Rest in paradise my friend @DevinLCSW, you will be missed and thought of every single day! I’m so sorry this happened.
Please please please pray for @DevinLCSW family.. as they seek answers and justice ❤️
Honestly this breaks my heart. In October, we spent the whole night together at Gag City Queens and planned for the future. Sending love and prayers to his family.
Community is the solution to a lot. Capitalism hates community, abusers hate community. Talking about what you’re going through with your people is not only radical but essential for survival.
I PASSED MY LICENSING EXAM YALL!!! Fully LICENSED CLINICAL MASTER SOCIAL WORKER! 🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳
The proctor (a Black woman) hyped me up because she could see the shock on my face 😂
You’re going to see a lot of people talk about community and I want to remind you that community doesn’t mean big or large, it means people who are intentionally invested in your well-being.
Your friend group of two or three people is also a community.
To any intern or beginning therapist/social worker:
Never forget that therapeutic rapport, active listening, validation and your authentic self is some of the strongest interventions in your work.
Holding space is more than enough sometimes
This is why not having trees or even parks in areas that are predominantly Black or brown is environmental racism. Not only are the areas usually hotter they also flood more often. Not to mention the disproportionate affects of this trickles down into medical n housing expenses
NEW: Chicago's 911 mental health response teams no longer include police.
The CARE teams — with no arrests made in 1,500 runs — first included CPD officers & CFD paramedics, but now only use emergency & behavioral health workers trained by the public health department. Full:
If you’re enraged about Marcellus Williams (you absolutely should be), you need to make sure that you’re viewing this violent, racist injustice, not as an isolated incident, but as part of pattern of systemic violence and racism.
Just got off the phone with a visually impaired older Black woman and helped her identify her canned goods so she could correctly label them 🥹. If you’re looking for an easy way to help people, please download the Be my Eyes app ♥️. Kindness is free.