...
View ArticleDemand for Therapists Expected to Rise Since the Election
For over a year, the U.S. presidential election has been the talk of most newspaper headlines, with millions of people across the United States tuning in every night to hear the latest updates about...
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Business leaders in the ACE and resilience movement: A different kind of...
Vigor Alaska’s Ketchikan shipyard at dawn. The owner of the biggest construction firm in Walla Walla, Washington, sat through a February 2013 seminar that framed adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)...
View ArticleSocio-cultural Factors that Fuel Addiction
At first sight, it can sometimes be easy to dismiss addicts as socially inept people who can’t face responsibilities. However, like every other disorder, socio economical factors are often at the root...
View Article1 in 6 Nursing Home Residents Experience Neglect or Abuse
When you bring an elderly loved one to a nursing home facility, it is only after you have every confidence that their every need will be well taken care of. Simply put, caring relatives vet a number of...
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Ways for Veterans to Get Involved in Volunteering
If you’re a veteran and you’re searching for ways to help others, there are a variety of volunteer opportunities right in your own community. These are fantastic ways to keep busy, to do something for...
View ArticleWhat Does a Trump Presidency Mean for Women’s Health?
Donald Trump ran on a platform to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and select judges to the Supreme Court that would challenge the Roe v. Wade decision — a message that is now sending shockwaves...
View ArticleJuveniles and the Adult Criminal Justice System
Every day in the news, we see case after case of children and teens accused of committing very adult crimes, including assaults, rapes and even murders. In many cases, adolescents and teens simply do...
View ArticleExamining the Social Effects of Obamacare
When the affordable care act, also known as Obamacare, was first implemented, it had the noble goal of providing more Americans with affordable healthcare. However, the implementation of the various...
View ArticleFinding the Cause That Moves You to Work
You don’t need an excuse to help those who are disadvantaged, but in order to make a difference you do have to determine a focused starting point. Some members of the social work community firmly...
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Is a Career as a Paralegal Right For You?
With so many different online degree programs available to students, narrowing it down to just one path can be a bit intimidating. Embarking on paralegal studies online has proven to be an extremely...
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Be That Cool School Counselor and Help Teenagers!
Let’s take a quick break from looking at beauty products and the latest hairstyles to try to talk about something I find close to my heart: the teens in our communities. The world is making the...
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Why Nursing is a Great Choice of Study in 2017
If you are considering entering into education in 2017, one field of study that is definitely worth considering is nursing. According to an infographic by Maryville University, the nursing field is...
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How Museums Impact Local Communities: Society, Culture, and Engagement
When many people think of museums, they think of widely recognized museums like the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) or the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), both located in New York City, or perhaps a...
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The most important thing I didn’t learn in medical school: Adverse childhood...
Dr. Nancy Hardt ______________________ The most important thing I didn’t learn in medical school is about adverse childhood experiences, also known as ACEs. To be sure, if I had understood them then...
View ArticleHow to Find a Career that Gives You Purpose
Finding meaningful work is one of the hardest things you can do in life. For most people, purpose and career have no connection at all. You regard a career as being only good for bringing in a paycheck...
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Telemedicine: The Current Digital Health Trend and What It Means For Us
There’s no doubt that at some point in our lives we will have endured minutes that have felt more like hours, sat in a doctor’s waiting room trying to hold our breath for as long as we can to avoid...
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