Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Article by Diana Ling, MA, Program Manager; and Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH, Senior Health Strategist; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin. Drinking during pregnancy is more common than you might think. To learn more, visit NASW’s Behavioral Health page.

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Beyond Advocacy

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The event was sponsored by The Silver School of Social Work at New York University and the University of Buffalo School of Social Work, in addition to the Crown School. Dr. Guterman is also a former dean of the Crown School. Mass shootings are defined as incidents where four or more people are killed or injured.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Pace As someone who ran a large organization when he was dean at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, Richard P. In fact, he has donated to several NASW Foundation funds, including the NASW Social Work Pioneers® program, Memorial and Tribute Fund, Annual Fund, and Social Work Public Education.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Others embrace immigrant incorporation consistent with the social work grand challenge to achieve equal opportunity and justice. A recent issue of the journal Social Work Research , co-published by Oxford University Press and NASW Press, includes an article that highlights research into this concern.

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Millennial Social Worker

JULY 3, 2020

The Grand Challenges of Social Work is the lead program of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW). This initiative champions social progress powered by science. Social Workers & The Society. Social Workers & The Society. The Grand Challenge Effort.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) April is Alcohol Awareness Month—a call for social workers to learn about risky drinking, including any alcohol use during pregnancy. A client who is trying to get pregnant tells you she’s been having a glass of wine every night to unwind. That’s ok, right?” What do you say?

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Social Workers Speak

JANUARY 12, 2022

In the program, 456 players compete in games based on Korean childhood games to win a grand prize of about $38 million dollars. Social workers help people overcome life’s challenges to achieve their full potential. But the penalty for losing is death, and often in a gruesome ways. Take time to read it.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The first edition of Burnout and Self-Care in Social Work was a breakout hit, providing a guiding light for those who were struggling. In this edition, impacted by difficult, challenging times, Smullens introduces a fifth dimension, societal burnout, to her examination of personal, professional, relational, and physical burnout.

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Beyond Advocacy

MARCH 20, 2024

This gathering, which drew child welfare administrators and practitioners from across the nation, was a crucial platform for discussing the opportunities and challenges presented by the new, flexible licensing standards issued by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in September 2023. Joining her was Aysha E.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

The American Academy of Social Work and Welfare’s grand challenge to “create social responses to a changing environment” is a call to action for social workers to advocate for environmental justice. Prior to 2020, the field of social work was limited in its adoption of digital practice.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

The American Academy of Social Work and Welfare’s grand challenge to “create social responses to a changing environment” is a call to action for social workers to advocate for environmental justice. Prior to 2020, the field of social work was limited in its adoption of digital practice.

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Social Workers Speak

MAY 25, 2023

News Items – May 25, 2023 Carmen Reese Foster is a member of NASW-TN: Lack of empathy: Growing anxiety and depression follows wave of activism for Black social workers Milwaukee Independent Since the 2020 racial reckoning, social workers have prided ourselves on working to eliminate social justice disparities.

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Social Workers Speak

MAY 25, 2023

News Items – May 25, 2023 Carmen Reese Foster is a member of NASW-TN: Lack of empathy: Growing anxiety and depression follows wave of activism for Black social workers Milwaukee Independent Since the 2020 racial reckoning, social workers have prided ourselves on working to eliminate social justice disparities.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 11, 2023

It’s National Women’s Health Week (May 14-20), an opportunity for social workers to encourage women to make their health a priority, including avoiding drinking too much alcohol. Prenatal alcohol exposure has been linked to increased risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, premature birth, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Unfortunately, there is no “grand unifying link,” but you can find the stories here: -- Mandatory reporting -- The trauma of needless investigations -- Racial bias -- Termination of parental rights And, from ProPublica late in 2021: TANF as a child welfare slush fund. Why didn’t more listen? The third book was published in late 2021.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The UK government recently published guidance from the department of health and social care into improving the mental health of babies, children and young people. The more risk factors they are exposed to the more likely they are to have mental health challenges. This week (5-11 February 2024) is Children’s Mental Health Week.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The UK government recently published guidance from the department of health and social care into improving the mental health of babies, children and young people. The more risk factors they are exposed to the more likely they are to have mental health challenges. This week (5-11 February 2024) is Children’s Mental Health Week.

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Social Workers Speak

JULY 8, 2022

Opening the conference was keynote speaker Rosalie Fish, a track and field champion and social work major at the University of Washington known for her advocacy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Issues seem grand, insurmountable, and fixed. Life Changing: When History is Taught Honestly. It did not go well for her.

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MQ Mental Health

OCTOBER 17, 2023

35 of MQ’s 63 projects directly challenge inequalities in mental health and mental health research. People with severe mental illnesses are more likely to be unemployed, exacerbating and continuing social inequalities. This World Mental Health Day (10 October 2023), the theme is Mental Health is a Human Right.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

Key features of its implementation include: ● Ethically challenged ethics reviews. ● And sure enough, the developers say, it works! ● It aims to stamp a scarlet number risk score on EVERY child at birth. There is no opportunity for any family to opt-out or deny the use of their personal data. Deceptive marketing. More about that below.)

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Save the Social Worker

DECEMBER 28, 2020

I hope that the lessons (and mistakes) from 4 years of investing, can give you a different lens to look at your individual and organisational strategy within social services. And yes, I’ve only had a year of experience working as a social worker in direct practice. Was it the people he worked with? million ($SG20.2

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Society of Clinical Psychology

MAY 9, 2023

Her work focuses on psychotherapy with people who belong to marginalized and subordinate positions in the social hierarchy, and the psychological effects of social inequities such as heterosexism, sexism, and racism, as well as LGBTQIA+ psychology from an Intersectional identity and Black feminist lens. John’s University.

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Beautiful Voyager

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

All middle aged (or so) entrepreneur businessmen openly sharing about their journey through mental health challenges, recovery and public disclosure. One interesting question raised by the host JF Lacasse was: why is it so hard, especially for men, to talk about their psychological and emotional challenges, and ask for help?

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Social Work Futures

APRIL 13, 2023

Thankfully – social work has taken up space related to this topic – in the form of the Social Work Grand Challenges and beyond. The Futures of Social Issues and Climate It is interesting to see the U.S. Climate change is among our most urgent shared concerns.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

Article by Diana Ling, MA, Program Manager; and Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH, Senior Health Strategist; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin. How can social workers help clients feel comfortable discussing their drinking?

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

JANUARY 6, 2023

Social Work in Social Policy: Engagement Strategies for Today and the Next Generation—A Book Event |. Social workers have profoundly shaped social policy for over a century, but how can they continue to influence it effectively? Founder and Director, Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 8, 2024

Social workers can help women prioritize their health by making conversations about alcohol use part of routine practice. As providers of mental and behavioral health services in a broad range of settings, social workers play a pivotal role in preventing risky drinking among women, including any alcohol use during pregnancy.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an invitation to social workers to make conversations about alcohol use part of routine practice—and to make sure they’re armed with the facts. How can social workers help clients feel comfortable discussing their drinking? Do you know how much drinking is too much, or what counts as a standard drink?

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Social Work Haven

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Social workers, start your Sunday with a dose of inspiration! In the tranquil moments of this beautiful Sunday morning, social workers may find solace in Sunday morning quotes and the wisdom of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who reminds us that “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”

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Social Workers Speak

APRIL 13, 2023

For Black social workers, anxiety and depression are on the rise The Conversation Since the 2020 racial reckoning, social workers have prided ourselves on working to eliminate social justice disparities. Eliminating Racism,” for instance, became an official grand challenge of social work in 2020.

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Beyond Advocacy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Unlike Ayn Rand who believed the world would end when she died , many of us—particularly those who devote our lives to social work—would like to live our lives knowing we are contributing something that will leave the world in a bit better shape that it was when we arrived. It is our reason for being. We need more.

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Social Workers Speak

APRIL 13, 2023

For Black social workers, anxiety and depression are on the rise The Conversation Since the 2020 racial reckoning, social workers have prided ourselves on working to eliminate social justice disparities. Eliminating Racism,” for instance, became an official grand challenge of social work in 2020.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In the realm of social work, where empathy reigns supreme and every day brings new challenges, one powerful tool stands out as a beacon of hope and resilience: words. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the profound world of encouragement and strength a social worker can bring. ” – A.A.

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Beyond Advocacy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Unlike Ayn Rand who believed the world would end when she died, many of us—particularly those who devote our lives to social work—would like to live our lives knowing we are contributing something that will leave the world in a bit better shape that it was when we arrived. It is our reason for being. We need more.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 2, 2023

Yet not one of these distinguished professionals challenged the comments. It’s another way for doctors to assert hegemony over what is actually a social justice problem and persuade people it’s a “public health” problem. No Amount of Money is going to end this dysfunctional, circular pattern. Bizarre use of capitalization in original.]

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Beyond Advocacy

JANUARY 5, 2024

Dr. Day shared a similar interest in her work with Partners for Our Children, an affiliate with the University of Washington School of Social Work in Seattle. Louis faculty, where she co-led the Promote Smart Decarceration network of the Grand Challenges for Social Work.

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Beyond Advocacy

JANUARY 15, 2023

As we celebrate his birthday, it should be a time to reflect on his inspiring words and deeds and commit to working toward a more perfect union. At the time, I was working in the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office. Our profession of social work still has work to do. The late Dr. Larry E.

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