Social Workers Speak

JUNE 29, 2023

Mel Wilson is a member of NASW-DC: Lancaster city police looking to hire social worker Lancaster Online Mel Wilson was on staff with the National Association of Social Workers for 20 years until he retired about 18 months ago. For most of his time there, he managed its office of social justice and human rights.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The independent researchers, who received data from the county, also found that social workers disagreed with the risk scores the algorithm produced about one-third of the time. Another bastion of the child welfare establishment JAMA Pediatrics has called b.s. The Imprint has a story. Our own take is here. Here’s our report.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

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! How many times has it worked?

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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 Haven

APRIL 22, 2023

Social work aims to enhance the mental and emotional health of individuals and families by offering psychological services. This article will provide some simple anger management tips for children with autism, which social workers can use in their practice. How do you determine the patterns of behaviours?

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Instead, a social worker told Janell that the adults had lied about the dentist. Oh honey, that’s not how it works,” the social worker told Janell. But then … Three weeks later, her social worker surprised Lacie when she announced DCFS would be taking her children, after all. But she did not see her mother.

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