Relias

JULY 30, 2024

Despite this fact, just 4% of organizations include disabilities in their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. What it means to practice inclusion A key point in understanding the value of inclusion is that diversity, by itself, is not enough when it comes to benefiting an organization.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 9, 2022

2345) of 2017 and subsequently adopted into the law in 2020 via National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, the 988 crisis line seeks to meet the growing demand for crisis intervention services and eliminate stigma against those seeking mental health support. Initially, introduced in the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act (H.R.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

By any metric, social work is not as diverse as it needs to be. The lack of diversity means my students often have limited access to different points of view. The nation’s schools of social work will confer over 19,000 undergraduate social work degrees this academic year. Seven out of 10 are younger than 25.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

AUGUST 22, 2023

This story also is about the power of newsroom diversity, and the need for more of it. As The Arizona Republic explains: The discovery has broad implications for children, parents and potential adoptive parents. Because, until a few years ago, people with Toriano Poter’s lived experience were rarely hired by newspaper editorial boards.

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Child Welfare Monitor

MAY 13, 2024

In its commentary in Child Maltreatment 2017 (CM2017), New Jersey attributed the one-year drop in children with substantiated dispositions from FFY 2016 to FFY2017 to a revised disposition model it adopted in April 2013. New Jersey is one of many states that is increasingly using a practice called “kinship diversion.”

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The family police took the noble concept of permanence and confused it with permanence in only one form – the paper permanence of formal adoption by strangers. It opted for the paper permanence of adoption, in which often a child is cut off from Mom and Dad to the point of doing everything possible to eradicate them from that child’s life.

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Community Care

MAY 2, 2023

Racial diversity among directors of children’s services remains low, compared with the populations they serve and the workforces they lead, a survey has revealed. “This is something all local authorities are focussed on, as is the association. .”

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Department of Justice concerning possible bias against the disabled. The state family police agency is trying to “Yes, but…” the bill to death. ● In Hawaii, Honolulu Civil Beat reports, the family police are using a variation on the technique – the “let’s have a study commission!” In Arizona, two teenagers run away from their group home.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 20, 2024

But with that caveat: Officially reported entries into foster care over the course of Federal Fiscal Year 2022 reached the lowest level since the federal Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) started counting in 1999. But children still were torn from their homes 187,000 times. That’s down 20,000 from FFY 2021.

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Foster Care Adoption Diversity Government 53

Relias

MAY 21, 2024

Trauma-informed care acknowledges the resilience and strength of people who have survived trauma and honors their diverse coping strategies and preferences to provide more effective care. For successful adoption, your staff needs education on trauma-informed care approaches and techniques tailored for their specialty or area of practice.

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KVC

MARCH 1, 2021

In this role, she led a team that dramatically grew community support for children who are in foster care due to abuse or neglect, increasing the organization’s foster and adoptive families by 78%, from 500 to 892 homes. Our dream is to continue Eason’s legacy by building diverse community support to rally around children and families.

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KVC

OCTOBER 11, 2021

This includes donors, volunteers, advocates, partner organizations, kinship families, resource families including foster and adoptive parents, youth and adult clients, and KVC team members nationwide. Diverse perspectives are key to our progress. Anyone who cares about child and family wellbeing is encouraged to attend!

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Relias

AUGUST 22, 2022

With the frequent discussion surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as an organizational imperative in healthcare , it is in the best interest of healthcare leaders to prioritize creating a workplace where DEI can flourish. But this ideal far exceeds the goals of the U.S. In the decades since then, rapidly changing U.S.

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Healthcare Diversity Disability Adoption 52

Relias

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Caring for an individual’s holistic health has only begun to gain widespread acceptance and adoption within the last several decades. One of the other major challenges facing the adoption of value-based contracts in behavioral health is more clinical. Know what is “in it for them.” How do you stack up to peer organizations?

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Adoption Healthcare Diversity Psychology 52

Relias

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Focusing on individual errors or specific cases to eliminate the causes, the authors reasoned, would not be as effective as adopting a systemic approach. Defining the Six Domains of Health Care Quality. Each of the original six domains of health care quality corresponded to specific components of practice.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The companies that prioritize this are left with employees who adopt the culture of learning and development, which ultimately leads to a growth mindset.” Building a culture of learning As the industry braces for an influx of new residents with diverse needs, creating a culture of learning within your organization is paramount.

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Adoption Healthcare Diversity Hospitals 52

Relias

JULY 6, 2022

Tackling the broad topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in healthcare can seem daunting from an organizational level — and nearly impossible from an individual staff member’s perspective. Hiring with Diversity in Mind. Supervisor skills are critical to ensure broad adoption across the organization.

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Healthcare Interviewing Diversity Communication 52

KVC

JULY 16, 2023

Renny Arensberg, Executive Vice President of Employee Engagement, has led this initiative by partnering with a team of internal Engagement Champions as well as a broad KVC Experience Team consisting of the leaders of Human Resources; Marketing & Communications; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging; and Clinical Best Practices.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

As their statement explains, the study will use only data officially reported by family policing agencies using two federal databases, the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS). No actual foster youth will be interviewed about her or his own experiences.

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Community Care

APRIL 17, 2024

Smith was taken into care as a baby, spending the first 11 years of his life in a foster home before those same carers adopted him. From the age of seven, up until his adoption, he had the same social worker, with whom he remained in contact into his 20s. He was one of those children whose lives were transformed by a social worker.

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KVC

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Meet Children Who Need Loving, Adoptive Forever Families. BreAnna, Taniya, Lexi and A’Jaun are children who need adoptive families to provide them with safety, a sense of belonging and unconditional love. Read it now. Could you be the person that will provide them a permanent home?

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KVC

APRIL 18, 2024

Through in-home family strengthening services, foster care, adoption, mental health treatment, disability services, and children’s mental health hospitals, we’re giving people hope and helping children and families thrive. Diverse perspectives are key to our progress. Our character is built on authenticity and compassion.

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CO4Kids

AUGUST 30, 2024

“It’s pretty easy for working professionals and even young adults to be a really meaningful part of a child story as a volunteer,” said Kristen who also reiterated the need for more volunteers saying the organization especially needs more male volunteers and volunteers from diverse backgrounds.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jennifer Burks, MSN, RN, Curriculum Designer in Post-Acute Care at Relias, suggested that learning and development officers in post-acute care organizations can help resolve employee retention challenges by providing training that covers the following topics: Compliance and regulatory updates Clinical competency development Soft skills enhancement (..)

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Relias

MAY 25, 2022

If working with a diverse client-base, understand that cultural differences may affect the way individuals respond both to crisis and intervention efforts. By implementing a variety of learning methods, your organization can meet the diverse requirements of adult learners and ensure a high quality of training for your staff.

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Interventional Crisis Intervention Hospitals Self-harm 52

Relias

APRIL 20, 2022

By implementing a variety of adult learning methods your organization can meet the diverse needs of adult learners and ensure a high quality of training for your staff. As with any organization-wide initiative, adopting a learning management platform is a journey. These methods take on a variety of forms — and that’s a good thing!

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

A wider pool of foster carers, who can meet the diverse needs of children and young people coming into care, will lead to greater placement choice, and as a result greater placement stability,” said Edwina Grant, chair of ADCS’ health, care and additional needs policy committee.

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Social Work Haven

JUNE 15, 2023

As I embark on this transformative journey, I am committed to adopting a strength-based approach—one that recognises and nurtures the inherent potential within each individual. Strength-Based Approach One of the key aspects of being a social worker is adopting a strength-based approach.

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Relias

MAY 20, 2024

Incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) Establishing a nurturing environment where every individual feels valued and secure not only fosters personal and professional growth but also mitigates turnover rates, nurturing the overall well-being of your organization.

Psychology 52

Psychology Communication Adoption Mental Health 52

Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Prior to 2020, the field of social work was limited in its adoption of digital practice. A practical guide to stress management and approaches to self-care, this book includes narratives gathered from both students and practitioners in the field.

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Human Resources Mental Health Advocacy Social Worker 40

Community Care

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Mixed response to lead practitioner role The proposed lead child protection practitioner role, which the DfE adopted from the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care , drew a mixed response from respondents to the consultation on the reforms. We see it as a key part of their development,” she said.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Citing the wider body of research into the practice, it said local authorities had generally adopted agile working to make efficiency savings, not in response to social workers’ needs.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

On the back of this, the college said it would “address possible issues of access” Lack of diversity The study also reiterated longstanding concerns about the lack of diversity among DCSs. This is within your gift.”

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Michigan Social Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

His efforts led to the adoption of protection of farm workers from excessive heat and overtime pay. Before joining MCYJ in 2014, Smith co-managed a youth diversion program in Skokie, IL. Senate in 2013. While working on his MSW degree, Smith interned with the Washtenaw County Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative and MCYJ.

Child Welfare 52

Child Welfare Criminal Justice University Psychology 52

Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

“Rethinking Social Work’s Role in a Rapidly Changing World : by Antoinette Lombard and Andre Viviers offer an overview of the need for social work in teh 21st century to adopt a more transformative social-policy approach, including policy advocacy. Working with diverse and vulnerable groups to promote social justice.

Code of Ethics 52

Code of Ethics Substance Abuse Justice and Corrections Social Worker 52

Social Work Haven

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Recommended Books for Student Social Workers Anti-Discriminatory Practice: Equality, Diversity and Social Justice I have read many of Neil Thompson’s books and he explains things in a simple manner. Quick Navigation. His book on Anti-discriminatory Practice is one of the key social work resource I will recommend for students.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

But Alberi seems to want OCFS to adopt a policy that boils down to: Please pass the salt. A panel of experts, diverse not only in race and class but in viewpoints, should be named to review the cases and issue reports. But removing children for that reason can be even worse.

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