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The numbers are - literally - unreal! Chapin Hall adds a “warning label” to a bad graphic about child abuse – but it’s still misleading

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

About a month ago, I wrote a column for The Imprint calling out several organizations for using a grossly misleading graphic that exaggerates the rate of physical and sexual child abuse. In fact, two-thirds of the numbers in the graphic are, literally, made up. The creators of the graphic, from the University of New Hampshire, decided to give the actual rate of known neglect, but double the rate of physical abuse and triple the rate of sexual abuse.

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Health Literacy: A Social Worker’s Role as Patient Advocate

The New Social Worker

Social workers can play critical roles in promoting health literacy. The profession’s emphasis on empowerment and social justice, along with our systems approach, makes social workers ideally suited for this role.

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International Workshop — Supervision Framework in International Field Education

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Virtual International workshop titled as “Supervision Framework in International Field Education” will be held on 18th October 2021 at 2.30 pm IST by the School of Social Work, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous), India. The audience expected are field educators and faculty educators along with senior social work students across India, Israel and Australia.

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