NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If anyone still doubts the need to replace anonymous reporting of alleged child abuse with confidential reporting, check out this story from ProPublica. Among the enormous harms of the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act is a dramatic escalation in the number of times children’s rights to their parents are terminated.

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 2, 2023

In addition to the direct services we provide to individuals, families, couples, and groups, we also work to advocate at a systems level to ensure that laws and policies are adopted so everyone can live safely and to their fullest potential. Confidentiality is something that our profession makes as a core principle,” said Wanczyk-Karp.

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 2, 2023

In addition to the direct services we provide to individuals, families, couples, and groups, we also work to advocate at a systems level to ensure that laws and policies are adopted so everyone can live safely and to their fullest potential. Confidentiality is something that our profession makes as a core principle,” said Wanczyk-Karp.

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Learning Social Worker

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Direct work is all about relationships, communication and creating an emotionally containing space where difficult things can be shared safely. For example; reminding the child about confidentiality, safety during the session or agreeing how to stop or change an activity if it is too difficult. Keep these minimal. References: Gray, C.,

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This is why many agencies and local authorities have adopted standardised social worker home visit checklists. Moreover, clients without internet access or a computer may struggle to effectively communicate with their case manager or other social workers, potentially leading to misunderstandings or missed opportunities for support.

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The Critical Blog

MAY 10, 2021

In doing so, I hope to do something useful, which might help people who will encounter families such as mine and want to do the best they can to help in this most delicate situation where heartbreak and patient confidentiality collide. I know that the team of people supporting my son were highly professional. How about the term ‘lower GI’?

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