Child Abuse Prevention Month
Social Work Blog
APRIL 9, 2024
Below is an advocacy opportunity, educational resources, and related organizations to help social workers and others engage in Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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Social Work Blog
APRIL 9, 2024
Below is an advocacy opportunity, educational resources, and related organizations to help social workers and others engage in Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Beyond Advocacy
MARCH 20, 2024
With the capable Lead Organizer, Amani Desamours, and her Student Leadership Team handling Thursday’s virtual Student Advocacy Day, I had the privilege of attending the pivotal Children’s Bureau’s National Convening on Kinship Care.
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Shelter, Inc
MAY 1, 2024
Her background in public relations and fundraising, as seen in her work with Spanish Public Radio, and her administrative skills from her time at Bimbo Bakeries USA complement her development expertise. Kayla’s commitment to youth advocacy and community development, demonstrated through her work at BUILD, Inc.,
Social Work Blog
MARCH 19, 2024
Pelham finds it helpful to explain the opportunities she foresees by making a comparison between a Master’s in Social Work (MSW) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). “AI At the same time, the need for skills that MSWs bring to the table—empathy, active listening, communication and advocacy—are needed more than ever.
Shelter, Inc
JULY 15, 2022
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimated calls and texts to the suicide hotline will more than double in 2022 to 7.6 Advocates for the three-digit number say timing is crucial during an emergency as remembering three digits instead of ten can make all the difference, and the time for change is now.
University of Connecticut
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Barbie Nadal-Cristofaro MSW, 092 (pending), 2016 – Administration and Case Work. Name, Profession Title, SSW Class & Concentration. Briefly describe your current career path. I have been fortunate to continue doing community work around many social issues. I learned that our gut feeling is more important than the credit it gets.
inSocialWork
APRIL 18, 2023
Born and raised on Buffalo’s East Side, Brown has worked at the intersection of education and social justice as a general and special education teacher, an advocate for students with disabilities, and a school administrator. Brown’s most notable work involved teaching young children about justice, specifically food apartheid.
inSocialWork
APRIL 19, 2022
Stephen Pimpare talks with us about what lessons we can take away from our daily practice and calls us to action in advocacy for social change that improves the well-being of the people and places we serve. So, how can we use those skills to advocate for social change? We are living in an era of extraordinary social and cultural upheaval.
Beyond Advocacy
MARCH 10, 2024
Dearman is a CRISP Fellow and assisted in organizing and managing the 2024 Student Advocacy Day events. She works in inpatient/outpatient specialty care policy and as a clinical social worker across the Veterans Administration. She was a 2021-22 Fellow in the House of Representatives and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Social Work Bubble
MARCH 14, 2022
Mezzo Social Workers have the following jobs: Executive Director of Nonprofit Board Member of Organization Program Director School Social Worker Hospital Administrator Community Center Grant Writer Deputy Director Group Work Facilitator. Macro Social Work. Finally, Macro Social Work is a broad field of social work.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
The money goes to two adoption advocacy groups (reinforcing the bias that permanency equals adoption, not reunification, and prioritizing paper permanence over what has aptly been called “ relational permanence ”) not one, but two schools of social work, and – I kid you not - a consortium of child welfare system administrators.
Beyond Advocacy
MAY 30, 2023
Some social workers will focus on macro practice and pursue administrative careers with nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Others may focus on policy and advocacy and find work with research institutes. Most social workers earn their licenses and go into direct practice.
Social Work Blog
JULY 17, 2023
The author writes: “Advocacy is a crucial aspect of the social work profession, and social workers are frequently powerful agents of change for social justice. In a recent issue of the journal Children & Schools , an article showcases the findings of a study on SSW burnout.
Social Work Blog
JULY 17, 2023
The author writes: “Advocacy is a crucial aspect of the social work profession, and social workers are frequently powerful agents of change for social justice. In a recent issue of the journal Children & Schools , an article showcases the findings of a study on SSW burnout.
Relias
JANUARY 23, 2024
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) have done a great deal of work to build on the momentum of national recognition that we have neglected maternal health and the role that social determinants play in the outcomes of women and children.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
● Last week’s round-up began with the New York Times story about a landmark lawsuit against the New York City family police agency, the Administration for Children’s Services. In The Grio, Shereen White, director of advocacy and policy at Children’s Rights, and Prof. The lawsuit challenges what NCCPR President Prof.
Social Work Blog
JANUARY 3, 2022
Ives-Rublee will join other social worker appointees in the Biden Administration, including Jared Bernstein on the Council of Economic Advisors and Meg Kabat, who is senior advisor for families, caregivers and survivors at the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Secretary.
Social Workers Speak
JANUARY 12, 2023
He is a licensed certified social worker in clinical settings and a master of business administration who will take over the position previously occupied by CEO Angelo McClain, Ph.D. The need for such a program, developed by the administration of outgoing Gov. It’s truly transformative for our state,” she said. Victoria Advocate.
Social Work Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
From his Pioneers bio : “He focused attention and advocacy energy on the goal of equal opportunity and justice for all people of color, even while focusing on the condition of Black people in the United States. Truman administration. But he also moved the field and the Urban League more into advocacy and other rights issues.
Michigan Girl's Café
MARCH 1, 2021
Social work is the only helping profession which requires social justice advocacy as part of its professional code of ethics, and is therefore a large workforce mandated to advance the rights of the most vulnerable in society.
Social Work Bubble
MARCH 14, 2022
Mezzo Social Workers have the following jobs: Executive Director of Nonprofit Board Member of Organization Program Director School Social Worker Hospital Administrator Community Center Grant Writer Deputy Director Group Work Facilitator Macro Social Work Finally, Macro Social Work is a broad field of social work.
Social Work Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Ecosocial Work: Environmental Practice and Advocacy, edited by Rachel Forbes and Kelly Smith, answers that call with chapters that include theoretical frameworks and innovative tools. Schmitz can serve as a guide for educators, students, practitioners, and administrators to support the growth and development of female leaders.
Social Work Blog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Schmitz, can serve as a guide for educators, students, practitioners, and administrators to support the growth and development of female leaders. Mentoring Women for Leadership by Saundra H. Starks, Gayle M. Mallinger, Christa C. Gilliam, Halaevalu F. Vakalahi, and Cathryne L.
Michigan Girl's Café
MAY 26, 2021
Social workers can pursue a myriad of dual degrees in fields such as law, public health, public policy, nonprofit administration, education/higher education, and so forth. The social work profession is deeply committed to social justice and helping those in need regardless of practice.
Beyond Advocacy
APRIL 12, 2023
We are also partnered with and striking in support of the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union (PTLFC-AAUP-AFT), representing over 3000 adjunct faculty, and the Union of Rutgers Administrators (URA-AFT), representing 2,500 administrative workers. We hoped to avoid this outcome, but the administration continued to reject our demands.
Social Work Blog
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma are topics that students, instructors, practitioners, and administrators are concerned about. The book is timely in that the economic downturn has put pressure on agencies to do more with less, which ultimately leads to stress.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Monday: Context for the new study : The Administration for Children’s Services’ own data show that when the agency pulled back, did fewer investigations and took fewer children – child safety improved. ? Yesterday: ACS commissioned a study of racism in the agency. There was the headline: “Is N.Y.’s s Child Welfare System Racist?
Society of Clinical Psychology
OCTOBER 20, 2023
As an advocate, Dr. LoPresti collaborates with her colleague, Dr. Tahirah Abdullah-Swain , as co-founders of Black Advocacy, Resistance, and Empowerment Mental Health and Wellness (BAREMHW). Dr. LoPresti maintains great humility regarding her advocacy, research, and dedications to communities of color.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The lawsuit says that investigators for the Administration for Children’s Services deceive and bully their way into people’s homes, where they rifle through families’ most private spaces, strip-search children and humiliate parents. They’re using these kids, basically, as pieces of evidence, and you can’t do that.”
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Two years ago, New York City’s family policing agency, the Administration for Children’s Services, commissioned a study of racism in the agency. There’s been so much news since the last round-up that I’m dividing this one up into two parts. Part two, tomorrow, is just for stories about Florida. ? ACS’ response: Don’t release the report!
Social Work Blog
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
According to an alert by the Center for Medicare Advocacy (hereafter, the Center)—a national nonprofit organization with which NASW collaborates closely on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries—CMS stated in its December 23 FAQs: “‘The bottom line is visitation must be permitted at all times’” (para. Center for Medicare Advocacy.
Save the Social Worker
JANUARY 30, 2021
Advocacy in social work, is all about the relationship with the systems you’re involved in. Social work advocacy is all about the relationship, not the revenge! Sometimes, advocacy is about pushing the relationship to do something that may be difficult. Listen first, talk less. Do things together. Laugh together. Not revenge!
Stop Abuse Campaign
JUNE 9, 2022
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Helpline. Melanie has over a decade of legislative advocacy regarding children’s issues, and she has been published in newspapers, magazines and blogs all across the country. For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255. 800) 422-4453.
Social Work Blog
MARCH 24, 2023
Advocacy and Other Outreach Policies that promote health and well-being in later life benefit people of all ages.
Social Work Blog
MAY 9, 2022
Vibrant Emotional Health, who is the current administrator of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, believes that this change will help increase accessibility to these much-needed services. In July, callers who dial 988 will be connected to a local suicide prevention hotline making it easier to access immediate lifesaving support.
Social Work Blog
MAY 25, 2022
This publication from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration provides valuable tools to help people during these challenging times. There’s no right or wrong way to feel. However, it’s important to find healthy ways to cope when these events happen. Dynamics of Abuse . Mighty Oaks Foundation .
Michigan Girl's Café
MAY 21, 2020
administration and leadership; advocacy and organizing; community-based initiatives; policy analysis and implementation; program development for organizations and communities; and research and evaluation). CEUs are typically offered as a course, workshop, or webinar by universities, agencies, and associations.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
MARCH 10, 2023
tannt@suss.edu.sg Advancing Social Work Practice, Policy and Research – Series Editor: Professor PK Shajahan Professor P.K.
Social Work Haven
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Examples of macro social work include: policy analysis and advocacy, community organising, program evaluation, developing and managing community-based programs, working with government agencies, and conducting research. What are some theories used in social work? What skills do macro social workers need?
Bipolar Bandit
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
I had done mental health advocacy work on a national scale for years before beginning to work on Breakdown and was very inspired by advocates’ tragic stories. Administrative pressure to reduce hospital emergency lengths of stay can result in premature discharges. Most states have overly restrictive involuntary hold laws.
Stop Abuse Campaign
APRIL 25, 2022
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Helpline (800) 662-4357. Melanie has over a decade of legislative advocacy regarding children’s issues, and she has been published in newspapers, magazines and blogs all across the country. Resources for help. Alcoholics Anonymous (212) 870-3400. Narcotics Anonymous.
Michigan Girl's Café
APRIL 22, 2019
Relatively few (7.8%) are providing indirect social work services, such as public policy, administration, management; planning; program evaluation; and research. Most new MSW graduates are providing direct services to individuals, families, and groups.
Social Workers Speak
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The protest was organized by a coalition of local advocacy groups — including the ACLU of North Carolina, El Pueblo Inc., Daniel Nuss, MD, will lead Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute and Linda Lee, LCSW, will serve as administrative vice president. News & Observer (Raleigh, NC).
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
OCTOBER 27, 2021
One consequence -- the fanaticism with which schools persecute families by rushing to call the city’s family policing agency, the Administration for Children’s Services continues to this day. And with so many more false reports and needless removals flooding the system, deaths of children “known to the system” increased.
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