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Number of foster care households shrinks for second consecutive year

Community Care

The number of mainstream fostering households in England has shrunk for the second consecutive year, despite the country’s growing care population. There was a net loss of 1,045 mainstream household in 2022-23 on the back of a fall of 1,275 in 2021-22, showed Ofsted’s annual data collection on fostering, published last week. This means there has been a 6% fall, to 35,005, in the number of mainstream households in England over the past two years, with the bulk of the fall (1,660 out o

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending Nov. 14, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

● It’s hard to believe that family police agencies still go around “training” mandated reporters of “child abuse” to report anything and everything because if they’re wrong, it won’t do any harm. In this essay, Prof. Kelley Fong, author of Investigating Families explains why they are so wrong. ● Another key theme of Prof. Fong’s book is that mandatory reporting drives families away from seeking help.

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Celebrating 35 years of activity of the Hungarian Federation of Social Workers

International Federation of Social Workers

The Hungarian Federation of Social Workers is proudly marking its 35th anniversary.

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Episode 25 – Decolonising and re-imagining the boundaries of social work research with Dr Sharlotte Tusasiirwe

Social Work Discoveries

Hello Social Work Discoveries Listeners, I’m so pleased to be able to introduce Dr Sharlotte Tusasiirwe, author of Decolonising & Re-imagining Social Work in Africa: Alternative Epistemologies and Practice Models available for purchase through Routledge, and co-author of Re-imagining Social Work: Towards Creative Practice , with Professor Jim Ife and Dr Rimple Mehta.

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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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Study reveals the positive impact CASA volunteers have on Ohio children

National Casa Gal

A new report is highlighting the impact CASA volunteers are having on Ohio children in need, following months of research and data gathering. Read More. The post Study reveals the positive impact CASA volunteers have on Ohio children appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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Ashley Cureton Awarded a Humanities Grant through Michigan Humanities

Michigan Social Work

Assistant Professor Ashley Cureton received a Humanities Grant through Michigan Humanities, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Humanities Grants emphasize collaboration among cultural, educational and community-based organizations and institutions in order to serve Michigan’s people with public humanities programming. Together with Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County and local schools throughout Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Cureton will work with refugee youth to

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Please give your feedback on Living Sober

Living Sober

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Study reveals the positive impact of CASA volunteers have on Ohio children

National Casa Gal

A new report is highlighting the impact CASA volunteers are having on Ohio children in need, following months of research and data gathering. Read More. The post Study reveals the positive impact of CASA volunteers have on Ohio children appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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