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Spend at least an hour reading each day. Choose and enjoy books and articles first as a reader. Make notes on the second read if writing a book review. Write like a fiend. Let the words spill out like coffee all over my papers. Every 90 minutes, get up and move. Walk. Dance. Row. Dust. Brush Meeco. Get out of her path before she severs…
It is rude, insensitive, and totally offensive. It negates the impact of brutal systemic crime on the lives of a child, adolescent or adult. Anyone who minimizes criminal violence depicts the height of desensitization or compassion burnout. This is usually the reality for social workers, not average citizens. It is like telling someone whose spouse, child or parent was murdered, “Get over it.” It can…