My ancestors were not free on July 4, 1776, when European colonizers marked nationhood – a celebration of their freedom from Great Britain. Yes, I believe that we (Black Americans) should celebrate Juneteenth. It is our Independence Day. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, but it didn’t instantly free […]
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In May we are prioritizing our health – mental health and women’s health. Walking during National Walking Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, and Women’s History Month checks all the boxes. YouTube Playlist: May 2024 Mental Health and Women’s Health and Walking I Am Still My Priority In May Poverty Is Bad For Your Mental
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I have great ideas in the shower, but my best ideas come to me when I first awake in the morning. What about you? From a professional standpoint, I am an idea generator and a problem-solver. I embrace creativity and I’ve trained myself to see possibilities. One of my professional gifts is to help
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Hey Social Workers! Welcome to May 2024! We’ve completed one-third of quarter 2. What’s on the horizon for you? Want to know what’s going on in my world? Yesterday I received a super surprising but full download on how to solve multiple problems for financially strapped, first-generation, and former system-involved college students. It started
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Happy Earth Month! How did you commemorate Earth Day on April 22nd? We all share one home – our planet earth. We need to take care of our planet every day if we want our planet to continue to provide for us. Earth Day and Earth Month allow us to give extra special care
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Currently, the world can seem like it’s upside down or that it is ushering in a much-needed shift. Look around and you can see fear and faith. Hatred and love. Optimism and despair. Biblical Principle: Seek and you shall find Matthew 7:7; King James Version 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek,
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Environmental racism is real. Neighborhoods housing people of color and people of lower socio-economic status are riddled with landfills, manufacturing plants, hazardous waste sites, and utilities plants that increase their exposure to pollution and risk of detrimental health conditions. Environmental racism also includes a lack of preventive policies, consistent oversight, and accountability. I LOVE
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I’m excited to share with you that I received a LinkedIn To Social Work Voice badge! Part of my mission as a Social Work Career Empowerment Coach, hiring manager, and internship supervisor is to dismantle the outdated, narrow view of social work so that social workers are empowered to believe they can do an
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2007 – Assistant Director of school-based social service program 2008 – Master of Social Work degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Social Work 2008 – Director of Programs for school-based positive youth development program 2013 – Launched my first internship program and became an internship supervisor 2014 – Adjunct Professor in
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My career success includes work in residential, school-based, community-based programs including public health programs. I am experienced in offering trauma-informed services and management of staff working with high-trauma populations. I am also an undergraduate professor of nontraditional college students and an internship supervisor with extensive experience in high-level operation and management of youth development
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