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News Items – March 3, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Ron Alting (R-Lafayette) welcomed more than 300 future social workers to the Statehouse on Feb. 21 for the National Association of Social Workers Indiana Chapter’s (NASWIN) 23rd annual Legislative Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD). Social Work Month in March highlights the important role of social workers.

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News Items – March 10, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Realizing the value of partnerships, social workers commonly participate in interprofessional teams that include professionals from the medical, nursing, pharmacy, legal and law enforcement fields, to name a few. . Social Work Month in March highlights the important role of social workers. Daily Herald. Casper Star-Telegram.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

. ● Tearing apart families because of foster-care panic is common; admitting that’s why you’re doing it is not. But this story from WitnessLA includes the case of a Los Angeles mother who was investigated by the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services but initially allowed to keep her children.