Community Care

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Children Act defines children in need as those who are disabled or whose health or development will be significantly impaired, or not be maintained to a reasonable standard, without the provision of services. Also, sixteen-year-olds were more likely to be accommodated under section 20 than 17-year-olds (20% as opposed to 13%).

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Swhelper

JUNE 24, 2022

Social workers aren’t always associated with public education. Their roles in social service delivery, legal arenas, and advocacy are often more readily recognized. Sarah Daren.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

That is also true of social workers of color. Lester Blackwell Granger is one such historical figure, a social worker few people know about who should enjoy wider acclaim. As Black History Month closes, it is appropriate we take a closer look at this NASW Social Work Pioneer. National Archives.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

Here are some of the articles in this issue: Beyond Ramps, Curb Cuts, and Captions: A Call for Disability Justice in Social Work. Despite decades of advocacy, Disabled people continue to experience ableism—such as inaccessibility, stigma, and exclusion—in all realms of social work. NASW members can read it here. Quiet Quitting.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

I met Mike in London in the early 1980s, when we both worked for Camden social services department. Mike was passionate about social justice and worked hard to represent the interests of staff in need of help. In the 1990s he served as a trustee to the British Association of Social Workers. Continue reading.

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Swhelper

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Recently, I had the opportunity to give a webinar on disability cultural competence to social service workers, but was met with many blank stares. As a disabled social worker myself, I often notice that the disability community is not recognized as a cultural group. Elspeth Slayter.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Emily Henderson is Master level social worker who currently works for The Department of Corrections as a License Drug and Alcohol Therapist. Emily has been working in the field of Social work for a total of 13 years. She is now on track to become clinically licensed in the social work field by 2023.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Emily Henderson is Master level social worker who currently works for The Department of Corrections as a License Drug and Alcohol Therapist. Emily has been working in the field of Social work for a total of 13 years. She is now on track to become clinically licensed in the social work field by 2023.

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LMSW Justice and Corrections Criminal Justice Addiction 52

MQ Mental Health

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Call to Action 1: Effective scientific advocacy. We need to join and improve advocacy efforts across health and development sciences, so that they are proactive, systematic, specific and ultimately, effective. Reach out to MQ to explore advocacy collaborations. lay health practice, advocacy). Contact MQ.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

Dr. Mary McKay sees libraries as an opportunity to place social workers with a full range of skills in proximity to communities in need of social services. “A Libraries and social workers are “just a wonderful fit,” said Will Francis, LMSW, executive director of the NASW’s Texas and Louisiana chapters.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

Dr. Mary McKay sees libraries as an opportunity to place social workers with a full range of skills in proximity to communities in need of social services. “A Libraries and social workers are “just a wonderful fit,” said Will Francis, LMSW, executive director of the NASW’s Texas and Louisiana chapters.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

● “Which would be worse,” asks Jasmine Wali, director of policy & advocacy at JMAC for Families, in this story for The Nation : “being beaten by your partner, or having social services take away your children? That’s the choice facing many parents I’ve worked with as a social worker, and the answer is always the same.

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 9, 2023

States put social workers to task in comp Business Insurance Several states are taking steps to address shortages of qualified mental health professionals in workers compensation by making it simpler for licensed clinical social workers to help injured workers.

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 9, 2023

States put social workers to task in comp Business Insurance Several states are taking steps to address shortages of qualified mental health professionals in workers compensation by making it simpler for licensed clinical social workers to help injured workers.

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 3, 2022

Social workers are the unsung heroes of the pandemic. Should social workers work with police? Across the state, law enforcement departments take varying approaches to integrating social workers into policing, but Goetz and other experts express concerns that it’s being done too hastily. The Washington Post.

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Save the Social Worker

JANUARY 4, 2021

Right, you’re a social worker. Because online articles can be a treasure trove of insight for social workers, if we harness it well. I’ve classified them into the following categories for social workers interested in different aspects of work. A primer to moving your social service agency to greater heights.

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Beyond Advocacy

MAY 2, 2023

As states continue racing to the bottom to lower taxes to attract business (think Texas and Florida) and limit social service spending to discourage an influx of those in need, it is incumbent upon social workers to be effective advocates for an adequate response by the federal government to the needs of vulnerable populations.

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University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

BSW Award Raymond and Mary Borecki Buck Endowed Scholarship Fund Mary Borecki Buck is an UConn School of Social Work alumna committed to supporting the education of future generations of social workers. Kinlock Endowment Fund in Social Work Established by Charlotte M. Charlotte M. The system overlooked me and failed me.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

These include grocery stores, food pantries, department of social services, the police, educational institutions, employers, and various other businesses and services that may be present in a community. Along with the family profiles being represented, volunteers are present to represent resources available to those in poverty….

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Social Workers Speak

JANUARY 27, 2022

The National Association of Social Workers – New Jersey Chapter (NASW-NJ) is extremely disappointed at the Senate’s inability to move forward on the Freedom to Vote: John R. In 2019, UH Athletics Director David Matlin hired a part-time licensed clinical social worker psychologist to work with UH’s student-athletes.

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Social Workers Speak

AUGUST 12, 2021

Samuel Hickman was the moderator for the round table which included Smith, Cevallos, Dijon Stokes, an Advocacy Specialist for ACLU WV, Bill Kuhn, a Huntington resident and veteran, Chelsea Hornyak the Director of Accounts for 84 Agency, and Greg Whittington, the Criminal Law Reform Campaign Director for ACLU WV. Public News Service.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 20, 2021

This is a follow-up to her post – A Love Letter to Social Workers on the Front Lines of COVID-19. Many social workers resonated with the stories I shared and many people who work with social workers also expressed their gratitude for the steady dedication of social workers.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Advisor in collaboration with Social Workers for Immigration Justice (SWIJ ) Unauthorized entry of migrants into the United States along the country’s southern border has long been a contentious issue. Texas is again in the immigration spotlight with passage of highly controversial Senate Bill 4 (SB 4).

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 10, 2022

The time is right for social work, now more than ever before. Around 720,000 social workers across the nation entered the profession to serve vulnerable and marginalized populations to improve the world in which they live.?Social Social Work Month in March highlights the important role of social workers.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Instead, a social worker told Janell that the adults had lied about the dentist. Oh honey, that’s not how it works,” the social worker told Janell. But then … Three weeks later, her social worker surprised Lacie when she announced DCFS would be taking her children, after all. But she did not see her mother.

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