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A New York State “child welfare” agency can curb one family policing horror with the stroke of a pen. Do they have the guts?

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The number of ways family policing agencies (a more accurate term than “child welfare” agencies) can hurt the children they are mandated to protect is limited only by their imagination – and, unfortunately, this is the one area where they show any imagination at all. Therapists are, of course, mandated reporters of “child abuse.”

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Micro, Mezzo & Macro Social Work

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Mezzo Social Work. Mezzo Social Work includes social workers that develop programs, organizations and work with groups and communities.

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Micro, Mezzo & Macro Social Work

Social Work Bubble

Micro Social Workers include the following: Psychotherapist Child Protection and Family Services Worker Foster Care & Adoption Worker Juvenile Court Liasion School Social Worker Court Advocate Probation Officer Rehabilitation Case Worker Medical Social Worker Substance Recovery Worker Forensic Social Worker Case Manager Group Therapist Behavioral (..)

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Equal Parenting Custody Battles: What Can We Learn from the Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Case?

Stop Abuse Campaign

Although Jolie cited irreconcilable differences, there were also reports of domestic violence and child abuse regarding an incident with Pitt and their son, Maddox, who was 15 at the time of the incident. . In the case of Jolie and Pitt, there are allegations of domestic violence and child abuse. It is imperative to: .

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News Items – January 13, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Therapists say they cannot keep up with the demand for mental help assistance as the pandemic lingers and surges. Domestic violence arraignments jumped 15% since 2019, juvenile crime spiked last year and 75% of inmates need mental care. Understaffed therapists say they can’t keep up. News 12 Connecticut.