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Center for Child Protection
APRIL 3, 2025
Sheriff Sally Hernandez , Travis County Sheriff's Office Joshua Garrison described how TCSO collaborates daily with the Center for Child Protection by scheduling forensic interviews and managing comprehensive investigations from start to finish. Her leadership has earned her multiple awards for advocacy and public service.
Community Care
JUNE 13, 2024
A third of recent infant care cases involved parents with learning disabilities or difficulties, research has found. They also interviewed 42 social care professionals, 17 lawyers and four mothers with learning disabilities or learning difficulties who had experience of proceedings.
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Community Care
MARCH 3, 2023
It said that “unclear, complex and energy-sapping” complaints processes, inaccessible information and a lack of advocacy were undermining people’s ability to challenge local authority decisions. You can listen to her full interview here.
Community Care
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Inaccessible information, “complicated and stressful processes” and a lack of advocacy were undermining people’s ability to challenge local authority decisions in England and Wales, the rights regulator found, on the back of an inquiry it started in 2021. The report also raised concerns about access to advocacy.
Social Work Blog
JULY 1, 2022
Disability, Intimacy, and Sexual Health: A Social Work Perspective by Kristen Faye Linton, Heidi Adams Rueda, and Lela Rankin Williams. In this book the authors compile comprehensive research and candid interviews with social workers to explore the complicated intersection of disability and sexuality.
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.
Social Work Haven
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Client Advocacy Client advocacy is a core aspect of social work, reflecting a commitment to improving the lives of those who may face challenges in advocating for themselves. Advocacy takes various forms, including individual, organisational, and systemic levels. Client Advocacy 6. What are the roles of social worker?
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