Sat.Sep 14, 2024 - Fri.Sep 20, 2024

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24 September: Social Work Histories of Complicity and Resistance (online)

International Federation of Social Workers

The Social Work History Network (UK) and the Social Welfare History Group (USA) are pleased to announce an upcoming online event on 24 September 2024, at 19:30 BST (UK) / […]

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5 Ways to Reduce Horizontal Violence in Healthcare

Relias

Did you know that while only 10% of professionals across industries report experiencing disruptive behavior in the workplace, healthcare professionals report rates that are three times higher? In fact, horizontal violence — also known as lateral violence or workplace bullying — is alarmingly prevalent in nurse-to-nurse interactions, with estimates suggesting that between 46% and 100% of nurses experience or witness this behavior at some point in their careers.

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Preventing the Preventable: What Can We Do About Suicide?

The New Social Worker

Suicide rates have been on the rise since the emergence of COVID-19. Although some suicides will not be prevented, society can focus on preventive measures such as providing space and support for those who are struggling and choose to live.

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International Study Exchange Seminar Series

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Exchange program between the School of Social Work at McGill University and the Japan College of Social Work organizing International Study Exchange Seminar Series : Exchanging information and news of social welfare system and social work practice between Quebec and Japan. Please register and you will receive an email notice every month when a video is uploaded to the Japan College of Social Work YouTube Channel ( [link] ).

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Alarming Gaps Revealed in Romania’s Social Service Workforce Census

International Federation of Social Workers

A new Social Service Workforce Census, the first of its kind in Romania, reveals significant challenges in the country’s social services sector.

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Climbing the Ladder: Meredith’s Sales Success at Relias

Relias

At Relias, individual stories of growth and achievement are not just celebrated—they are central to our identity. We sat down with Meredith Tobias, Enterprise Client Executive, whose career embodies the expansive opportunities and developmental culture at Relias. From her start in entry-level sales to becoming a top-tier enterprise client executive, Meredith’s sales success at Relias is a testament to ambition, resilience, and the supportive environment we foster.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending September 17, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

● If you think Darth Vader was bad, wait ‘till you see how the family police operated a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. For The Imprint , Prof. Josh Gupta-Kagan writes about it, and what we can learn from it in our galaxy right now. ● Prof. Gupta Kagan, a lawyer, joins with a social worker, Andrea Asnes, and a doctor who authored the definitive history of the modern child welfare surveillance state, Dr.

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Swiss Association of Social Workers focuses on People’s Charter

International Federation of Social Workers

AvenirSocial, the Swiss Association of Social Workers, held a meeting last week to consider how they, as a professional association, and their members can utilise the ‘People’s Charter for a […]

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Councils warned charging parents for children in care will undermine safeguarding and increase costs

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Councils have been warned that charging parents for taking children into care will undermine safeguarding and increase costs. The Family Rights Group (FRG) delivered the message after Derbyshire council set out plans to charge parents who agree to have their children accommodated under section 20 of the Children Act 1989.

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Vacancy in Boston University School of Social Work 

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Assistant Dean for Practicum Education Non-Tenure Track Clinical Associate/Clinical Full Professor* : [link] Tenure Track Assistant Professor Position in Macro Social Work Appointments beginning in Fall 2025 Semester: [link]

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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William Elliott III Speaks with the Washington Post About Child Savings Accounts

Michigan Social Work

Professor William Elliott III spoke with the Washington Post for an article about the new Brilliant Futures program, a child savings account program for two cohorts of students in Prince George’s County in Maryland. Elliott discussed how college savings programs can give participants long-term hope. “Oftentimes when we think about poverty, we only think about the starving kid who can’t eat, not understanding that the additional problem and very significant problem with being poor is that you

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Indonesia: Over 125 Social Workers Take Professional Oath – Commitment to Quality Service

International Federation of Social Workers

On September 7, 2024, a historic moment unfolded for social workers in Indonesia.

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Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month

University of Connecticut

Dear UConn SSW Community, National Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month, which runs from September 15 through October 15, offers us the opportunity to honor prolific and diverse cultures of Latine communities. At the UConn School of Social Work, we believe in spotlighting this important occasion and the benefits these communities bring to our School, nation, and world.

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Meet the Relias HR Operations Team: The Heartbeat of our Headquarters

Relias

Our Relias HR Operations team is the heartbeat of Relias HQ. They execute employee events, plan emergency response operations, coordinate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) efforts , and more! This team, led by Jenny Calloway, Director of HR Operations, is often the first smiling face you see at the front desk. They are integral to our day-to-day operations at Relias HQ and our vibrant company culture.

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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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Xiaoling Xiang Awarded RO1 from the National Institute of Mental Health

Michigan Social Work

Associate Professor Xiaoling Xiang is the principal investigator on a newly funded R01 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. The study will span the next five years and focus on the implementation and effectiveness of Empower@Home , a digital mental health intervention designed to address depression in homebound older adults. “I've dedicated thousands of hours to developing and refining Empower@Home , and with this new R01 funding, we can now bring the program beyond research and i

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The Need for Bilingual Social Workers Grows as U.S. Becomes More Diverse

Social Work Blog

By Raju Chebium Maria Rangel earned her MSW in May from Loyola University Chicago and already has a job. The 50-year-old native of Mexico, who is fluent in Spanish and English, was offered a full-time job by the community service agency where she did one of two internships prior to graduation. Jaileene Arriaga is a year away from earning her MSW at the University of Connecticut but has already been offered a full-time job at the community service agency where she interned.

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Thank you for attending the Brightpoint Benefit!

Brightpoint

On Thursday, September 12, the 2nd Annual Brightpoint Benefit was a memorable evening filled with community spirit and gratitude. During the benefit, we highlighted the newly acquired early childhood education center, El Hogar del Nino , and honored 25th Ward Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez with the Community Impact Award for his unwavering advocacy for early childhood education and support for El Hogar Del Niño.

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New law helps relatives and family friends care for kids, providing an alternative to placement in foster care

CO4Kids

Back to Blogs News & Press New law helps relatives and family friends care for kids, providing an alternative to placement in foster care DENVER (September 23, 2024) – The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) celebrates a new state law that provides more resources for kinship caregivers of children in child welfare cases. The Kinship Foster Care law increases support for those known as kinship caregivers, who can include a child’s relatives, family or friends, by: Providing financial

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Get Connected: Using Social Media for Social Work Success

Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.

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Sticking With It Part 2

American Board of Clinical Social Work

There is no doubt that treating couples is often quite difficult. This is a primary reason that many therapists decide to not treat couples at all. In fact, statistics say that the rate of failure for couple therapy is higher than for individual therapy. Sticking with couple therapy requires knowing how to deal with moments of feeling that failure, which often manifests as irritation and impatience within the therapist.

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International Study Exchange Seminar Series aims to foster cross-cultural knowledge exchange

International Federation of Social Workers

IFSW Asia-Pacific Regional President, Machiko Ohara, and Regional Treasurer, Viktor Virag, will be presenting at an upcoming event as part of the International Study Exchange Seminar Series.

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Social Work on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Look Back, A Look Ahead (Part Three)

Social Work Blog

Article by Kim M. Simpson, Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Lead. A COVID-19 summer wave and new 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines this fall—the virus is still a part of our day-to-day lives, but not the dominant force that it once was. Vigilance continues to be a wise practice to stay healthy and safe, yet we live, today, with a far less intense focus on COVID-19 compared with the early months and years of the pandemic.

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Meet Virginia: CCRC VP and Chief Financial Officer

CCRC

A passion for helping children and giving back to the community drew Virginia Bergman Loo to CCRC and now, as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), she’s excited to support families in a bigger way. Prior to coming to CCRC, Bergman Loo worked for 13 years a role as Vice President of Transformation. Before that, she was a Director of Finance in hospitality.

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Empower Your Nonprofit With Effective Payroll & HCM Services

Managing a nonprofit involves many challenges, but payroll and HR shouldn’t be among them. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps nonprofits choose the best provider. Efficient payroll services ensure timely, accurate payments, vital for maintaining staff and volunteer morale. Compliance support helps navigate complex labor laws and avoid costly fines.

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Sticking With It Part 2

American Board of Clinical Social Work

There is no doubt that treating couples is often quite difficult. This is a primary reason that many therapists decide to not treat couples at all. In fact, statistics say that the rate of failure for couple therapy is higher than for individual therapy. Sticking with couple therapy requires knowing how to deal with moments of feeling that failure, which often manifests as irritation and impatience within the therapist.

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Whole Health: A Personalized Approach to Veteran Care

Relias

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Whole Health Program represents a transformative shift in how health care is delivered to Veterans. Moving beyond merely treating symptoms, this approach emphasizes a comprehensive, person-centric model that focuses on what truly matters to each individual. By prioritizing personal values, needs, and goals, Whole Health aims to empower Veterans to take charge of their well-being.

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Spencer Award to Fund Professor’s Continued Study of Foster Care Youth in Higher Education

University of Connecticut

By Kimberly Phillips Many young adults celebrate their 18 th and 21 st birthdays with presents and cake, but those in the foster care system might dread those milestones for the uncertainty they bring. “One story that hits my heart is that of a young woman getting ready to turn 21 and age out of the foster care system in California,” says Nathanael Okpych , an associate professor in UConn’s School of Social Work.

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Government cuts £115m from adult social care staff training funding

Community Care

[div class=”127″] The government has cut £115m from planned funding for adult social care training and development this year. As a result, far fewer care staff will be able to gain baseline qualifications in social care and no funding will be ploughed into continuing professional development (CPD) for regulated professionals, such as nurses, working in the sector.

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Rejecting Hate

Children’s Defense Fund

In the middle of another national debate demonizing immigrant communities, one family has been speaking up in the midst of their own devastating tragedy to say they do not want their child’s legacy chained to hate. Eleven-year-old Aiden Clark was killed in a traffic accident in August 2023 in Springfield, Ohio, when the school bus he was riding in on the first day of school was hit by a minivan.

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NCCPR in WitnessLA: Don’t shield private foster care agencies from accountability for abuse; the “crisis” facing Foster Family Agencies is an opportunity for real reform

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Recent developments in California and New York make it clear: Foster care is now known to be so harmful to children—and there is so much abuse in foster care—that agencies providing it are becoming uninsurable. Private foster care agencies are, of course, portraying this matter as a crisis. As a result, they’re seeking various forms of immunity from liability for the horrible things done to some children on their watch.

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Accepting Derailing

American Board of Clinical Social Work

Most of the time most of us therapists work as hard as we can to keep a treatment going, knowing that attempts to derail therapy have many meanings that can be explored and understood. I know that I have always been extremely reluctant to “give up.” However, in this post we will be looking at the few circumstances that we may encounter during our careers in which accepting derailing attempts is the only course of action the couple therapist can take.

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Caseloads fall at Cafcass but social workers still struggling with work pressures, finds survey

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Caseloads have fallen at Cafcass, but social workers are continuing to struggle with work pressures, according to a survey. The family court body said that the average caseload for social workers in its long-term teams fell from 21.7 in spring 2022 to 19.9 in May 2023, before dropping further, to about 18 now.

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Call for Papers – Special Issue on Behavioural Addiction, Indian Journal of Psychiatric Social Work

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

The Indian Journal of Psychiatric Social Work (IJPSW) is pleased to announce a special issue dedicated to exploring innovative research, interventions, and policies in the prevention and treatment of behavioural addictions. We accept Original Research articles( Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed-methods, RCTs), Review Articles(Bibliomtric, Scoping, Systematic and meta-analysis) Clinical Case Reports, Best Practices, Intervention/Practice Models, Book Review etc.

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All NASW Press eBooks on Sale: 15% Off

Social Work Blog

Going beyond clichéd self-help advice, Self-Care in Social Work, 2nd Edition applies a cognitive coping framework to social work activities to support practitioners in preventing or reducing burnout, secondary trauma, and vicarious trauma. This framework is woven into chapters devoted to self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-efficacy, applying social work skills to the practitioners themselves.