Social Work Lesson – needs and short comings to dealing with youth shooters

…………….thoughts about the shooting and challenges to addressing it ……………. A. Do an accurate assessment B. Have an open and working system of communication between all parties ( schools, law enforcement, therapist, etc). This does not exist, but wouldn’t Open source Intelligence Database is in the works. Homicide and Suicidality thinking are “End Game” plans. The […]

Advocate to End Homelessness

We know this budget fight has been exhausting. but we still need you.National Alliance to End Homelessness 1518 K Street NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005 (Tel) 202.638.1526 (Fax) 202.638.4664 Securing homelessness funding from Congress has been long and complicated process this year. With political brinkmanship running wild on Capitol Hill, it is more important […]

Black History Month – 7 Things to Think About

Now, many of my friends are not willing to do research, they just spout FaceBook “Facts”. Ugh. Here are 7 things you might enjoy learning about on this, the first day of Black History Month. Henry Ford and Square Dancing Harriet Tubman and Susan B Anthony Peanuts and George Washington Carver – yum Inoculation was […]

Homeless Client graduates

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Youth Employment Services

Youth Employment Opportunity Program (YEOP) The Youth Employment Opportunity Program (YEOP) provides special services to youth between the ages of 15-25 years old to assist them in achieving their educational and vocational goals. While working with peer advisors, youth clients interact with professional individuals who have similar paths, perspectives, and educational goals by providing referrals to supportive […]

Dear Dean Marilyn Flynn of USC

So . . . I was awarded a scholarship. This is my “Thank you” letter. Thank you for believing in me enough to award me this scholarship. On my first day as a student you stood up in front of the crowded Radisson ballroom and told us to “Fight On” and never give up […]

Learning and Treating Depression

You don’t need to know why someone is depressed to help their Depression. Depression is a disorder, listed in the DSM-V depressed mood most of the day overeating or weight loss etc… CBT has been shown to work as well as Medication, first proven effective in the early 1980’s Problem Solving Therapy, Behavioral Activation & […]

Reality Check Budget

Why I Give 2 Answers to “Who’s the Daddy”

This is for my daughter. I am writing this in the computer lab at USC where I am working on my MSW. It seems fitting to be doing this here because it was at a computer in Citrus College where I wrote this same narrative for my parents. In the summer of 1993 I was […]

Got Your ACE Score?

Source: Got Your ACE Score?ake this test to measure your early childhood trauma and resiliency. Seriously – do not ever ask me for my score.