Category: Social Work

September 23, 2011

Interview with Avidan Milevsky, author of Sibling Relationships in Childhood and Adolescence

The following is an interview with Avidan Milevsky, author of Sibling Relationships in Childhood and Adolescence: Predictors and Outcomes Question: Why is it important to learn about sibling relationships? Avidan Milevsky: There are several reasons why research on siblings is...

February 24, 2011

Interview with Norma Lang, author of Group Work Practice to Advance Social Competence

The following is an interview with Norma Lang, author of Group Work Practice to Advance Social Competence: A Specialized Methodology for Social Work. Q: To what readership is the book addressed? Norma Lang.: The book is intended for use by...

February 3, 2011

Matthew Effects and Hypereffects — A Post by Daniel Rigney

The following post is by Daniel Rigney, Professor Emeritus of sociology at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and currently a Complimentary Visiting Scholar in the humanities at Rice University in Houston. He is the author of The Matthew Effect:...

October 19, 2010

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September 8, 2010

The Number One Cause of College Happiness — David Leibow

On his blog The College Shrink, David Leibow, author of What to Do When College Is Not the Best Time of Your Life, uncovers the reason why college students are so unhappy. How unhappy are they? According to a 2009...

August 25, 2010

Back to School — A Questionnaire from What to Do When College Is Not the Best Time of Your Life

David Leibow’s new book What to Do When College Is Not the Best Time of Your Life comes just in time for those returning to school, particularly for those whose experience has been disappointing. At the beginning of his book,...

July 25, 2010

Michael LaSala: Coming Out, Coming Home

Michael LaSala has just begun Gay and Lesbian Well-Being, a blog on the Psychology Today website. In his first post, LaSala outlines some of the key lessons learned from the many interviews he conducted with families with gay or lesbian...

February 10, 2010

Interview with Daniel Rigney, author of The Matthew Effect

The following is an interview with Daniel Rigney author of the just-published The Matthew Effect: How Advantage Begets Further Advantage. Question: What is the “Matthew effect”? Daniel Rigney: The distinguished sociologist Robert Merton coined the term “Matthew effect” in 1968...

January 20, 2010

Interview with Dorothy N. Gamble and Marie Weil, authors of Community Practice Skills: Local to Global Perspectives

The following is an interview with Dorothy N. Gamble, Clinical Associate Professor Emerita at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Social Work and Marie Weil, Berg-Beach Distinguished Professor of Community Practice at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill...

January 14, 2010

Teens in Crisis

Frederic Reamer, co-author of Teens In Crisis: How the Industry Serving Struggling Teens Helps and Hurts Our Kids was tapped to be the blogger on adolescent issues for the recently aired PBS TV series This Emotional Life. The series aired...

September 16, 2009

Are two parents better for kids?

In a recently released study Claire Kamp Dush co-author of Marriage and Family: Perspectives and Complexities, challenges the conventional wisdom that two-parent family are always best for children. The advantage that children get from living in two-parent families may actually...

August 25, 2009

Interview with Arlene N. Weisz and Beverly M. Black on Reducing Teen Dating Violence

The following is an interview with Arlene Weisz and Beverly Black, co-authors of Programs to Reduce Teen Dating Violence and Sexual Assault. Question: Teen dating violence and sexual assault have been prominently featured in the news recently with the case...