Social Work Blog

JANUARY 2, 2025

Substance use during pregnancy is common: about 1 in 7 pregnant people drink alcohol, 1 in 20 binge drink, and 4 in 10 of those who drink also use other substances, most frequently tobacco and cannabis. January is Birth Defects Awareness Month, a call to action for social workers to share a key message: for a healthy pregnancy, it is safest to avoid alcohol, smoking, and other recreational drugs.

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Child Care Aware

JANUARY 2, 2025

Maegan Loktoffs aha moment came while attending a virtual presentation provided by Child Care Aware of Americas (CCAoA) Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery team. Maegan, Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliances (ECCLA) Executive Director, reached out to CCAoA, sharing, Disaster readiness is a topic near and dear to my heart and something our members have been asking for!

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Gateway Foundation

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The holiday season can be a time of joy, togetherness, and celebration, but for those struggling with substance use or mental health disorders, it can also be a difficult and isolating time. If you have a loved one who is facing these struggles, its important to offer support with empathy, understanding, and care. Here are a few ways you can support them during the holidays: Be Present Often, the best thing you can do is simply be there for your loved one.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The Social Work Research Institute, Japan College of Social Work, is delighted to invite you to the International Seminar on Social Welfare in Asia and the Pacific Rim. Event Details: Dates: January 21 (Tuesday) & 22 (Wednesday), 2025 Time: 5:00 7:30 PM (Tokyo Time) Venue: Online (on-demand via YouTube) Language: English This seminar will delve into the current state and challenges of social work education in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus on the development of registration systems f

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Center for Child Protection

DECEMBER 13, 2024

As the holiday season approaches, it’s likely that your focus will be shifting towards family, traditions, and making lasting memories. Its also a time when busy schedules and gatherings can create unique challenges for keeping children safe. By planning ahead and staying mindful, you can ensure the season remains both joyful and secure for the children and teens in your life.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2024

In Oregon, "child welfare" has become a pathetic game of whack-a-mole. Looks like lawmakers are about to take another whack. When a state takes away too many children it becomes a sellers market for providers who institutionalize those children. They can set the terms for how theyre regulated. There are two possible solutions to this: Pander to the providers at the expense of the children or stop taking away so many children needlessly.

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CCRC

DECEMBER 17, 2024

As we finish up our personal holiday shopping, all those gifts for friends and family need to be wrapped. But many people dont know that most wrapping paper is not recyclable because its made of multiple materials, like paper and plastic. It takes too much energy to recover the paper fibers, so this material is thrown away. This adds up to about 2.3 million pounds of wrapping paper in U.S. landfills each year, according to an article by Green Peace.

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Nnatasha Tracy

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Looking for a meaningful last-minute gift? Discover the top-rated mental health charities that make a real impact. Whether you're honoring someone special or simply want to give back, these organizations are doing incredible work to support mental health and serious mental illness. Learn how your donation can make a difference today.

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The New Social Worker

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Rest therapies offer a holistic approach to managing Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), enhancing client well-being, promoting self-care, and providing coping strategies.

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NASW Foundation

JANUARY 2, 2025

Substance use during pregnancy is common: about 1 in 7 pregnant people drink alcohol, 1 in 20 binge drink, and 4 in 10 of those who drink also use other substances, most frequently tobacco and.

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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.

Beyond Advocacy

DECEMBER 16, 2024

From left: CRISP Director Charles E. Lewis, Jr, CSWE CEO Dr. Halaevalu Vakalahi, Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, NASW CEO Dr. Anthony Estreet.

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The New Social Worker

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The New Social Worker published 50 articles in 2024. Our list of Top 6 Articles for 2024 tells us the story of what social workers have been reading here. We look forward to seeing you, our readers, our friends, in 2025.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2024

By Andrea Cooper Intimate partner violence remains a persistent scourge in American culture. Its hard to determine how frequently it occurs, given survivors fear of reporting. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates roughly 41% of women and 26% of men in the U.S. have experienced sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner.

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Child Care Aware

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Heres the second part of a Q and A with Child Care Aware of Americas Executive Director of Respite Care of America (RCoA) Fran Jamison and Senior Vice President of Program Impact Ariel Ford, we continue the conversation from part one regarding key takeaways from the National Child Care Innovation Summit: Business Leaders in Action and their sessions.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 2, 2025

Ruth Pearlman, LCSW, LICSW, M.ED Wed, February 19, 2025 10 am – 12 pm 2 CECs Registration Fee: $50 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and current SSW Field Instructors Webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. Magical Thinking, the cognitive process of assigning direct cause and effect to life events, was once thought to only occur in young childhood.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

DECEMBER 31, 2024

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The New Social Worker

JANUARY 1, 2025

Confidentiality? Noncompete? Be sure that you have a clear understanding of key contractual terms, and their ethical implications, before accepting your next social work job.

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Beyond Advocacy

DECEMBER 22, 2024

If you are planning to arrive in Seattle early for the Society for Social Work and Research annual conference, we invite you to join CRISP, Wellbeing and Equity Innovations (WEI), and the University of Washington School of Social Work for an Innovation Day workshop on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.

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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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National Casa Gal

DECEMBER 19, 2024

2024 has been a year of building and progress, thanks to the commitment of staff, volunteers, and supporters like you across our nation. Read More. The post 2024 MilestonesThe Year in Review appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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Center for Child Protection

DECEMBER 18, 2024

On a beautiful, warm November day in Austin, the Center for Child Protection hosted its 3rd annual Family Resource Festival – a vibrant celebration that proved it truly takes a village to create a thriving, supportive community. Held on November 16th, the event provided families with a unique opportunity to connect with local organizations, discover valuable services, and network with one another.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Prof. Antoinette Lombard, President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), sends Season’s Greetings to you all!

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Children’s Defense Fund

DECEMBER 13, 2024

By Marian Wright Edelman When poet, essayist, scholar, and activist Nikki Giovanni passed away on December 9, the world lost a singular voice. Young readers especially adored the dozen books she created for children, including beloved works like the Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award-winning Rosa, illustrated by Bryan Collier. In a 2022 interview with the Washington Post, when asked what she believed the role of childrens literature was, she answered: Childrens literature is the f

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Michigan Social Work

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Greer Hamilton is a place-based researcher who examines how systems of oppression are embedded into the built environment and how they thus impact individuals health, well-being and use of public spaces. As a researcher, she uses community-engaged and arts-based approaches to understand study participants experiences with places. Prior to her work as a researcher, she worked in Buffalo, New York for nonprofits focused on health inequities and community capacity building.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 2, 2025

Ruth Pearlman, LCSW, LICSW, M.ED Wed, January 22, 2025 10 am – 12 pm 2 CECs Registration Fee: $50 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and current SSW Field Instructors Webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a condition where a person has difficulties regulating their senses within their environment.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. An extra 200m for social care in next year’s council finance settlement is “wholly inadequate” to tackle additional costs facing adults’ services, sector leaders have warned. The government pledged to increase the social care grant – which is ring-fenced for adults’ and children’s services in England – by 880m, in its provisional local governm

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Center for Child Protection

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As the season of giving kicks off, two dedicated youth ambassadors from the Loving Library brought warmth and joy to the Center for Child Protection, donating 100-200 books from their recent drive as well as a custom-built bookshelf. During their visit, ambassadors Deven Kancherla, 14, and Yuvraj Desai, 10, not only assembled the bookshelf but also added thoughtful touches like cozy pillows to create an inviting reading nook for children in the Centers play area.

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Children’s Defense Fund

DECEMBER 20, 2024

By Marian Wright Edelman In many homes, this is the height of a long-anticipated season of celebrations, surprises, light, and joy. It is also a moment when many people across faiths are taking extra time to consider how they can share joy with others, especially children. Even as millions of people are preparing to celebrate the birth of a poor, homeless child threated by Herods violence whom Christians call Savior, there are fears about new threats to children and young people in our own land.

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Michigan Social Work

DECEMBER 12, 2024

M. Candace Christensens research takes a critical feminist approach to community-engaged, qualitative, arts-based research methodologies that prevent and respond to gendered, racial and anti-LGBTQ+ violence. Their commitment to this approach is grounded in their positionalities as a Femme genderqueer, poly-sexual, artist-activist and survivor of sexual violence.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Issue- 29: Critical Perspectives about Service User Participation and Experiential Knowledge : The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) is pleased to announce the release of Volume 29 of Social Dialogue magazine, titled Critical Perspectives on Service User Participation and Experiential Knowledge. This volume features over 18 insightful presentations from educators and service users involved in the PowerUs projectan international network of teachers, researchers from scho

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 2, 2025

Jo Nol, PhD, MS, LCSW Friday, February 28, 2025 9:30 am – 4 pm 5.5 CECs Registration Fee: $125 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and current SSW Field Instructors Across all helping professions, research shows that techniques dont lead to better outcomes. Have you ever wondered why the DSM doesnt guide treatment more effectively? And, what explains why some therapists are better than others if it isnt the theory theyre using?

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American Board of Clinical Social Work

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The theoretical foundations, structure and techniques of Neurodynamic Couples Therapy provide built-in motivators that enhance a couples desire to stay in treatment. Those primary motivators arehope, respectand mutualunderstanding. Most people who seek mental health treatment are experiencing some level of hopelessness, so it logically follows that all good treatment should provide hope for improvement.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Councils and partner agencies are to be required to establish multi-agency child protection teams, under legislation to overhaul children’s social care. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill would also allow for the regulation of agency work in children’s social care and the creation of a new type of placement in which a child could be deprived of liberty.

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