Social Work

Empathy and the Government Shutdown

Empathy – the experience of understanding another person’s thoughts, feelings, and condition from his or her point of view, rather than from one’s own Authoritarian Leadership (Autocratic) is strongly focused on both command by the leader and control of the members. There is also a clear hierarchy. Autocratic leaders make decisions independently with little or no input from […]

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Can I Thrive During the Government Shutdown?

I left the federal government in 1997, so I admit that I had a lot less financial responsibilities when I embraced a furlough over two decades ago.  That furlough was also shorter in duration. I fully understand that over 800,000 federal workers are concerned about stable housing, healthcare, education, utilities, transportation, and food. I don’t

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12th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive Thank You and 2018 Total

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Thanks to the generosity and compassion of all the donors, sponsors, ambassadors and volunteers of our 12th Annual Pack A Purse™ Drive, we collected and distributed 972 purses filled with toiletries and 117 cosmetic bags and wallets to 22 youth serving organizations. Our amazing team of volunteers sorted, filled, and packed hundreds of

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