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NIA-Funded Study Explores Re-Engagement of Black Older Adults After COVID-19

University of Connecticut

Parekh’s research goal is to investigate both the barriers and the facilitators of engagement for Black and African American older adults in activities they enjoyed before the pandemic. Preliminary findings are based on focus group interviews with leaders, staff and volunteers at churches and senior centers in the Greater Hartford area.

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5 Social work engagement skills to deepen rapport with clients

Save the Social Worker

Much of this requires engagement. Engagement is tough. How do you engage involuntary clients, whom may not like what you are saying to them? This may sound ridiculous, but I would go to all efforts to get them to school. It will also help you better engage the client. Engagement is about the relationship.

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An interview with Dr. Marisa Marraccini

MQ Mental Health

Once I began training as a school psychologist, it became really clear to me that we need to do better for our teens struggling with suicide-related crises. A common one is the false belief that talking to youth about suicide or suicide-related behaviours will increase their likelihood of engaging in suicide-related behaviours.

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Faculty Research Explores Voter Engagement for the Formerly Incarcerated

University of Connecticut

To raise awareness and voter engagement among formerly incarcerated individuals in Connecticut, Assistant Professor Sukhmani Singh and Director of The Nancy A. The research methodology is primarily qualitative, relying on interviews from five focus groups conducted in the state’s three largest cities: Hartford, Waterbury and Bridgeport.

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51 Children Services Interview Questions You Should Know Of

Social Work Haven

Preparing for a social work interview within children’s services can be nerve-wracking, especially if it is your first ever social work job interview. However, with the right set of practice interview questions, you are most likely to outshine other candidates. How do you prepare for a social work interview?

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71 Common Interview Questions Every Social Worker Must Know

Social Work Haven

Preparing for interview questions you may be asked during a social work interview is vital. “By This holds true for interviews as well, where you are likely to outshine others tomorrow by preparing today. You can find questions that may be asked when interviewing for a role in Children Services HERE.

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How to Ace Your First Social Work Job Interview

Social Work Haven

I put together this simple guide on how to ace your social work interview and social work interview questions with aspiring and Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW) in mind, however; I believe experienced social workers will also find it useful. To think practicing social workers would interview me made me feel uneasy.