University of Connecticut

APRIL 23, 2024

Participants will examine the various forms of mistreatment that older individuals may face and explore strategies for prevention, detection, and intervention. The webinar will emphasize the importance of creating safe environments and nurturing a culture of respect and dignity for the elderly.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

● “Which would be worse,” asks Jasmine Wali, director of policy & advocacy at JMAC for Families, in this story for The Nation : “being beaten by your partner, or having social services take away your children? That’s the choice facing many parents I’ve worked with as a social worker, and the answer is always the same.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Social worker Eddie Bocanegra, MSW, a longtime violence prevention advocate in Chicago, has been named senior adviser for community violence intervention in the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Bocanegra served time in prison and earned his master’s degree in social work from the University of Chicago.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 28, 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.

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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). They break down interventions by race but not by income.

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University of Connecticut

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Learning from the perspectives of the participants, we plan to develop an intervention research project to train young community leaders to better engage with others in climate activism,” says Rebecca Thomas, professor and director of the CISWS.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In The Grio, Shereen White, director of advocacy and policy at Children’s Rights, and Prof. That report can then lead to intervention by Child Protective Services (CPS), invasive interviews, threats of child removals and potentially, and most devastatingly, removal of a child from a caring parent.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Stapleton is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Social Work, class of 2016. This passion for advocacy is also seen through her volunteer work. The team provided restorative interventions for at risk youth and first-time offenders. Natasha was a member of the juvenile review board for approximately two years.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

MARCH 10, 2023

Of Social Justice and Inclusion, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; President of the European sub-regional Association of Schools of Social Work. darlaspencecoffey@gmail.com Professor Pamela Singla, IASSW Board Member, Professor and Head at Department of Social Work (DSW), University of Delhi (DU), India. tannt@suss.edu.sg

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Community Care

MAY 22, 2022

Action to raise quality of initial social work education, including through Social Work England oversight of practice educators and a government evaluation of university-based social work courses. The review also called for new universal care standards, which would ensure that all looked-after children received care up to the age of 18.

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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. Evelyn Kallen is a pioneer in the field of social work who developed theories on community organisation and advocacy. Tamara Grigsby is a prominent social worker and state representative.

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Relias

JANUARY 23, 2024

Treatment Healthcare professionals should provide or facilitate the treatment of patients who have mental health disorders using evidence-based interventions such as psychotherapy, which could involve medication. The alliance provides advocacy, research, education, and resources for maternal mental health.

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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. Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Working with Clients in Crisis” by David E.

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Beyond Advocacy

AUGUST 7, 2024

The legislation mandates early intervention to keep families intact when possible and reduce the need for foster care. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means, which held a hearing on the legislation on July 24, following a year-long review of child welfare programs. CRISP has a long relationship with Rep.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This experience exposed me to the critical role social workers play in providing support, advocacy, and a safe haven for individuals and families in crisis. I am excited about the prospect of joining [mention the university/program] and its esteemed MSW program.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

At the beginner level, you will typically be working with individuals on a one-to-one basis, or providing community-based support, such as advice and advocacy. Although some universities may require certain qualifications as entry requirements, many offer pathways to study social work without the need for traditional academic qualifications.

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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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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

But wait, look again: That other item sure sounds like a brand new study – it’s called “Child welfare system interventions on behalf of children and families: Highlighting the role of Court-Appointed Special Advocates” and it’s from 2018. Robert Latham, associate director of the University of Miami School of Law Children and Youth Law Clinic.

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University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

During my time at UConn, learning how to work with different groups of people and learning different interventions will help me expand my knowledge even further after graduation. This scholarship will equip me to serve and give back to my community, and eventually become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

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University of Connecticut

JUNE 18, 2024

I work a full-time job doing case management for a local non-profit organization and wrapped up an internship with the East Hartford Police Department's Crisis Intervention Division. Without these classes, I feel I would not have found my path in political advocacy and becoming a Political Social Worker.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

And the head of a trade association for childrens advocacy centers, where many such exams are performed, says the real problem is agencies arent doing enough of them. Decades later, Stacy Torres, now a professor of sociology at the University of California, San Francisco, writes in Vital City that the wounds have not healed.

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Irish Social Worker

DECEMBER 15, 2020

As father’s discussed their caring involvement and advocacy, I got a sense their experiences were accounts of their moral agency and caring through their view of parenting responsibilities and how they and others cared for their child, more so than battles and conflict. For me, the clinic is and always be a very unequal space.

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Brightpoint

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

associate professor and lead researcher, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign September 26th, 2024 Recently, Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz joked about objections to a free meal program for schoolchildren he enacted as Governor of Minnesota: “What a monster! Kids are eating and having full bellies so they can go learn. [1]

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Its nuts, Andrea Marsh, a family court lawyer in Indianapolis, said, calling the process similar to intervention, but the nuclear option. 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.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 3, 2024

The research presented by the SSW community comprises a variety of topics, including foster care, LGBTQIA+ youth, substance abuse treatment, mindfulness-based intervention, and gender-affirming care, among many others.

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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

JUNE 23, 2023

We are in universities and think tanks researching and creating evidence-based interventions and policies to mitigate suffering. We’re on the ground working with individuals, families, and communities, helping people cope with day-to-day challenges. We are running organizations advocating and working for change.

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Beyond Advocacy

APRIL 11, 2023

Republicans attributed their loss to the large number of students at the University of Wisconsin who showed up for an election they would usually ignore. We should continue our efforts to provide evidence-based interventions to help people cope, but we must do more to address the sociopolitical environment.

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