NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

There are two very important things to know about the process by which a child welfare agency removes a child from a parent and places that child with some other kinship caregiver. And that assumes the child will even come home. Kinship foster care cushions the blow, but the harm of removal is still present.

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Famcare

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The disintegration of governments in Central and South America spilled refugees over our southern border into the lap of social services. Child welfare case workers were swamped with children endangered by families disintegrating from financial problems, drug addiction, and stress related mental illness.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Whenever anyone in state government was asked about the problems in the state’s “child welfare” system they’d give the same stock answer: As soon as the new Department of Social Services was up and running, and took over jobs then done by the Department of Public Welfare, everything would be fine! the White House.

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 9, 2023

Crafts Proposes Bill To Improve Access To Mental Health Treatment The Lincoln County News Attracting social workers to the state can help improve Mainers’ access to addiction and mental health treatment, including in schools and in the justice system, Crafts, a licensed social worker, said.

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 9, 2023

Crafts Proposes Bill To Improve Access To Mental Health Treatment The Lincoln County News Attracting social workers to the state can help improve Mainers’ access to addiction and mental health treatment, including in schools and in the justice system, Crafts, a licensed social worker, said.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Here are 10 roles of social workers, but this list is by no means exhaustive: Advocate : Social workers often act as advocates for their clients, working to ensure their rights and needs are met within various systems and institutions. TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN What is the main role of a social worker?

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 3, 2022

Social workers have been finding shelter for homeless covid patients, providing treatment for people with addiction disorders made more challenging by pandemic-related social isolation, and comforting bereaved family members who have lost loved ones to the twin epidemics of covid and opioids. St Louis Today.

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