Social Work Blog

JULY 1, 2023

As students of social work or other human services professions, it is essential that we understand how economic well-being—or the lack thereof—shapes people’s lives. During these challenging economic times, social workers have an opportunity to empower those at risk.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

Whether you are a new social worker or an experienced frontline staffer who is new to DID, Diagnosing and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder is the resource that can help. The book includes a historical, global overview of women in social work, political, social justice, and other leadership positions.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

African American Leadership: An Empowerment Tradition in Social Welfare History by Iris B. Sixteen painstakingly researched chapters, written by social workers, highlight the distinct roles of African American social work pioneers from the 1890s through the 1940s. Carlton-LaNey, Editor. Starks, Gayle M. Romney, Editors.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

Recognized by social work educators, researchers, practitioners, students, and policymakers as an essential guide to clear and precise communication in the profession, this indispensable reference work should be on the bookshelves of all social workers and human services professionals in the United States and abroad.

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Relias

JUNE 19, 2023

To help behavioral health administrators recruit and retain employees and meet the needs of the communities they serve, comprehensive strategies are needed. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S. As demand for behavioral health providers increases across the U.S.

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Beyond Advocacy

MARCH 10, 2024

Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a beacon of social work in Congress, was voted this year’s Outstanding Congressional Social Worker. Special guest Dr. LaCinda Jones, a health system specialist (mental health policy), will receive the Outstanding Social Worker in Government award.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 27, 2022

She initiated a national effort to modernize the social work profession, helping to establish a new vision of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) emphasizing the role of social work in policy and politics. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work.

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Relias

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed the way behavioral health and other human services organizations conduct their operations. For behavioral health and other human services, this often means using technology to find new and better ways to help?persons?served. Other examples of?digital up to date?

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Relias

DECEMBER 19, 2022

To help behavioral health administrators recruit and retain employees and meet the needs of the communities they serve, comprehensive strategies must be put into play. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S. 48,540 social workers. Social workers: 15%.

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Relias

JANUARY 24, 2024

family history information, sources of stress or trauma) Testing of cognitive and behavioral process, intelligence, and personality Gathering input from individuals who have seen how the juveniles behave, such as youth workers and other staff as well as family members, guardians, teachers, social workers, etc.

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Relias

JUNE 28, 2023

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), integrated care is defined as “the systematic coordination of general and behavioral healthcare.”

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published a final rule regarding licensing and approval standards for kinship placements. What does This Mean for Child Welfare Social Workers? Social workers can encourage kinship placements, by engaging with families to find relatives and fictive kin. [13]

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CO4Kids

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Back to Blogs Community Blog Meet the Morgan County DHS Team: 100+ Years of Dedication and Expertise Morgan County Department of Human Services has a wealth of knowledge and experience in their Department of Human Services (DHS) staff.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) began approving vaccines in late 2020. Adherence to masking and social-distancing guidelines remain difficult to guarantee. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) provides information on how to reach people with limited access to COVID-19 vaccines in the Connect to End COVID resources.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 9, 2022

While these statistics are a significant cause for concern, social workers have been instrumental in providing support to people in crisis. 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.

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Relias

MARCH 3, 2024

Theme for this year’s Social Worth Month is “empowering social workers.” ” Though it’s easy to understand why this is important, I’d like to take the time to innumerate a few of the many ways social workers help our society. This is why I love celebrating social work month.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Yet questions linger about the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on individuals, families, society, and social workers. Social workers, like most helping professionals, were called upon during the pandemic to help individuals and families to make informed decisions about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In that announcement, he stated that his administration will pardon individuals who have been convicted in federal court of simple possession of marijuana. However, the Biden administration must not lose sight on the fact that unless marijuana is completely descheduled and decriminalized, the harms of prohibition will continue.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services first declared a 90-day public health emergency (PHE). The Biden-Harris administration has committed to providing a 60-day notice to states before the PHE will expire. Social Work Advocacy. Social workers help individuals navigate through this transition.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services. When that happens, social services officials come under fire. One of those two things has now prompted the Biden Administration to propose regulations to curb this practice. Instead, a social worker told Janell that the adults had lied about the dentist.

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Beyond Advocacy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) issued an emergency call for social workers and other volunteers to assist at the border in meeting the needs of hundreds of migrant children. The Biden Administration has been struggling to accommodate the huge influx of children—many unaccompanied by parents or adults.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The lawsuit says that investigators for the Administration for Childrens Services deceive and bully their way into peoples homes, where they rifle through families most private spaces, strip-search children and humiliate parents. A social worker who doesnt want to report kids in dirty clothes to CPS.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

After closely following the confirmation hearings, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has reached a resolute conclusion: Robert F. is not the right pick to become the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy Jr.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

Carrie Dorn, MPA, LMSW Senior Practice Associate June 2023 Increasingly, social workers are recognizing the impact of environmental health and climate change on the individuals and communities they serve. The RewiringAmerica website provides fact sheets and information for households to access savings available. In 2021 The U.S.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

By NASW Senior Practice Associate Carrie Dorn, MPA, LMSW Increasingly, social workers are recognizing the impact of environmental health and climate change on the individuals and communities they serve. The RewiringAmerica website provides fact sheets and information for households to access savings available. In 2021 The U.S.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Instead, a social worker told Janell that the adults had lied about the dentist. Oh honey, that’s not how it works,” the social worker told Janell. But then … Three weeks later, her social worker surprised Lacie when she announced DCFS would be taking her children, after all. But she did not see her mother.

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