Should I Say, "You Shouldn't Say That"?
Should I Say, "You Shouldn't Say That"?

Someone says something stigmatizing or derogatory… do you call them on it? Let it go? Have an existential crisis (like me)? ARE THOSE REALLY THE ONLY OPTIONS? (Image via Flaticon)

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Mental Health, Thinking Out LoudKaty Dimple Manningmental health awareness, mental illness, psychosis, stigmatizing mental illness, speech on mental health, stigmatize, stigmatization, Stigma, fight stigma, social justice, politically correct, political correctness, PC, PC police, PC culture, language, policing language Comment
In Defense of a Strengths-Based Approach (filed under: Things I Never Thought I'd Have to Write About)
In Defense of a Strengths-Based Approach (filed under: Things I Never Thought I'd Have to Write About)

If you view searching for client strengths as skewing the truth, you’re misunderstanding the strengths-based approach. This sounds obvious, but it’s an argument I’ve had multiple times recently! Let’s dig in. (image via FlatIcon)

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Research, Mental Health, Social Justice, Thinking Out LoudKaty Dimple Manningstrengths, strengths-based approach, strengths based approach, strengths and weaknesses, strengths versus weaknesses, pathologizing, anti oppressive practice, anti-oppressive practice, oppression, bias, implicit bias, research, racial disparity, racism, anti oppressive research, evidence based practice, evidence-based practice, EBP, susan robbins, dr. susan robbins, skewed findings, skewing facts, context, social work, social context, social constructions Comments
Registering Voters at Harris County Jail
Registering Voters at Harris County Jail

Learn what it was like registering Harris County inmates to vote, and what you can do to make a difference for marginalized voters. (Image via FlatIcon)

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Social Justice, Thinking Out LoudKaty Dimple Manningsocial justice, social work, graduate college of social work, university of houston, u of h, uh, project orange, #projectorange, projectorange, voter justice, voter suppression, voter oppression, voting rights, incarceration, inmate rights, harris county jail, texas voting laws, volunteer deputy voter registrar, vdvr, vote, your vote counts, bias, social constructions, implicit bias, justice Comments
Reaching for Reproductive Justice - the Maternal Mortality Disparity in the United States
Reaching for Reproductive Justice - the Maternal Mortality Disparity in the United States

Why are Black women 3-4 times more likely than White women to die of pregnancy-related causes? This poster explores that question and potential solutions based on available research. Image Via FlatIcon.

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ResearchKaty Dimple Manningmaternal mortality, maternal morbidity, pregnancy-related death, reproductive justice, racial disparity, racism, black women, reproductive rights, healthcare disparity, social work, graduate college of social workComment
How I've Been Failing at Listening
How I've Been Failing at Listening

Childhood habits are hard to break, but that’s no excuse to get stuck in tit-for-tat arguments that go nowhere. Here’s how I plan to listen better, even when I don’t agree. (Image via FlatIcon)

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Thinking Out LoudKaty Dimple Manninglistening, growth, disagreements, arguments, family, listen, listening skills, politics, family politics, political difference, difference of opinino, difference of opinion, managing difference, engaging, effective communication, communicationComment