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Kendall Nishibayashi, Elizabeth Garcia, Dianna Jordan, Lela Kaidbey, Kamree Hall
May 13, 20213 min read
A Call to Action: Prison Labor and the University of Maryland
To the UMB SSW Community: The University of System of Maryland (USM), including UMB, continues to be legally mandated by the state to...
Anna Britton & Steven Isaacson
May 13, 20216 min read
Caffeine & Sugar: De-Stigmatizing Addiction
This piece is a follow-up from last month’s issue, The Underbelly of Health. In this article, we dissect the underpinnings of mass...
Anna Britton
May 13, 20216 min read
Reflections and Thoughts on Social Work Education
As I approach the end of my three and a half years in this program, I wish to share some reflections based on my academic and personal...
Melia Jannotta
May 13, 20211 min read
Parting Thoughts - Graduating Student Reflection
My reflections on graduating from the SSW and beginning a career(?) as a social worker are that I feel unprepared and a bit disappointed....
Maryrejahlil Lanier & Mavlyn Bazil
May 13, 20217 min read
Examining the Macro Concentration
There are many thoughts and concerns regarding the overall presence of macro social work within MSW education programs across the U.S....
The Disruptor
May 13, 20217 min read
The Future of Student Organizing
One of the top priorities of The Disruptor is to support and encourage student organizing efforts. To that end, along with the usual...
Anonymous
Apr 19, 20212 min read
Testimonial
The first time I took a psychedelic I was seventeen and I split an eighth of psilocybin mushrooms with two friends in Ocean City. We were...
The Disruptor
Apr 19, 20215 min read
Resource List
*Trigger Warning*: Please take care in exploring these resources, many of them contain upsetting images and information DOCUMENTARIES...
Anna Britton
Apr 19, 20214 min read
Perspective
I am constantly discovering the various ways our systems fail to promote true well-being and health, functioning mainly to produce...
Anna Britton
Apr 19, 20217 min read
Uncovering Myself: Interview with an Anonymous SSW Student
Tell me about your path to alternative drug therapies. I grew up as a competitive athlete. My parents were eager to get me into a sport...
Steven Isaacson
Apr 19, 20214 min read
Prescribing Order
From school to work, we are socialized to respect authority and follow directions. From a young age, children are given medications to...
Judith Park
Apr 19, 20213 min read
Overdose Prevention Sites Needed Now More Than Ever
Originally published in Maryland Matters: Opinion: Overdose Prevention Sites Needed Now More Than Ever – Maryland Matters Update for 2021...
Eva Bialobrzeski
Apr 19, 20214 min read
Doulas: Providing Support and Building Communities
As of 2017, the pregnancy-related mortality rate in the United States was 17.3%. The rates were even more shocking when looking at...
Jenna Fairbanks
Apr 19, 20217 min read
The Fourth Drive
Substances are inextricable from the human experience, from the chemicals in the foods we eat like sugar and caffeine to the daily...
Omayra Kazi
Apr 19, 20216 min read
Getting Ahead of the Curve
In 2014, the state of Maryland legalized the use of medical cannabis and partially decriminalized possession. Prior to 2014, Maryland’s...
Omayra Kazi
Mar 14, 20213 min read
Room for Debate: Economic Inequality (1 of 3)
What is the root of oppression? We decided to do something a little different this month and approached this question from 3 different...
Laura Loessner
Mar 14, 20212 min read
Comments From the Readers
Dear Readers, I read the last issue of the Disruptor and was so pleased to hear more from students about your SSW experience. We all say...
Mavlyn Bazil
Mar 14, 20213 min read
Room for Debate - Racism (2 of 3)
What is the root of oppression? We decided to do something a little different this month and approached this question from 3 different...
Jenna Fairbanks
Mar 14, 20213 min read
Room for Debate - Human Nature (3 of 3)
What is the root of oppression? We decided to do something a little different this month and approached this question from 3 different...
Elisabeth Chakmakian
Mar 14, 20211 min read
Why Social Work?
Elisabeth Chakmakian, Ph.D., LCSW-C - Faculty, UMB School of Social Work
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