Reviews & Commentary
Film Review: A Man Called Otto
The film opens six months after Otto’s cherished wife Sonya has died. In flashbacks, we learn how Sonya and Otto met, all they loved about each other, and the crisis they faced together. Marisol and other neighbors take an interest in him. Read more
Book Review: The Way Up - Climbing the Corporate Mountain as a Professional of Color
Errol Pierre argues that achieving success in the corporate world is more akin to scaling a mountain than climbing up steps on a ladder, especially for professionals of color. Read our review. Read more
Book Review: No Longer Welcome—The Epidemic of Expulsion From Early Childhood Education
The New Social Worker reviews the book Book No Longer Welcome—The Epidemic of Expulsion From Early Childhood Education. Read more
Book Review: Unraveling Faculty Burnout
When I read Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark’s book, Unraveling Faculty Burnout, I felt seen. It's the rare educator who isn't acquainted with this sense of "never enough," of never feeling that there is an obtainable career stride they can reach. Read more
Ten Angry Women Change Their World: Review of “Women Talking”
Based on a true story, Women Talking offers an “imagined response” to the drugging and rape of women and girls in a cult-like religious colony. SaraKay offers commentary and questions for reflection and discussion. Read more
Book Review: Help for the Helper
The New Social Worker reviews the updated 2023 edition of Help for the Helper, a book by Babette Rothschild. Read more
Film Review—White Noise: A Wake-Up Examination of Lethal Internal and External Challenges
“The 2022 film White Noise, written and directed by Noah Baumbach, is billed as a comedy-drama. But make no mistake: Baumbach’s achievement is a timely, deadly serious... brilliant depiction of life.” Read SaraKay’s review. Read more
Book Review—Crazy: Reclaiming Life From the Shadow of Traumatic Memory
There are few diagnoses that carry as much stigma or misunderstanding as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). The book "Crazy" is useful to anyone seeking to understand more about DID and the various challenges it can pose. Read more
Book Review—Prince Harry’s Spare: The Impact of Long Denied Trauma, Emotional Abuse
In its most brutal truths, Spare is a memoir about a lonely, isolated, abused, purposeless boy who becomes determined to face his realities in order to mature. Read our review and commentary on Spare. Read more
Book Review: Essential Ethics for Social Work Practice
In Essential Ethics for Social Work Practice, Barsky discusses the intent of the text as providing concise guidance for generalist level practitioners. He upholds this assertion throughout the text. Read our review. Read more
