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A message to foster youth from the “child welfare” establishment: Great news! We’ve ruined your lives, but you’re getting free haircuts!

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

That’s the real message behind a monthly newsletter touting “the good stuff in child welfare.” As foster children returned to school in September, the Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice, & Research at the University of Pennsylvania had some great news for them: Sure, it may be your third, fourth, or fifth different school in a few years as you were forced to move from home to home, and sure, the odds that you’ll actually graduate high school are far lower than the odds for children

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Solidarity with social workers in Israel and Palestine

International Federation of Social Workers

The people of Israel and Palestine are currently going through an extremely difficult and heart-breaking time marked by major losses.

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When Will The Healing Begin?

Beyond Advocacy

Chaos can and has been an effective strategy to disrupt the status quo. However, more often than not, it results in worsening the situation. Our government has come to a grinding halt because Republicans have chosen confrontation and retribution over governing. The Civil Rights Movement that disrupted the status quo in southern states brought chaos and then changed an order that severely marginalized African Americans.

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Episode 24 – A political history of child protection: A conversation with Lis Murphy and Dr Ian Hyslop

Social Work Discoveries

Hi Listeners, I’m very happy to introduce today’s episode, which is a conversation recorded between my friend and colleague Lis Murphy whom you might have heard of from the Social Work Stories Podcast, and the renowned and well-respected Dr Ian Hyslop from the University of Auckland. I was lucky enough to be a fly on the wall for this conversation, with my recording gear in hand, which happened during the Australian & New Zealand Social Work, Welfare, Education, and Research Symposium which

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.

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Case Conferencing Results in Positive Change for HIV-affected Youth in Zimbabwe

Social Service Workforce

by Miriam Chadzingwa and Lispoh Rugaro, FACT Zimbabwe

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Impact of Case Conferencing on HIV-affected Children in Zimbabwe

Social Service Workforce

by Miriam Chadzingwa and Lispoh Rugaro

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