NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As Dean of the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, Alan Detlaff devoted his career to fighting the racism that permeates family policing. And KING5 continued to cover the story diligently. That’s why he’s no longer the dean. (He He continues as a professor.) It certainly had a negative effect on the children.” Added Prof.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 25, 2024

Vivek Sankaran, director of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic and the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic at the University of Michigan School of Law explains, what children need is relational permanence. Often it means cutting off grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, teachers, coaches and mentors.

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Beyond Advocacy

MAY 30, 2023

Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic predicted that in 2016 the number of states experiencing social worker shortages would jump from 20 to 38 by 2030, with a national shortfall of about 200,000 social workers. Others may focus on policy and advocacy and find work with research institutes. My clinical MSW is useful in so many ways.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

She is now on track to become clinically licensed in the social work field by 2023. Emily Henderson spent 5 years in Montgomery, Alabama where she graduated from the illustrious Historical Black College, Alabama State University in 2011. She was born and raised in Pike County, Alabama and is the youngest of 4 siblings.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

She is now on track to become clinically licensed in the social work field by 2023. Emily Henderson spent 5 years in Montgomery, Alabama where she graduated from the illustrious Historical Black College, Alabama State University in 2011. She was born and raised in Pike County, Alabama and is the youngest of 4 siblings.

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Beyond Advocacy

JUNE 29, 2022

One such social worker is Justin Hodge, a clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work where he co-leads the Policy and Political Social Work Pathway and is the director of the Online Certificate in Political Social Work. “We The sooner you begin, the better.

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Simmons University

APRIL 8, 2019

Most MSW graduates complete coursework in a wide range of subjects, including clinical practice, social policy, human behavior, research, advocacy, and specific populations such as children or older adults. The post Exploring Post Graduate Licensure: LCSW vs. LMSW appeared first on SC-UMT.

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Beyond Advocacy

MARCH 10, 2024

Stephanie Boddie, the Associate Professor of Church and Community Ministries at the University of Baylor School of Social Work and the producer of Unfinished Business , an oral history documentary of the Great Migration, will perform a musical selection. Special guest Dr. Bettina Love, the William F.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

Vivek Sankaran, director of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic and the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic at the University Michigan Law School summed it up perfectly: In many ways, the decision was unexceptional. Writing in The Imprint , Prof.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MAY 8, 2023

That’s just one of the findings in the new study we highlighted in yesterday's post to this Blog (a study I first read about on the excellent blog written by Robert Latham, Associate Director of the University of Miami Children and Youth Law Clinic). Politicians bought it – and children wound up with neither.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 13, 2023

She is a professor emerita at the University of Chicago, where she was a longtime faculty member in the Department of Education and Social Policy. Joe Kort is an openly gay clinical social worker who works with individuals, couples, and families on topics related to sexuality and gender.

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Beautiful Voyager

JULY 5, 2023

As a mental health practitioner, I have a belief (perhaps superstitious) that the universe pairs you with the clients that you need to fully see yourself. Natalia Aniela Aíza, LPC, is the founder of Kairos Wellness Collective , an OCD clinic in Boulder, Colorado.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

In social work, various articles cover topics such as social work articles on mental health, social work articles on domestic violence, social work articles on learning disabilities, medical social work articles, school social work articles and clinical social work articles. Some of these articles are free to access.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

And, of course, we’ll discuss the diverse career paths available in these fields, from clinical practice to research and beyond. In some cases, such as with clinical psychologists, they may share a common goal of helping individuals and families. Let’s begin this exciting adventure together!

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Social Work Haven

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Some social work degree programs may only be offered through a university, college or higher education institute. As a social work graduate, social work registration will enable you to get a job in the social work field and expose you to other types of professional registration, including counseling and advocacy.

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University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

With aspirations of receiving my LCSW following my degree, the opportunities I was able to have in this placement allow for me to have a better overall understanding of the importance of clinical work. My goal for my final year is to do a clinical internship working with children.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Robert Latham, associate director of the University of Miami School of Law Children and Youth Law Clinic. On the contrary, he worked in the Florida CASA program, began his excellent blog with posts defending that program and, as recently as 2016, received the program’s Excellence in Advocacy award. He is not a CASA-basher.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Vivek Sankaran, director of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic and the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic at the University of Michigan, has written : [C]ourts seem to terminate parental rights out of a sense of convenience. The termination phase is as arbitrary, capricious and cruel as every other decision-point in child welfare.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Vivek Sankaran, director of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic and the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic at the University of Michigan, has written : [C]ourts seem to terminate parental rights out of a sense of convenience. The termination phase is as arbitrary, capricious and cruel as every other decision-point in child welfare.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Vivek Sankaran, director of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic and the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic at the University of Michigan, has written : [C]ourts seem to terminate parental rights out of a sense of convenience. The termination phase is as arbitrary, capricious and cruel as every other decision-point in child welfare.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Vivek Sankaran, director of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic and the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic at the University of Michigan, has written : [C]ourts seem to terminate parental rights out of a sense of convenience. The termination phase is as arbitrary, capricious and cruel as every other decision-point in child welfare.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Vivek Sankaran, director of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic and the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic at the University of Michigan School of Law says the best thing CR could do would be to get out. That’s why, in most cases, they accomplish nothing, and in some cases they make things worse.

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University of Connecticut

JUNE 18, 2024

Without these classes, I feel I would not have found my path in political advocacy and becoming a Political Social Worker. With the financial support, I have been able to pick up less overtime shifts at work and attend more university events, immerse myself in readings, and connect with peers and colleagues.

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Irish Social Worker

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In this blog, I want to revisit the issue of the impact my professional privilege and power, in the clinical space, has on services users. What I needed to do is move beyond very raw and emotional narratives of the experiences of the clinic space and professionals. For me, the clinic is and always be a very unequal space.

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University of Connecticut

OCTOBER 16, 2024

assistant professor of social work at the University of Kentucky, and social work doctoral students Craig Mortley, Elnara Klicheva, and Yvonne Mbewe. They partnered with Berthold to form a team with expertise in clinical and policy related issues on forced migration. Megan Berthold, Ph.D., led war in Iraq.

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Beyond Advocacy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

from Columbia University. He graduated the New York School of Philanthropy in 1910, which would later become the Columbia University School of Social Work and received his Ph.D. Prior to that, he earned his undergraduate degree from Fisk University and a M.A. from Yale University. from Columbia two years later.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 27, 2022

One of the items we focused on in our advocacy was education and curriculum in our schools. I love the clinical work that I do; at this point I am pursuing a career as a school social worker. I was particularly attracted to the Board of Education for this reason. What are your future career aspirations?

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Vivek Sankaran, director of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic and the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic at the University of Michigan School of Law explains, what children need is relational permanence. But as Prof. Children need to be able to stay connected to everyone who loves them, whether they can care for them or not.

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Shelter, Inc

JANUARY 7, 2025

Heller College of Business at Roosevelt University, the National Council of Jewish Women, and Roosevelt University Womens Leadership Council Advisory Board, as well as on the Development Committee of The Lilac Tree. Rian received her BA in Spanish at Ohio University and earned her MBA from Roosevelt University.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 20, 2021

Editor’s note: This post was written by Melanie Sage from the University at Buffalo’s School of Social Work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a university professor , I do not work with clients directly. She originally posted it on LinkedIn and is re-published here with her permission. I know many are less ok than her.

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Beyond Advocacy

JANUARY 5, 2024

Dr. Day shared a similar interest in her work with Partners for Our Children, an affiliate with the University of Washington School of Social Work in Seattle. I have known Dr. Pettus since her days on the Brown School at Washington University in St. Also on the panel is Andrian Burnim, my former student at Howard University.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

The Advocacy Day is part of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Association Leadership Meeting that is attended by social work leaders from across the country “NASW’s Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill is an opportunity for social workers to share their knowledge, experience and expertise with Congressional lawmakers and their staff.

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Beyond Advocacy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Volunteers are needed ideally for two-week intervals or any time frame universities will support. Children suspected of contracting the virus are taken to local health clinics for testing and care. The University of Texas at Austin is coordinating the effort. Social workers in Houston, Texas are already engaged.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

This has resulted in a fixation on clinical services and proprietary models rather than proactive family support. ProPublica has that part of the story ● ProPublica also spoke to to Kathryn Fort , director of the Indian Law Clinic at the Michigan State University College of Law about how to make sure the law is enforced.

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