Social Work Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

This case is about aggressive, fully formed, anti-affirmative action groups – mostly white conservatives – that have been active in opposing this policy since President Lyndon Johnson signed Executive Order 11246 in 1965. Corporate America has been receptive to diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

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Community Care

JANUARY 4, 2022

Steve Crocker, ADCS vice president, said: “Jenny has played an important role in the association over many many years, first as a policy committee chair and then as ADCS president 2020/21, and I’m delighted to see Jenny’s commitment and dedication to making a difference to the lives of children and families acknowledged in this way.”.

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Therapist Development Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

One of the most fundamental aspects of navigating a new career as a psychotherapist is learning the business practices and policies that protect you and your clients. The post Law and Ethics Exam Prep: Business Practices and Policies appeared first on Therapist Development Center Blog. It’s no … Continued.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

MARCH 15, 2022

It’s important to realize that Kayden’s Law provision of VAWA doesn’t make states do anything; it only provides them with a financial incentive to pass good laws and adopt good policies. Legislative policy analyst, Kurt Roediger, contributed to this blog. What can YOU do to help protect children in your state?

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Social Work With Adults

DECEMBER 1, 2021

I am so pleased to be writing this blog, celebrating the publication of ‘ People at the heart of care ’, the Government's adult social care reform White Paper. Reform has social work values built in. Social work and social care values are at its core. The introduction of a new national campaign website.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

At the meso level, agencies could reflect these techniques into policies that promote organizational change. Policies that adopted surrounding these tenets can increase morale, greater leadership within staff, and deepen an agency’s ability to improve client care. These techniques could support clinicians’ ability to minimize burn out.

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Community Care

MARCH 3, 2023

Four questions every frontline social worker must ask themselves Credit: Anton/Adobe Stock Social worker Richard Devine has written an in-depth blog post on why reconsidering how social work is evaluated and how case outcomes are measured can improve social work practice. You can listen to her full interview here.

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Community Care

MARCH 23, 2022

Indeed, Webb, Bennett and Bywaters said there was a “dominant policy narrative” that no such link existed. Austerity, Poverty and Children’s Services Quality in England: Consequences for Child Welfare and Public Services was published in the journal Social Policy and Society. Dominant narrative’.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 28, 2023

What also persists is the coupling of felony disenfranchisement with a strategic movement at the state level to propagate voter suppression laws and policies. This blog was prepared by Mel Wilson in his personal capacity and does not necessarily reflect the view of the National Association of Social Workers. That rate is 3.7

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Well, the wait is over: I have a blog post about data from 2022. In the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law , Prof. I have a blog post about why she really shouldn’t be resting easy. ● There’s been a monumental screw-up in Arizona. So, whose judgment should we trust here? ● Prof. . ●

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

I have a blog post about it , with a link to the original story, from Hawaii News Now. ● In New York City you can find out, not just by borough but by zip code, in this new interactive easily searchable-data brief from the NYC Family Policy Project. But WFLA-TV finds there’s another possibility. ●

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Social Work Haven

JUNE 13, 2023

There are many great social work blogs. The creators of these blogs have shared their experiences and passion on social work which has made a difference to how I practice. What are the Top Social Work Blogs? So in this article, I will explain why these social work blogs are my favourite.

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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? It all boils down to $$$$$$ I have a blog post about it.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

AUGUST 24, 2022

I have a blog post about her powerful story in Logic Magazine. I have a blog post about it. ? Nora McCarthy, co-founder of the New York City Family Policy Project, discusses this – and what can be done about it – in this column for The Imprint. ?

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

I have a blog post about it based on this excellent story from City Limits. In a story that should come as a shock to absolutely no one, MedPage Tod ay reports on a study which found that “ Punitive Policies for Substance Use in Pregnancy Tied to Worse Obstetric Care. I’ll have more about this in a blog post tomorrow.

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Social Work With Adults

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Lyn Romeo: I am delighted to host this blog from Gerry Nosowska, founder and Director of Effective Practice , which supported the Social Work with Older People research project. Find out more about our findings and policy briefings here For too long, this vital area of practice has been largely unseen.

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Social Work Futures

MARCH 15, 2023

This blog is a place where I’m doing that “out loud” and in public to both share what I’m finding, and encouraging readers to do the same. This author sends out frequent blog posts – worth following if you’re interested in this issue.) Opportunities to get involved are included on the website.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In this blog post, I describe a study that my colleagues and I conducted examining whether psychotherapies are less effective for girls in places with higher sexism. Incorporating advocacy : Recognizing and taking action against sexism in behaviors, beliefs, and policies (e.g., consciousness raising, gender role analysis ).

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Psychotherapy Mental Health Psychology Interventional 98

Lawson Psychology

MAY 7, 2024

For more information on clinical psychologists in particular check out our blog: What to expect when seeing a clinical psychologist ). Privacy Policy. Psychologists can vary in education levels, training, and area of speciality (e.g. clinical, sports, forensic or organisational psychology). Copyright © 2024 Lawson Clinical Psychology.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

The purpose of this blog is to clarify what POS codes clinical social workers should use when providing telehealth services. Since the policies around the use of these codes may vary, clinical social workers should consult with each health insurance company with whom they are credentialed for specific guidance on the usage of POS codes.

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Children and the Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

Empirical research on welfare benefits can help us understand just what is at stake for the children affected by welfare policies. SNAP Benefits Reduce Future Criminal Convictions, According to New Empirical Research appeared first on Children and the Law Blog.

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Human Resources Welfare 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 5, 2023

But you might want to read our blog post about it anyway. In the Journal of Law and Policy , family defender Joshua Michtom explains why vigorous family advocacy in the courtroom is not enough – family defenders must explain to the general public the enormous harm done by this system. Fixed their process.

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Social Work With Adults

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Maris Stratulis, National Director, BASW England, and Joe Hanley, lecturer and researcher in social work at the Open University, have kindly drafted this week’s blog promoting this excellent course. Please read it and sign up! Social work practice can often help prevent bad situations getting worse. Image created by freepik.com ].

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

MARCH 17, 2022

In this blog post, she shares two practical suggestions for social work research courses, focusing on ways to decolonize traditional content and integrate an anti-racist/anti-oppressive approach to teaching about research methodology. It’s understandable.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 28, 2023

What also persists is the coupling of felony disenfranchisement with a strategic movement at the state level to propagate voter suppression laws and policies. This blog was prepared by Mel Wilson in his personal capacity and does not necessarily reflect the view of the National Association of Social Workers. That rate is 3.7

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Criminal Justice Social Worker LCSW Advocacy 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In this blog post, I suggest a better idea. ● This comes on the heels of AP’s revelation that the most far-reaching – and most highly-touted – such algorithm of all, the one in Pittsburgh, is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice concerning possible bias against the disabled. Now the family is suing. ●

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Social Care

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The fact that I am posting this blog during Black History Month gives this work particular resonance. We have seen the dangers of thinking up a policy or strategy, followed by a few years of activity, before momentum gives way to inertia. It takes dedication, commitment and strong values to be better and do better.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

I have links to all of them and an analysis of some of the news coverage in this NCCPR Blog post. In The Grio, Shereen White, director of advocacy and policy at Children’s Rights, and Prof. The lawsuit is so important (and so well-written) that there have since been at least ten other news stories.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 12, 2023

All of which leads me to a fascinating new data analysis from the New York City Family Policy Project. I have a blog post about it. ● That’s the policy that, as Reveal and The New York Times Magazine exposed last week , has had tragic results for children across the country.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 18, 2022

American Promise joined forces with the National Association of Social Workers and Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy on June 27, 2022 for a conversation on “The Power of Political Social Work.”. Getty Images. By Dr. Jessica Hare, BSW, MSW, DSW. About The Author.

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Social Care

JULY 25, 2023

I am incredibly humbled and honoured to have been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for my contributions to personalisation, disability, social care, and health policy.

Diversity 52

Diversity Disability Therapist Government 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

And before we leave Florida: we have a blog post about how, thanks to Florida Gov. But as Nora McCarthy, co-founder of the Family Policy Project, explains in The Imprint , if it’s not done right, “upstream” can have a downside. ? It’s the latest buzzword in child welfare.

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Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare University 76

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

One of the cases Let Grow cites is among the two discussed in this NCCPR Blog Post : Two almost identical “child welfare” cases. I have a blog post about it. ? Speaking of really awful laws and policies, The Imprint has an overview of efforts to repeal, or at least amend, one of the worst: the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

So I’ve reprinted below our 2010 blog post on the topic – with some updates and links to newer data – since, unfortunately, aside from those data, little has changed. In 2020, PCAA went further. They actually branded what they had done “health terrorism” – but refused to apologize for it.

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Relias

AUGUST 9, 2023

To get you in the spirit, we’ve put together this blog, 12 Days of Compliance, to keep your organization on track through the rest of the year and into the new year. Policies updated? Except for one tiny detail… you have to inform your entire staff of the updated policies and have each person attest to seeing it. Plan created?

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The Frontline

AUGUST 5, 2021

Roseanna runs a blog about child migration in Europe, and is part of the Children’s Social Work Collective – a group of fellows who have set up and launched a new advocacy group for social work in the UK. Why do you believe it’s important that social workers and people in mission-aligned organisations have a voice in policy?

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Advocacy Social Worker Government 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The shift in policy, scheduled for next month, could affect scores of pregnant women. I have a two-part Blog post about the failure of the McLawsuits brought by Children’s Rights and A Better Childhood. There have been years of court hearings, orders and, in one case, even a settlement and a declaration of victory.

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