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Social worker changes undermined engagement with children later convicted of violent crimes – review

Community Care

High levels of social worker turnover undermined engagement with six young people with histories of social care involvement who were later convicted of violent offences, a review has found. All six of those involved with children’s services were either excluded from school or the subject of a managed move from one school to another.

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Social Workers Set Sights on Preventing Gun Violence

Beyond Advocacy

The event was sponsored by The Silver School of Social Work at New York University and the University of Buffalo School of Social Work, in addition to the Crown School. Dr. Guterman is also a former dean of the Crown School. Summit proceedings are being compiled and will be shared in the coming weeks.

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Children waiting up to six weeks to see social workers, as authority downgraded to ‘inadequate’

Community Care

Social workers built positive relationships with children and their families, including through persistent engagement with parents that led to improved outcomes for children. They were also skilled at gathering children’s views, using age-appropriate tools, and had a good understanding of their needs.

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World Social Work Day 2024—Buen Vivir in Social Work: Co-Building a Sustainable and Just Future

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

This year, UNRISD teamed up once again with the Geneva and Fribourg Schools of Social Work and its international partners to mark the Day at UN in Geneva.

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

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

But it’s hard to imagine anything that more perfectly captures the banality of child welfare thinking than this waste of $20 million: Five organizations will spend this federal grant money to create a “Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency.” And what will these groups do with the $20 million?

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NASW Member Voices: What does it really mean to help?

Social Work Blog

The nation’s schools of social work will confer over 19,000 undergraduate social work degrees this academic year. We as social work professors must engage the challenging conversations. I admire their optimism and sincerity. However, it ill-serves our profession if I left the conversation at that point. percent who are male?

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“A Liminal Moment in Social Work”: Access NASW’s Social Work Journal Online

Social Work Blog

Burned Out, Engaged, Both, or Neither? Exploring Engagement and Burnout Profiles among Social Workers in Spain Few studies have analyzed the existence of homogeneous groups in burnout and engagement among professionals, and none in social workers. The research has implications for the practice of child social workers.