April 11, 2008 will always remain etched in my memory for one simple reason. It is the day that we heard the words "your daughter has cancer." They are four of the worst words that a parent could ever imagine hearing.

The hurricane amplified the power of teamwork that many experts believe is the future of home- and community-based care, among aides as well as across a diversified team of caregivers.

Social Workers are the fabric of our society, and I for one don't think we should take them for granted.

WASHINGTON -- A new program is being launched to train thousands of social workers on how to aid troops coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan. First ...

It is hard to imagine something more horrific than the news out of Washington State about Josh Powell, who blew up his two young sons and himself duri...

"I think of my job as giving voice to people who have none," says Sherri, a social worker. As the former baby boomers turn 65, who will be there to assist a generation through a milestone?

After my child died, I sat alone for months trying to assimilate emotions I had never felt before and deciding how to move forward. The result was the...

The Social Work community looked within and instead of figuring out ways to get respect and validity from outside, they devised new ways to adapt their own behaviors.