Sunset Treatment Records Frequently practitioners ask what to do about patient records upon patient termination, or in other words, records retention and destruction. This challenge is multi-part and not as easy as one would think. For example, from a technical...
Unsocial Consequences of Social Media on Social Workers Albert Einstein once said: “It has become exceedingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity”. There are two interwoven emerging risks that impact professional liability and exposure to claims and...
Live with Purpose, But Live with Protection (Part 2) Living with purpose certainly characterizes what is at the heart of the profession of social work. Equally as important is to live with protection. Social workers need to make sure that they are buffered from the...
Social Worker Core Functions and Shifting the Risk Social Work is a profession and academic discipline that improves the quality of life and well-being of individuals, groups, and communities by direct practice, policy development, organizing communities and outreach,...
President Obama Raises Cyber Threats in “State of the Union Address” Recognizing the seriousness and increasing frequency of cyber attacks, on January 20, 2015, President Obama called for new laws that require companies to report information breaches to customers...
