Community Care

MARCH 6, 2022

The decline in the number of adoptions since 2015 is continuing while children are waiting longer on average to be placed despite an expanding pool of approved adopters, official figures show. The data was published this week as the Department for Education announced £144m in renewed funding for the adoption support fund (ASF) plus £19.5m for regional adoption agencies, from 2022-25, sparking renewed calls for investment in the rest of the care system.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

Greg Abbott (Photo by Gage Skidmore) A giant vehicle with nearly unchecked power to destroy families was built largely by the Left. Too bad it never occurred to a lot of my fellow liberals that, someday, someone like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott would get the keys. My fellow liberals are very upset – as they should be. Everywhere you turn, it seems, the liberal child welfare establishment is churning out statements “blasting” Texas Gov.

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Parenthood Understood

MARCH 6, 2022

Texas has been in the news lately for letters written by state officials declaring that what’s known as “Gender Affirming Care” is child abuse. It’s generally regarded as a political display, as the letters don’t change how the law actually defines child abuse, and major medical and mental health organizations have clarified that gender affirming care is not child abuse.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 6, 2022

“The Time Is Right for Social Work” is an inspiring theme for NASW’s 2022 Social Work Month. But is the time truly right for social work to address these challenges, and who decides? And how will this moment in our history be different?

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International Federation of Social Workers

MARCH 6, 2022

#Social Work # Refugees #Ukraine In Ukraine, almost everyone is on the run. Those who are most resourceful will get by on their own or with the help of others. Most of them will travel further alone after a first shelter. Thousands of mainly woman and children have fled the fighting in fear for their lives. […].

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The Guardian

MARCH 6, 2022

The failings uncovered in a Bolton children’s home were extreme. But the weak oversight that enabled them were an everyday occurrence Who will stand up for the children in care who are being let down, as evidenced by repeated scandals? The home owned by Robert McGuinness in Bolton, and closed in January after Ofsted discovered a child who had not changed his clothes or bathed for months, is an egregious example of the casual neglect that has spread like a stain across the sector.

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Schools 66

Counselor Toolbox podcast

MARCH 6, 2022

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