“In 2006, nearly 80% of births to black women under the age of 30 were out of wedlock. For black children, more than half (51%) are in families headed by single-parent mothers. Children in these families have extraordinarily high rates of poverty.”
I heard this during faculty introductions at the orientation - bowled over and thinking about the ramifications for our students. So what do we do?
Welcome to my annotated bibliography and collage of musings, article excerpts, abstracts, questions, essays, stories, lecture notes, reflections, seed thoughts and topics that capture my imagination. Social Work is an applied social science and aims to improve the opportunities & living conditions of vulnerable people. Alejandra Acuña, PhD, MSW, LCSW, PPSC
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My high school senior. When she was born and breastfeeding every two hours, 24-7, and I couldn’t shower or read the Sunday paper anymor...
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Notes about attachment theory from A Secure Base by John Bowlby: The inclination to make intimate emotional bonds to particular individual...
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We all wanna be accepted just as we are. We all wanna be loved. Just as we are. Some of us were loved and accepted at birth. Some of u...
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If you are the mother of a 6-12 year old anxious child, you may be interested in a study being conducted by researchers at UCLA. The purpose...
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