Help My Senior

Easing the struggle of the family caregiver

The Social Worker as a Punching Bag?

The air was tense as Claudia stared at the open doorway through which a visitor had just walked. “She has the nerve to put that kind of pressure on us,” Claudia whispered to her co-worker Rebecca as she craned her neck, making sure that the woman was gone. “They do...
Social Work: Know When to Say No

Social Work: Know When to Say No

Samantha explained her situation: she had four children at home, was pregnant with twins, and her husband had a low-paying job as a truck driver. “And the air conditioning on the van is broken. It gets so unbearably hot back there for the kids – you know what I mean.”...