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School shootings and fentanyl overdoses: the uncounted costs of neglecting maltreated children

Child Welfare Monitor

Colin and Colt Gray: TMZ Maylia Sotelo: Fox 11 A fourteen-year-old boy and a fifteen-year-old girl are charged as adults, one for a mass shooting and the other for selling a fentanyl tablet that killed an older teenager. These two young people had something in common–a long history of neglect (and sometimes abuse) by their parents and a failure to intervene by child welfare services despite multiple reports that children were in danger.

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Social Work Voices Set to Shape CHOGM 2024 in Samoa

International Federation of Social Workers

The Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (COSW) will play a key role in advancing social work perspectives at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa from 20 […]

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Reposting: Torn apart: A skewed portrait of child welfare in America

Child Welfare Monitor

The MacArthur Foundation has announced its new class of Fellows, the recipients of what are commonly called the “Genius Awards.” Among the recipients is Dorothy Roberts, the self-styled popularizer of the term “racial disproportionality” and creator of the term “the family policing system.” According to the Director of the Program , “The 2024 MacArthur Fellows pursue rigorous inquiry with aspiration and purpose.

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After School Meltdowns?

Gary Direnfeld

Some kids come home after school and can’t seem to hold themselves together. Meltdowns. There is a belief that after holding themselves together all day at school, they use home as a safe place to let it go. Maybe for some. For those where it may be the case that they truly are spent holding themselves together at school, we wonder about neurodivergences and/or mental health challenges.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Book Launch: Social Work as a Global Profession (online)

International Federation of Social Workers

We are pleased to invite you to the online book launch of Social Work as a Global Profession: Handbook for Teaching and Learning, on Wednesday, 23rd October 2024, from 12:15 […]

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending Oct. 1, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

● This just in: America’s foremost scholar on the intersection of racism and family policing (and a member of the NCCPR Board of Directors) Prof. Dorothy Roberts has received a MacArthur Fellowship -- the awards that are commonly known as “genius grants.” From the New York Times story : Another fellow, Dorothy Roberts, a legal scholar and public policy researcher focused on racial inequities in social services, said she appreciated receiving the fellowship after spending decades writing about to

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Kids Bored?

Gary Direnfeld

The child said they were bored. It was a casual hint to the parent that the child wanted to watch TV. The child was hoping to appeal to the parent’s wish to make them happy by signaling distress. The child was moping. The parent said, “I hear you.” That’s it. Then the parent carried on with what they were doing. The parent knew not to rush in to make their child feel better by giving into something.

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“The Pact is an important step forward to reinvigorate action and commitments”: IFSW’s advocacy at the UN’s Summit of the Future

International Federation of Social Workers

IFSW United Nations representatives Sebastian Cordoba, Evelyn Tomaszewski and Anne Deepak attended the UN’s Summit of the Future (as part of the General Assembly High-Level Week) and parallel events advocating […]

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending Sept. 24, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

● Often children are taken when their poverty is confused with neglect only to face actual abuse in foster care. But rarely children really do face horrific abuse in their own homes. This story from The Press-Enterprise in Riverside describes a case in California in which that happened – and then the children faced horrific abuse in a foster home overseen by a private agency. ● I mention the item above because right now, California’s private foster care agencies are rushing to make sure it never

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Celebrating 20 Years of Impact

Center for Child Protection

A Community United in Hope and Healing This year marks a special milestone for the Center for Child Protection – the 20th anniversary of our Guardian Angel Society. Launched in 2004 with just 20 supporters, this remarkable giving program has blossomed into a powerful network totaling 400 dedicated donors in 2024. Guardian Angel Society Co-Chair, Nicole Grupp, said the philanthropic gifts from members for the past two decades have played a crucial role in the “successful outcomes thes

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Self-Care A-Z: Hope as a Self-Care Strategy

The New Social Worker

Professionally and personally, we must attend to our individual self-care of hope. We must practice that hope in our professional and collective actions.

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Nar-cissist?

Gary Direnfeld

You have to understand, the nar-cissist isn’t looking for a win/win. They’re often not even looking for a win/lose. What they are looking for is to make the life of someone they blame, miserable. If they win something in the process, that’s just a bonus. Sure, there will be some outcomes they will prefer, but don’t lose sight that significantly, their motivation is your demise.

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Orange Shirt Day – Where do we go from here?

International Federation of Social Workers

A statement from the IFSW Indigenous Commission: Orange Shirt Day commemorates the many Indigenous children who were taken from their families and communities and placed in board schools as a […]

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New York’s structure for screening child abuse reports guarantees one thing: mutually-assured buck-passing. The Legislature should change that.

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2018 The State Assembly holds a hearing Oct. 9 that could be a first step in the right direction Last March, the New York City Family Policy Project , an essential resource, and not just for New Yorkers, published a comprehensive report on the harm done by the state’s child abuse hotline, which is run by the state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS).

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.

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Kinship care keeps children and youth connected

National Casa Gal

National CASA/GAL emphasizes the profound importance of kinship care, particularly during September, which is observed as National Kinship Care Month. Read More. The post Kinship care keeps children and youth connected appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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Free Mental Health Webinars, October 2024

Social Work.Career

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 35 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health. To make it easier for you to find a webinar that is of interest to you, […] The post Free Mental Health Webinars, October 2024 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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Picky Little Eater?

Gary Direnfeld

There are many reasons why some toddlers and preschoolers are picky eaters. It could be a flavor thing, a texture thing, a digestive thing, and quite commonly… a giving in thing. Once those medical/biological issues are ruled out, what’s left is behavioral, meaning the kid is dictating dinner. It’s easy to happen. Just give in. For some, all it takes is once.

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Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Week 1-10 October 2024

International Federation of Social Workers

Kicking off on 1 October with the United Nation’s International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP2023) and concluding on 10 October in conjunction with the World Health Organization’s World Mental Health Day, this 3rd […]

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Get Connected: Using Social Media for Social Work Success

Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.

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Why I Partner with Otsuka Pharmaceuticals: A Mental Health Advocate’s Perspective on Patient-Pharma Collaboration

Nnatasha Tracy

Partnering with Otsuka Pharmaceuticals for World Mental Health Day has sparked controversy, but I believe collaboration with pharmaceutical companies can benefit patient advocacy and innovation. While I understand the skepticism around "big pharma," my work with Otsuka is about amplifying patient voices and ensuring medication development includes our needs.

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Ethics Alive! Social Workers and the Ethics of Follow-Up and Termination With Clients Who Disappear

The New Social Worker

What are a social worker’s ethical obligations when clients do not show up for services? Consider a client who misses a scheduled meeting with you. You follow up, but the client does not respond. What now?

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Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)

National Casa Gal

As we celebrate 40 years of VOCA, we reflect on its remarkable contributions and the lives it has changed. Read More. The post Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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ENGAGE 2024 Small Grant Recipients Announced

Michigan Social Work

In 2018, ENGAGE launched the Small Grants Program to encourage faculty to build partnerships with Detroit community-based organizations and to support resident-led efforts to strengthen Detroit neighborhoods. These awards are supported by the Office of the Provost and are part of the School of Social Work’s strategic effort to connect Detroit engagement efforts and increase impact in the city.

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Empower Your Nonprofit With Effective Payroll & HCM Services

Managing a nonprofit involves many challenges, but payroll and HR shouldn’t be among them. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps nonprofits choose the best provider. Efficient payroll services ensure timely, accurate payments, vital for maintaining staff and volunteer morale. Compliance support helps navigate complex labor laws and avoid costly fines.

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4 Phases of Emergency Management for Hospitals and Health Systems

Relias

When a natural disaster happens, there may be little or no time to prepare. Areas across the U.S. know this all too well. With only a few days’ notice of an incoming hurricane, a few minutes for a deadly tornado — or no notice at all for a fire, earthquake, active shooter, or other sudden calamity — advance planning is the only way to mitigate potentially deadly impacts.

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Analogies for Engagement: Potty Training for Emotions

The New Social Worker

An analogy to potty training can show children and their caregivers that emotions can also be felt in the body, and addressing these emotions early on can help with early management to lessen the risk of a crisis.

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

CO4Kids

Back to Blogs Community Blog October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month CDHS makes child support services safer for domestic violence survivors October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic Violence Awareness Month is an opportunity for us to uplift the voices of survivors and supporters and engage in a national conversation about domestic violence to help change the narrative on this important topic.

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Irene Routté Receives 2024 ACOSA Outstanding Doctoral Student Award

Michigan Social Work

PhD Student Irene Routté has received the 2024 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award from the Association for Community Organizing & Social Action (ACOSA). This award honors meritorious scholarship in the field of community practice.

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The Association of Social Workers in The Gambia Unites with Care and Prevention Foundation to Strengthen Social Services

International Federation of Social Workers

Image: Augustina Onyinye Ugbana (CPF) and Basamba Drammeh (TASWIG) In a significant step toward enhancing social work practices in The Gambia, The Association of Social Workers in The Gambia (TASWIG) […]

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Traveler's Notebook Distractions and ADHD eBay Blunders

A Splintered Mind

I joined the Midori Traveler’s Notebook (TN) club this past Summer. I missed the big blogging heyday about them around 2012 to 2015 when the Internet seem to explode over this nifty little notebook system, but I was all about digital back then. I loved my iPhone and didn’t feel a need to go analog. Recently, though, I noticed some artists doing inspiring things in their TNs, and I thought this could be the kick in the pants I needed to fit sketching back into my life.

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NASW Honors Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Social Work Blog

By Jo Seiders NASW Senior Human Rights Policy Associate – DEI As with most holidays, the history behind their recognition is complex, with perspectives that are dynamic and intersectional. Social workers, who continuously advocate for justice across cultures, must create space for reflection and education to foster inclusivity. This includes promoting policies that elevate those who are underrepresented and those whose perspectives are often neglected.

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Join me at Social Justice Origin Stories

N.A.H

Subscribe on YouTube | Follow on Apple Podcasts | Follow on Spotify Dear Subscribers, Thank you. Whether you’ve recently subscribed... The post Join me at Social Justice Origin Stories appeared first on Notes from an Aspiring Humanitarian.

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Lorraine Guitérrez Receives Inaugural Maria B. Cerdas Trailblazer Award

Michigan Social Work

Professor Emerita Lorraine Guitérrez received the inaugural Maria B. Cerdas Trailblazer Award at the Latino Social Workers Organization’s National Latinx Social Work Conference in Chicago last week; she was also the keynote speaker. The award is named after Cerdas who became the first Latina member of the Chicago Board of Education in the 1960s.

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International Workshop and International Conference Held in Colombo, Sri Lanka

International Federation of Social Workers

The Sri Lanka Association of Professional Social Workers (SLAPSW) organized an international workshop with the Association for International Social Work (AISW) on social policy and social work between September […]