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Backers of a bill that tries to legitimize hidden foster care in Virginia say it creates guardrails. On the contrary; it sends the rights of children and families careening off a cliff.

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

You could fight us in court, where you’re entitled to free legal counsel if you’re indigent, where federal law requires us to make reasonable efforts to keep your family together and where an actual judge decides if we can take your children away. . ● Essentially, these are blackmail placements. Other states and localities have no problem.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Here are 10 roles of social workers, but this list is by no means exhaustive: Advocate : Social workers often act as advocates for their clients, working to ensure their rights and needs are met within various systems and institutions. TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN What is the main role of a social worker?

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You Asked, Case manager vs Social Worker – Surprising Difference?

Social Work Haven

They work with various populations, including children, adolescents, adults, older adults, individuals with disabilities, those experiencing mental health issues, and those facing social and economic hardships. Social workers are not authorised to provide medical advice or treatments.

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It’s a Christmas miracle! Tampa Bay Times discovers wrongful removal

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Gorsuch found that investigators were too often equating poverty with neglect, they didn’t understand addiction and might remove a child because one household member was using drugs even when another relative in the home could care for the child.

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

Scholarship Fund This scholarship is awarded to a student currently conducting their field placement at the UConn Counseling & Mental Health Services. I chose this because I genuinely needed a dedicated social worker growing up. MSW Awards Albert Brown, Jr. The system overlooked me and failed me.

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“Maybe we're just too damn intrusive": Tracing the take-the-child-and-run mentality that has endangered Massachusetts children for more than a century

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

This post is adapted from a virtual presentation I gave last month to the Racial Justice Task Force of the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services, Child and Family Law Division. The Department of Social Services got itself a new name as well: Department of Children and Families. the White House.

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Scholarship Recipients 2022

University of Connecticut

I plan to pursue a career in social justice which includes advocating and counseling young girls and women who have experienced injustices and trauma. My goal one day is to travel to different countries to support these women with counseling and proper education, and through this, hopefully, to write a book based on my experiences.