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A New York State “child welfare” agency can curb one family policing horror with the stroke of a pen. Do they have the guts?

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

In the case that is the subject of the new lawsuit, The Imprint reports, the state child abuse hotline was notified of the domestic abuse from the mother’s therapist, whom she had confided in after telling [her abuser] to leave for good. Therapists are, of course, mandated reporters of “child abuse.”

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Micro, Mezzo & Macro Social Work

Social Work Bubble

Micro Social Workers include the following: Psychotherapist Child Protection and Family Services Worker Foster Care & Adoption Worker Juvenile Court Liasion School Social Worker Court Advocate Probation Officer Rehabilitation Case Worker Medical Social Worker Substance Recovery Worker Forensic Social Worker Case Manager Group Therapist Behavioral (..)

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Micro, Mezzo & Macro Social Work

Social Work Bubble

Micro Social Workers include the following: Psychotherapist Child Protection and Family Services Worker Foster Care & Adoption Worker Juvenile Court Liasion School Social Worker Court Advocate Probation Officer Rehabilitation Case Worker Medical Social Worker Substance Recovery Worker Forensic Social Worker Case Manager Group Therapist Behavioral (..)

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Members in the Media – June 8, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Javier Alvarado is a member of NASW-PA: Intercultural Family Services plans to scale up services and increase visibility under newly appointed CEO The Philadelphia Inquirer He has only been in the top spot for two weeks, but one of the things Javier Alvarado plans to do is raise the profile of Intercultural Family Services, Inc.

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Members in the Media – June 8, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Javier Alvarado is a member of NASW-PA: Intercultural Family Services plans to scale up services and increase visibility under newly appointed CEO The Philadelphia Inquirer He has only been in the top spot for two weeks, but one of the things Javier Alvarado plans to do is raise the profile of Intercultural Family Services, Inc.

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NASW News Hits – January 2022

Social Workers Speak

NASW New Jersey Chapter Executive Director Jennifer Thompson was quoted in the article about long waiting lines to see mental health therapists. Yahoo news did an article on a mental health crisis in New Jersey , spurred in part by the pandemic. The article reached a potential 65 million readers. The potential reach: 484,000 readers.

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News Items – December 16, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Ken Page is a member: 5 Ways To Actually Support A Friend Going Through A Divorce, From A Therapist. To find out how to best be there for someone going through a divorce, we asked therapist and relationship expert Ken Page, LCSW, for his best tips. “For me, she’s my trailblazer,” Espaillat said of her mother. Mind Body Green.