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Shelter, Inc. Receives National Accreditation

Shelter, Inc

Organizations pursue accreditation to demonstrate the implementation of best practice standards in the field of human services. s programs, services, management, and administration. Over 2,000 organizations have either successfully achieved accreditation or are currently engaged in the process. Shelter, Inc.

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Child Welfare Updates: New Rule Regarding Kinship Placements

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April Ferguson LCSW-C, Senior Practice Associate, Children and Adolescents On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published a final rule regarding licensing and approval standards for kinship placements. About the Law. Retrieved from Family First Act: [link] [2] Child Welfare Information Gateway.

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Vaccination Barriers for People Experiencing Homelessness: How Social Workers are Making an Impact

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Article by Connect to End COVID-19 Ambassador and NASW (DC-VA) Member, Lauren Morris, MSW, ACM, LCSW-S Hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are trending down according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) began approving vaccines in late 2020.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Learn a combination of diagnosis and interventionist tools of dissociation to consider when engaged in treatment of populations of color. Identify future areas of work/growth, boundaries as practitioners as the continued need for mental health treatment remains an essential service during the COVID 19 pandemic in the U.S. Prepared by.

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News Items – August 5, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Interim CPS CEO Wants to Engage With 100K Students at Risk of Not Re-Enrolling This Fall. Even though we’re supposed to have a social worker in all of the (school) buildings, that’s not happening ,” said Tara Stamps, CTU’s administrator of new teacher development. Department of Human Services Commissioner Gerlda B.

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News Items – September 30, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Victor Armstrong is the first chief health equity officer at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Health Resources and Services Administration, and it is part of UNT’s Center for Racial and Ethnic Equity in Health and Society, which focuses on redressing inequity and health quality in Texas.