Advocacy Criminal Justice Engagement 
Social Work Haven
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Researcher : Some social workers engage in research to better understand social issues, evaluate programs, and inform policy development. This is because they develop treatment plans to address mental illness and substance abuse problems, often holding supervisory roles and advocating for human rights within the criminal justice system.
Social Work Blog
JUNE 14, 2023
House Therefore, it is heartening the voting rights advocacy community seems to be putting the Milligan ruling in proper context. In order to achieve that objective, social workers and other social justice advocates have to become fully engaged in the 2024 elections. It is deeply concerning this trend continues.
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Social Work Blog
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
AI has already begun to reshape industries from healthcare to criminal justice, and social work is no exception. Left unchecked, AI could perpetuate racial, economic, and gender disparities, undermining the core values of equity and justice that social workers fight for every day. But we cannot do this alone.
Irish Social Worker
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Mick Finnegan a survivor of abuse perpetrated by a member of St Johns Ambulance, has through his advocacy and through speaking out, raised awareness of the abuse which has led others to come forward. We have incorporated this as meaning in the context of the criminal justice system only, contacting the Gardaí.
Social Work Blog
MAY 25, 2024
By Ja’Bree Harris, MSW, NASW Public Policy and Advocacy Manager “I can’t breathe” are the chilling words that spurred a summer of racial reckoning. Floyd’s murder, followed by widespread protests, reminded social workers of the importance of their role in advocacy. in June 2020.
Social Work Blog
MARCH 31, 2023
Burned Out, Engaged, Both, or Neither? Exploring Engagement and Burnout Profiles among Social Workers in Spain Few studies have analyzed the existence of homogeneous groups in burnout and engagement among professionals, and none in social workers. The research has implications for the practice of child social workers.
Social Work Blog
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
It is especially heartening that the youth voters, Gen-Xers included , were fully engaged in the 2022 Midterm Elections. It goes without saying that it is important that the social work profession remains engaged with the pro-democracy coalition. He is a co-chairperson on the Justice Roundtable’s Drug Policy Reform Working Group.
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