Social Care

OCTOBER 26, 2021

"[Black History Month's existence] explains why the WRES is essential in our efforts to recognise, support and elevate the diversity of the social care workforce." [Image created by freepik.com]. Data, definition and delivery. Nothing like thinking about good quality data to concentrate the mind. I never thought I’d be saying that. Truth is, since leading phase one of the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) in social care, we have noticed how the sites have been considering their WRES data a

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Diversity 114

A Splintered Mind

OCTOBER 26, 2021

My life was briefly put on hold, thanks to a certain virus, but now I’m back, more cheeky & cynical than ever! So much for new beginnings. A week after my knee surgery, just as I was able to feel more human than sore, I became sick. Then sicker. Then sicker still. A quick visit to the InstaCare on a quiet Sunday evening ushered me into my new life of exhaustion and fatigue.

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SSW Netrwork

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In 2020 39,000 adults and 3,600 unaccompanied children were detained in over 218 immigration centers across the United States. None of these adults and children were detained for any criminal offense, they were being held due to their undocumented immigration status (Sawyer & Wagner, 2020). This ongoing human rights violation is attached to a history […].

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School Social Work Schools 74

Swhelper

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Brian Adams. Ideally, local governments as the smallest jurisdictions in the American political system allow citizens to engage in a direct and substantive way. Local elections are one way this happens, as citizens select about half a million elected officials, one for every 450 adults, to serve in more than 85,000 U.S. local governments. But despite their […].

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Nicole Clark Consulting

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Try this out and let me know how it goes for you. On the road to becoming grassroots and data driven, it’s tempting to start collecting data as soon as possible to determine your impact. From funders and program participants to community leaders and policy makers, data you’ve gleaned from focus groups, informant interviews, and [.]. The post Try This: Prioritizing Data Findings appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting.

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Interviewing Consultation 74

Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 26, 2021

By Crystal Stewart, International Rescue Committee, and Anneloes Koehorst, UNICEF, co-leads of the

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Case Management 98

Michigan Social Work

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Clinical Assistant Professor Justin Hodge, MSW ‘13, has been appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to the Commission on Community Action and Economic Opportunity. The commission was created to develop policies and programs to reduce poverty in the State of Michigan. “I'm excited to be able to inform and influence policy at the state level to expand economic opportunity for our most vulnerable Michiganders,” said Hodge.

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Clinic 52

Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 26, 2021

By Glynis Clacherty, lead researcher on the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action's Community Engagement in Case Management project. .

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Case Management Engagement 52

Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Here is the full letter, Social Workers in Support of the Child Tax Credit.

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Social Worker 40

My Brains Not Broken

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This year, for the fifth year in a row, I raised money and participated in the Washington, D.C. Out of the Darkness Community Walk, an annual event held by the National Capital Area Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). I was very fortunate to learn about this organization and the work they do and every single year, I’m reminded about how much I’ve learned and grown from being part of this event.

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Mental Health 246

Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

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