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NASW Proudly Acknowledges Women’s History Month

Social Work Blog

By Yasoda Sharma, PhD, MSW March is recognized as Women’s History Month, with the 2024 United Nations theme being “Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress.” Women worldwide face numerous challenges, underscoring the urgent need for comprehensive actions to empower them. Women’s History Month.

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International Summer School: “Gender and Leadership: Social Work Education in Southeast Europe”

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

International Summer School: “Gender and Leadership: Social Work Education in Southeast Europe”. Experts from the host country presented their work, for example the representative of the Kosovo Women’s Network, the Kosovo Constitutional Court, the Gender Equality Agency, and the non-governmental organization Artpolis.

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Inequality of Mental Health

MQ Mental Health

This World Mental Health Day (10 October 2023), the theme is Mental Health is a Human Right. We at MQ have been striving for the past 10 years to make mental health a human right in several ways. However for many years, physical health has received more funding for research, more focus and therefore more developments in treatment.

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UN to investigate use of ‘parental alienation’ tactic in custody cases

The Guardian

There is no single agreed definition of parental alienation but a generally accepted description is a child’s rejection of one parent as a result of psychological manipulation by their preferred parent.

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Role of a Social Worker in Facilitating Change

Social Work Haven

The role of a social worker in facilitating change involves the gathering of individual groups for the purpose of achieving a common goal which may include community development and advocacy. Practices such as co-production can help social workers promote equality. Staudt et al.,