University of Connecticut

MARCH 4, 2024

At the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) annual conference, the UConn SSW’s Associate Dean for Research Jennifer Manuel was welcomed to the 2024 class of Fellows. SSWR Fellows maintain their status as long as they are current members of the Society. Designation as a SSWR Fellow is limited.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 20, 2023

“This sends out entirely the wrong signal on how health and social care staff are valued by society. “It should also be stressed that staff retention is becoming an increasingly acute problem for services across HSC.” “We have very deep concerns about impacts on patients and other service users.”

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

APRIL 28, 2022

The SWESD 2022 Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the JOINT WORLD CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: REDEFINING SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN A POST-PANDEMIC SOCIETY: SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AT A CROSSROADS. Overcoming neo-liberal legacy.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

MAY 5, 2023

International Seminar on Indigenous Social Work Historical Development of Indigenous Social Work and Evolving Practice Models in Canada With a Focus on Social Policy and Indigenous Knowledge-Based Mental Health Approaches Co-hosted by：Association for International Social Work (AISW), Japanese Society for the Study of Social Work (JSSSW) TBC, Grant-in-Aid (..)

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We also wrote a statement on the Commission theme and endorsed the Civil Society Declaration that will be presented at the opening session. You can visit the Commission website for more information on the meetings, the full schedule of events and all NGO statements.

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Beyond Advocacy

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Justice Samuel Alito wrote a concurring opinion asserting that the effect of guns on American society was irrelevant to the issue. The social work profession must not only address these challenges through science and research but also must increase its engagement with the political arena if we are to have an impact on policy and legislation.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JANUARY 14, 2024

Bufka’s career professional focus has been on utilizing clinical science to inform programs and policies relevant to psychology practice with the ultimate aim of supporting and improving the quality of care. Dr. Bufka is an advocate for science to support practice and practice-based evidence to inform research and policy.

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MQ Mental Health

APRIL 26, 2024

During this election year (2024), when party leaders want your votes, mental health has been thrust to the forefront of certain political policies. Language can be powerful, particularly in regards to mental health conditions. We need to stop using this performative language. Empathy, kindness, understanding {is needed}.

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Michigan Social Work

JANUARY 9, 2024

Professor Trina Shanks has received the 2024 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Social Policy Award. Shanks will be presented with the award this weekend at the SSWR Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. in January.

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Community Care

JANUARY 6, 2023

. “As employers, we must do all we can to not only encourage diversity within our workforce but also to create a culture that allows everyone to reach their full potential,” said Rachael Wardell, chair of the ADCS’s workforce development policy committee. More follows.

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Social Work With Adults

JANUARY 31, 2024

Their values, skills, knowledge aptitude and commitment to deliver policies and legislation to support improvements in social care, often in very challenging circumstances, have been remarkable. I must also pay tribute to the civil servants with whom I have worked.

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Social Worker Empathy Mental Health Diversity 143

Relias

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

As with many mental health conditions, American society has unfortunately applied stigma to suicide and those coping with suicidal ideation. When it comes to suicidality and other mental health concerns, three types of stigmas come into play: Public stigma: This refers to the wider held stigmas in any given society or group.

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Self-harm Mental Health Healthcare Recovery 98

Social Work Futures

JANUARY 18, 2023

New White House Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (October 2022) – developed by the The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Oracle for Transfeminist Technology game and resource. Learning tools and community. ACLU’s Algorithmic Equity Toolkit 8.

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Social Worker Government 147

Social Work Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

In response, The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Texas Chapter released a statement and NASW’s national office also released a statement in support of transgender youth and their families in accordance with NASW policy statements reflected in Social Work Speaks , 12th ed. 2018-2020). 2018-2020). [2] 2018-2020). [3]

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Beyond Advocacy

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

President and Lisa Ellen Goldberg Professor of Social Work, Public Policy, and Law, New York University Faye Mishna, Ph.D., Abrams and the latest cohort of Fellows will be officially installed at a ceremony during the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference scheduled for January 10-14, 2024, in Washington, DC.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

MARCH 14, 2024

Submissions from various disciplines and methodological traditions are welcomed, including qualitative and quantitative studies, mixed designs, with participatory and/or collaborative emphases, linking with territories, communities, collectives, social movements, and public policies.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 3, 2024

The 12th edition of Social Work Speaks is a comprehensive and unabridged collection of policies adopted and revised by the NASW Delegate Assembly in 2020. The policy statements set the parameters for NASW’s positions and actions on a broad range of public policy and professional issues.

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Beyond Advocacy

AUGUST 25, 2022

The policy will continue to expand through the automatic enrollment of newborns – an estimated 450,000 each year – and approximately 250,000 eligible students in public schools each year.”. Shanks, and William Elliott III, are CSD Faculty Directors and major contributors to asset-building policies. Shapiro and Edward N.

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The Guardian

JULY 12, 2023

As a society, we profess to be child-centred, yet the UK has for the last 13 years voted for Conservative administrations that have systematically attacked and dismantled children’s services. However, the Sun is not alone in displaying a contradictory attitude towards children and young people. Continue reading.

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Beyond Advocacy

MAY 29, 2023

The four-day Macro United Conference , organized by Influencing Social Policy, will bring together social work educators, policymakers, practitioners, and students to address the many complex issues facing our polarized society. Louis Public Schools, and the Clark-Fox Policy Institute at the Brown School.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Mariana Bolivar, Research Lead, MQ Mental Health Research Mental health research in this area has already been incredibly useful in guiding policy and intervention. Benefits of Social Media to Society While there might be dangers to our mental health associated with social media, there are also potentially lots of benefits.

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The Guardian

JUNE 8, 2023

All this is laid out graphically in a report, Support Guaranteed , published today by the Fabian Society. This is the right time for Labour to explore radical policies, planning how to implement them, as centre-left thinktanks did in the run-up to 1997. Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist Continue reading.

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MQ Mental Health

MAY 11, 2023

The paper, written by 40 global experts, followed an extensive road mapping process of evidence reviews and consultation with mental health researchers, clinicians, policy experts and people with lived and living experience of mental illnesses and suicide. These devastating losses are preventable,” says co-lead author Professor Rory O’Connor.

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MQ Mental Health

JUNE 29, 2023

This partnership aims to provide a comprehensive roadmap for a whole society approach to protect people’s mental health amid the cost-of-living-crisis. The report offers targeted recommendations and solutions that different sectors of society can action to better support people through the crisis.

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Community Care

JULY 16, 2023

Practitioners are aware of the customs and practices and any particular difficulties faced by the claimant in their home society. “It is not acceptable to fall back on legislation, written in a different age, to shunt the consequences of national policy onto local government.”

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

NASW promulgates professional policies, conducts research, publishes professional studies and books, provides continuing education and enforces the NASW Code of Ethics. NASW has worked to develop high standards of social work practice while unifying the social work profession. 2018-2020). [2] 2018-2020). [3] 2018-2020).

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Consistent with our published policy statements, NASW supports assisting children and youths who enter the juvenile justice system in a manner commensurate with their age, developmental level, and ability to differentiate between right and wrong. The state has now appealed this order to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Rehabilitation Social Worker 62

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

APRIL 23, 2022

The SWESD 2022 Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the JOINT WORLD CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: REDEFINING SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN A POST-PANDEMIC SOCIETY: SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AT A CROSSROADS.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Those most affected by these harsh and reactionary policies tend to be vulnerable populations known as “folk devils”—young people, public assistance recipients, immigrants, LGBTQ individuals, those with mental illness, and illicit drug users—groups that have long served as feared targets of moral condemnation.

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Human Services Advocacy Social Worker Mental Health 52

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The SWESD2022 -Joint World Conference On Social Work Education And Social Development: Redefining Social Policy And Social Work Practice In A Post-Pandemic Society: Social Welfare Programs And Social Work Education At A Crossroads was held in Seoul, South Korea during October 26 -29 th , 2022.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Micro theories examine how the individual’s behavior is shaped by their environment, while macro theories look at how society shapes individuals and their opportunities for success and wellbeing. They are used to explain how different components of a society interact and influence one another. What are macro level theories?

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Social Worker Interventional Advocacy Engagement 52

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The organised field visits to the Centre for Social Work, Save the Children Kosova/o, and Nevo Concepti provided a deeper understanding of the current social work problems faced by professionals in Kosovo and the social policy responses to them ( [link] ).

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Social Work With Adults

APRIL 21, 2023

Social worker, Gavin Wilson, provides a positive account of his secondment to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) as Lead Analyst in the 'fair cost of care' policy team. I helped policy researchers test their theories against my frontline social work experience. DHSC isn’t a magic box where data goes in and policy pops out.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

It is the nation’s leading organization cultivating an active community of individuals and organizations to spread awareness of implicit bias against older people and influence policies and programs that benefit us all of us as we age. Example: “One of our society’s strengths is our belief in justice.

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Communication Advocacy Social Worker Engagement 52

Community Care

MARCH 23, 2022

Indeed, Webb, Bennett and Bywaters said there was a “dominant policy narrative” that no such link existed. Austerity, Poverty and Children’s Services Quality in England: Consequences for Child Welfare and Public Services was published in the journal Social Policy and Society. Dominant narrative’.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By Ryan Namata Social workers play a vital role in society, providing support and assistance to individuals and communities in need. These organizations work to influence policy changes and promote equitable salaries for social workers. Social workers deserve fair compensation for their invaluable contributions to society.

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Social Worker Private Practice Human Resources Consultation 67

Famcare

MAY 11, 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to recede after killing 1,000,000 of our fellow citizens in two years, social workers who deal in public policy are asking the question, "How did our society let this deadly disease get so out of control and do so much damage?".

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