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Ed Town Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Beyond Advocacy

Dearman is a CRISP Fellow and assisted in organizing and managing the 2024 Student Advocacy Day events. LaCinda Jones, a health system specialist (mental health policy), will receive the Outstanding Social Worker in Government award.

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The $20 million boondoggle that perfectly illustrates the banality of child welfare thinking

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The money goes to two adoption advocacy groups (reinforcing the bias that permanency equals adoption, not reunification, and prioritizing paper permanence over what has aptly been called “ relational permanence ”) not one, but two schools of social work, and – I kid you not - a consortium of child welfare system administrators.

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Review: 101 Careers in Social Work - Third Edition (2019)

Michigan Girl's Café

nonprofit agencies, research, and government), core competencies and skills, educational and licensing requirements, best and challenging aspects of the job, compensation and employment outlook, self-assessment questionnaires and checklist to see if the job would be a good fit based on interest and skills.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending November 30, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Two years ago, New York City’s family policing agency, the Administration for Children’s Services, commissioned a study of racism in the agency. There’s been so much news since the last round-up that I’m dividing this one up into two parts. Part two, tomorrow, is just for stories about Florida. ? ACS’ response: Don’t release the report!

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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

I had done mental health advocacy work on a national scale for years before beginning to work on Breakdown and was very inspired by advocates’ tragic stories. Emergency programs doing bed searches could report to the government and units could be closed if discrimination is not resolved. .

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IASSW’s ADVANCING SOCIAL WORK SERIES with SpringerBriefs

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

tannt@suss.edu.sg Advancing Social Work Practice, Policy and Research – Series Editor: Professor PK Shajahan Professor P.K.

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Macro Social Work Theories & Their Implications for Social Work Practice

Social Work Haven

Examples of macro social work include: policy analysis and advocacy, community organising, program evaluation, developing and managing community-based programs, working with government agencies, and conducting research. What are some theories used in social work? What skills do macro social workers need?