My next book! Please read this post by my coauthor, share, and consider submitting today! Invite/Explanation About a month ago I made a post about dealing with the death of my mother and how she was a terrible mother in the stereotypical boomer fashion (neglect, indifference, adandonment) but a woman who was generous to a fault with others. It generated a lot of conversation and another redditor suggested compiling stories like mine into a book. I liked that idea so I messaged her and that’s what we’re going to try to do. We aim to collect 20-30 true stories (names changed as needed) of other ..read more

My book, Active Learning Lessons, Activities, and Assignments for the Modern Social Work Educator has been published!! I wrote this book to address this main question: How do we train the next generation of social workers in classrooms to impact complexity and evolution in the real world? It’s not for lack of trying. Social work educators are busy. There are classes to prepare, papers and assignments to grade, student situations and questions to address, emails to answer, meetings to attend, politics both on and off campus to contend with, and endlessly pleading with educational technology to ..read more

Read all about it! Here is the press release from my amazing employer, Villa Maria College: Book Cover Karen Zgoda, LMSW, Director of the Care Center, has authored a new book. Entitled Active Learning Lessons, Activities, and Assignments for the Modern Social Work Educator, provides tools to seamlessly integrate innovative techniques into the classroom.  In the book, Karen offers dynamic and evidence-based active learning and fresh ideas to increase students’ abilities to effectively implement their social work practices. An impressive array of contributors offer practical solut ..read more

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This sounds awesome! Photo Credit to Ravi Roth Fresh off his hosting duties for GAYCATION TRAVEL SHOW, Queer travel expert and host Ravi Roth is setting out on another journey to explore various Pride celebrations for his brand-new digital series, RAVI’S ROAD TO PRIDE, to debut on his official YouTube channel on Tuesday, July 13.  Each week on Tuesdays at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time / 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, RAVI’S ROAD TO PRIDE will showcase fierce and fabulous Pride celebrations in the U.S. and beyond, exploring what Pride means to the locals an ..read more

From the inbox this morning. Looking forward to this important film! – Karen SMOKEHOUSE PICTURES AND SPORTS ILLUSTRATED STUDIOS TO TACKLE EXPLOSIVE TRUE STORY OF ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE AND COVER-UP AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Docuseries will be the first of its kind to extensively examine the decades-long scandal uncovered in the Sports Illustrated digital cover story by Executive Editor Jon Wertheim LOS ANGELES – February 22, 2021 – Smokehouse Pictures and Sports Illustrated Studios announced today that they will produce a docuseries based on Wertheim’s groundbreaking digital cover story deta ..read more

Some rights reserved by soukup As a Routledge author, I was asked to create a short video for their Mental Health Experts site. Here is more information about the site: “We know how resilient and creative you are having to be during these unprecedented times, so our authors are here to help you with any lingering questions or issues you may be facing. In these carefully selected, free resources, our experts share quick tips to help you navigate new and challenging circumstances in your clinical practice, in your patients’ lives, and in your own personal activities. These accessible ..read more

As you may know, I am writing a book titled Active Learning Lessons, Activities, & Assignments for the Modern Social Work Educator to be published by Taylor & Francis/Routledge.com. I am looking for folks to contribute activities in their specialty areas. Would you be interested? Brief Book Overview and Rationale: To practice social work in the real world, students need to be energized and attentive learners engaging with the realities of the modern social work landscape using active learning pedagogy. Higher education must continue to adapt to both the evolving needs of the modern so ..read more

WE ARE THE DREAM: THE KIDS OF THE OAKLAND MLK ORATORICAL FEST *OFFICIAL TRAILER RELEASE* Directed and Produced by Emmy® winner AMY SCHATZ Executive Produced by Academy Award winner MAHERSHALA ALI WE ARE THE DREAM will premiere on HBO February 18, 2020 **Please note, February is National Black History Month** Every year in Oakland, CA, hundreds of pre-K through 12th grade students compete in the Martin Luther King Oratorical Festival, performing a mix of published and original poetry and speeches. This documentary chronicles the months leading up to the 40th annual ..read more