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Morgan State University Professor Anthony Estreet to be next CEO of NASW

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View Full Article - Morgan State University Professor Anthony Estreet to be next CEO of NASW. News Professional Development Social Work Anthony Estreet Morgan State University NASW National Association of Social Workers Next Step Treatment CenterSWHELPER. WASHINGTON, D.C.

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BTec cull could deter working-class students from nursing, universities fear

The Guardian

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Police Training Needs Urgent Reforms, New Report from American University Reveals

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at the academy, in-service, mid-rank, and leadership levels are in many cases antiquated, inadequate, and in critical need of immediate transformation, according to a new report released by American University’s School of Public Affairs (SPA). SWHELPER.

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Festive opening of the university outpatient clinic

Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction

Dr. Isabel Dziobek, at the Humboldt University of Berlin was officially opened. The university outpatient clinic of the Institute of Psychology of the HU Berlin offers psychotherapeutic treatments and clinical-psychological diagnostics at the latest scientific level. On 09.09.2022, the new outpatient clinic for psychotherapy and psychodiagnostics, headed by Prof. From now on it is located at Justus-von-Liebig-Str. 7, 12489 Berlin.

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7 things I wish social work in university taught me

Save the Social Worker

That what you learn in university doesn’t seem to apply in practice. 15 months after qualifying as a social worker, here are 7 things I wish university taught me. What was the most important lesson you wish university taught you? I threw that out of the window after university!

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University-Assisted Community Schools: Children & Schools Journal January 2023 Issue Examines This Topic

Social Work Blog

The January 2023 issue of the journal Children & Schools focuses on the specific topic of university-assisted community schools. Here are some of the contents: Editorial: University-Assisted Community Schools. Canyons Community Schools: Universities and Colleges as Key Partners.

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NASW, University of Michigan White House field placement paper explores macro policy practice and political social work

Social Work Blog

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and University of Michigan have released a paper, The White House as a Field Placement Reflections on the Past and a Future for Policy and Political Practice , that features a speech by social worker and White House Fellow Harold Richman.

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When the Challenge of College or University Comes Home to Roost….

Gary Direnfeld

For those who have entered college or university, those students are just coming to face the extent of their academic challenges. We are almost a month into school. Some will rise, some will fall. Parents will concern themselves greatly for those students in distress. For many, academic and social issues will not be new or unknown. For many it will create hardship and conflict. Do know that life does not and should not end with or without academic achievement.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Social Development Fellow at the School of Social Work University of British Columbia

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS- Social Development Fellow at the School of Social Work University of British Columbia.

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Camille Quinn Honored with University of Chicago 2023 Milestone Achievement Award

Michigan Social Work

Associate Professor Camille Quinn will receive the 2023 Milestone Achievement Award from the University of Chicago’s Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice.

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University Mental Health and Wellbeing day: 19th February 2014

Martin Webber

Tomorrow is University Mental Health and Wellbeing Day. This is an annual event to promote the mental health of those who live and work in higher education settings. The International Centre for Mental Health Social. International Centre for Mental Health Social Research York

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Life after loneliness: ‘University was bleak; then I found confidence’

The Guardian

He sent me off in a whole new direction I expected to enjoy university, and when I didn’t I was knocked sideways. One day, after staring at an academic paper for three hours and writing nothing, I went to an employment adviser. I should have done: I was academic, I loved knowing things and equally, I had always thought I was gregarious, and liked having fun. I didn’t think I was bad at making friends either. And indeed, I quickly found a small group of people I got on with.

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MQ announces its biggest ever investment in new research

MQ Mental Health

Dr Gareth Griffith from the University of Bristol. Dr Leslie Carol Munoz Johnson from Emory University in Georgia, USA. Dr Marisa Ellen Marraccini from the University of North Carolina, USA. Dr Massimilano Orri from McGill University, Canada.

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NASW joins amicus brief in legal case involving sex abuse of Ohio State University students

Social Work Blog

The National Association of Social Workers on February 9, 2022, j along with 48 organizations, participated in the Moxley and Snyder-Hill v OSU amicus brief filed in the United States of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

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SELECTION FOR MASTER AND DOCTORATE IN SOCIAL WORK AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO – BRAZIL

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

SELECTION FOR MASTER AND DOCTORATE IN SOCIAL WORK AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO – BRAZIL. The post SELECTION FOR MASTER AND DOCTORATE IN SOCIAL WORK AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO – BRAZIL appeared first on International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW).

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KVC Health Systems and Emporia State University Launch Data Analytics Research to Benefit Children in Foster Care

KVC

Now, child welfare leader KVC Health Systems and graduate students at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas are working together to unlock the power of data analytics for the state’s most vulnerable children – those served by the child welfare system. About Emporia State University.

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Rogério M. Pinto Discusses the Toll of A Denied Tenure Bid at Columbia University in The Chronicle of Higher Education

Michigan Social Work

Pinto discussed his denied bid for tenure at Columbia University in 2014, and the physical, emotional and intellectual toll it took, with The Chronicle of Higher Education. . He felt inspired to speak out after reading about Lorgia García Peña’s tenure denial at Harvard University

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Workshop on Religion, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity in Adult Care at University of York

Health & Social Care Workforce

Olivia Luijnenburg is Research Associate at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce. 374 words) On the 7 July, Sue Westwood organised a workshop on Religion, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity in Adult Care at the … Continue reading → Gender Sexual orientation Spirituality Olivia Luijnenburg

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Karla Goldman Quoted in Inside Higher Ed on the History of Elite Universities Limiting Jewish Student Enrollment

Michigan Social Work

Professor Karla Goldman spoke with Inside Higher Ed about the report released by Stanford University uncovering its history of limiting Jewish student enrollments.

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Seven Faculty on Stanford University’s 2021 World's Top 2% Scientists List

Michigan Social Work

Seven U-M SSW faculty are included on Stanford University’s 2021 World's Top 2% Scientists list. The database provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship-adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator.

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University at Buffalo moves to distance learning as of March 23rd in response to COVID-19

Social Work Synergy

For the past month, the University at Buffalo has been preparing to move to a distance learning model for student instruction in response to the evolving COVID-19 situation. UB has been communicating with the university community via its COVID-19 [link] which has been updated almost daily since launching in January. UB statement on move to distance learning. . BUFFALO, N.Y. —

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An interview with Dr. Marisa Marraccini

MQ Mental Health

CW: This post references suicide The MQ Foundation is very proud to be working with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to support the work of new MQ Fellow and researcher Dr. Marisa Marraccini from the University of North Carolina.

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Pinterest Assignment for the Social Work Classroom

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

A few years back, my colleague, Dr. Lisa Baker at Samford University’s Department of Social Work , and I collaborated on a study about a technology-meditated assignment that we developed for a Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) course.

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The Power of Words: Using Poetic Analysis in a Social Work Research Course

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Editor’s Note: This blog post was written by Amber Sutton, LICSW, ABD, a social work instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, in collaboration with students from her undergraduate social work research course during the Spring 2022 semester.

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Use of Universal Screening Scores to Predict Distal Academic and Behavioral Outcomes Among School-Aged youth

Society of Clinical Psychology

Katie Eklund discusses the use of universal screening scores to predict distal academic and behavioral outcomes among school-aged youth. academic skill curriculum-based measurement scores) to increase the likelihood of universal screener adoption.

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Hunt’s disability plans put 1 million people at risk of losing £350 a month, IFS says

The Guardian

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A Lifeline for Primary Care Amid a Crisis in Youth Mental Health

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Mental Health News MC3 program mental health crisis Michigan State University primary care providers University of Michigan youth mental healthSWHELPER.

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The Digital Divide is a Human Rights Issue

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Sanders digital divide Federal Communications Commission Human Rights Internet access long-term evolution network University of UtahSWHELPER. The COVID-19 pandemic shed a glaring light on the important role that technology and access to high-speed internet play our lives.

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Professor Kamaldeep Bhui joins the MQ Science Council

MQ Mental Health

Professor Kamaldeep Bhui CBE is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Oxford, Editor in chief of the British Journal of Psychiatry and a senior research fellow at Wadham college.

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Anxiety Effectively Treated with Exercise

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Both moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic, a study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows. SWHELPER.

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The next MQ Data Science meeting, in collaboration with DATAMIND

MQ Mental Health

The first session will feature presentations from researchers from Swansea University, Queens University Belfast and will be chaired by Robert Stewart from Kings College London. MQ Data Science meeting: Suicidality.

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New Center to Combat Global Human Trafficking

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In a quest to arm officials and stakeholders around the globe with more accurate and trusted data to better understand and address this global problem, the University of Georgia has established a new interdisciplinary center to combat human trafficking […]. SWHELPER.

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When Giving Thanks, Don’t Forget Yourself

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While it’s well documented that gratitude toward others can improve wellbeing, two University of Florida scientists find that gratitude toward your past self also has benefits. Mental Health News past gratitude self gratitude self-awareness self-transcendent emotion University of Florida

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In A New World, Social Work Leads the Way

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This is a sponsored article by California State University at Northridge How Cal State Northridge is doing its part. Justice News Social Work Cal State Northridge California State University Northridge Covid-19 CSUN CSUN MSW social work educationJason Gibby.

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“Child welfare” and the moral bankruptcy of social work

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

program at Eastern Kentucky University. There are students and alumni of the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, such as the 122 students who signed a letter protesting Prof. Are the failures of social work really just a matter of degree?

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Online Capacity Building on Social Work Practice Research Central-Asian Workshop

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New Preschool Program in Oregon is a Model for the Nation—But Challenges Remain

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By Mary King and Lisa Dodson In November 2020, voters in Multnomah County, home to the city of Portland, resoundingly approved the creation of a new, universal preschool program—a program that could serve as a model for desperately needed preschool and childcare investments for the entire country.

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How has COVID-19 impacted Higher Education? Questions over Online Learning

The Critical Blog

Professor in Media and Education, Head of the Centre for Excellence in Media Practice at Bournemouth University and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Misc covid-19 Critical thinking Education higher education Online Learning Remote Learning Students University

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Poverty, Racism and the Public Health Crisis in America

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In a newly published article, Bettina Beech, clinical professor of population health in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences at the University of […]. SWHELPER. Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S.

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MQ Mental Health Research is Awarded a Wolfson Foundation Grant to Study Covid-Induced Cognitive Impairment

MQ Mental Health

The study is being led by Dr. Maxime Taquet, a Harvard Medical School research fellow, based at the University of Oxford in the UK. Latest news and opinion Uncategorized @en_us brain fog cognitive impairment COVID Harvard University mental health Oxford University research