Wed.Aug 10, 2022

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NASW Combats Troubling Business Practice Harming Social Workers and their Clients

Social Work Blog

Getty images. In July, many NASW members alerted their state chapters to a disturbing and potentially deceptive marketing practice impacting social workers nationwide — involving CareDash, a healthcare review and referral website for a wide variety of healthcare providers, including clinical social workers. CareDash has been posting the profiles of thousands of social workers — without their consent or knowledge — in order to drive their prospective clients to provider networks

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The Atlantic reminds us of the horrors of family separation – at the Mexican border. It was even worse than we thought.

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Perhaps this extraordinary, vivid account will finally prompt more Americans to make the connection. (Yes, this connection): Joyce McMillan of JMac For Families has a reminder for us. A word of advice to any journalist contemplating entering the National Magazine Awards competition in the Reporting category – and I say this with the utmost respect: If you’re not Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic , you probably shouldn’t bother.

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Conversations on Social Work Careers: Animal Assisted Therapy, Pet Partners, and Therapy Dogs With Janet Finch and Allie

The New Social Worker

Have you wanted to incorporate animals into your social work practice? In this Conversations on Social Work Careers video, Jennifer Luna interviews Janet Finch and her therapy dog Allie on animal assisted therapy, Pet Partners, and therapy dogs.

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Every Child's Hope From Oliver Twist to Doctor Spock

Famcare

The history of the social work profession is the remarkable story of caring people responding to the evolving needs of society’s marginalized. Since the first social work class was offered in the summer of 1898 at Columbia University, social workers have led the way developing private and charitable organizations to serve people in need.

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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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Terri Friedline’s Fictional Work “The Day Wells Fargo Closed” Featured in Current Affairs

Michigan Social Work

In a work of fiction for Current Affairs, Associate Professor Terri Friedline imagines “The Day Wells Fargo Closed” — the day when a bank once deemed “too big to fail” is shut down for the benefit of the public.

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Palliative Care Leadership During the Pandemic: Results from a Recent Survey

CAPC

Here's what 150 palliative care program leaders had to say about leading their teams through a pandemic.

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Processing Emotions through Journaling – 52 Skills

Counselor Toolbox podcast

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