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When the journalism of child welfare fails, part one: The Boston Globe’s flying donkey

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Time for the token quote from a Black person Some reporters at the Globe seem to have a lot of trouble quoting Black people about child welfare. Here are the sentences: “It’s an extremely biased way of alerting the government to the risk of child maltreatment. Sixty-three percent did not include any allegation of substance abuse.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending December 14, 2021

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The real story of COVID-19 and “child welfare” was not a “pandemic of child abuse” -- that never happened. Instead, we need to unlearn the notion that the government knows best. The state’s child welfare “ombuds” investigated and found that KING got it right. Speaking of dangerous delusions about adoption, check out Prof.

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“Maybe we're just too damn intrusive": Tracing the take-the-child-and-run mentality that has endangered Massachusetts children for more than a century

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Whenever anyone in state government was asked about the problems in the state’s “child welfare” system they’d give the same stock answer: As soon as the new Department of Social Services was up and running, and took over jobs then done by the Department of Public Welfare, everything would be fine!

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Child Welfare Specialist : Social workers in this role focus on the safety and well-being of children, often within the context of child protective services or foster care systems. This includes defending individuals’ rights and addressing issues such as poverty, mental health, domestic violence, disability rights and substance abuse.

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A Love Letter to Social Workers on the Front Lines of COVID-19

Social Work Synergy

They work in child welfare agencies where the work is so sensitive that they avoid talking about it. Before I became a social work professor, I did casework in hospitals, child welfare agencies, crisis hotlines, and in the Veteran’s Administration. Social workers will work with those who have fallen into depression and substance abuse.

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Culturally Informed Therapy for Schizophrenia: A Review

Society of Clinical Psychology

As stated in our nation’s preamble, it is our duty to “establish justice and promote the general welfare” of American people, which includes the protection of our nation’s most vulnerable identities. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Diversity is not an adjunct descriptor of the U.S. American Psychological Association.

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“Walking Forward into 2021: A new paradigm with improved perceptions” By Professor Philip Breitenbucher, M.S.W.

The Advocate

He provides consulting services to numerous organizations and government agencies throughout the nation. His research interests include leadership, organizational change, social work instructional design, and the intersection of child welfare and substance abuse. Phil Breitenbucher, M.S.W.