Save the Social Worker

MARCH 13, 2023

After 2 years being a social worker in a Family Service Centre (FSC) in Singapore, earning all of $3600 per month, before having a pay bump to $3690 in my second year (which I asked for), I realised that we were so sheepish about talking about money, that social workers were actually struggling. And you can’t think about money.

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Domestic Violence Social Worker Social Services Social Services 130

Social Workers Speak

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Psychology Today. Lena, a seasoned high school teacher whom I interviewed while conducting research for my book, Lockdown: Talking to Your Kids About School Violence , admitted that she keeps a baseball bat next to her classroom door, just in case. “A Women’s Health.

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Social Worker LCSW Clinic Therapist 40

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

Wrongful removal inflicts profound psychological trauma. Landry runs the Office of Child and Family Services within Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services. One summary, in its entirely states: A parent had significant mental health issues and the inability to protect the children from domestic violence.

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Child Welfare Welfare Domestic Violence Foster Care 98