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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Beyond Advocacy

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Our Social Work Day on the Hill day begins with our 10:00 a.m. Policy and Politics Forum at New York University DC’s Abramson Family Auditorium, 1307 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, featuring a presentation by Dr. Stephanie Boddie, Associate Professor of Church and Community Ministries at the Diana R.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

In case you missed it, here are some of the features in the latest issue of Social Work Advocates. Top stories include: Human Rights Advocacy: Wave of LGBTQIA+ Bills Underscores Vital Role for Social Workers. Social workers are helping to address the impact that the pandemic has had on children’s mental health.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 3, 2022

President Biden has announced his intent to appoint social worker Mia Ives-Rublee, MSW, to his Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. She earned her master’s in social work at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

You asked, can you be a social worker with a psychology degree? You also asked other burning questions … Whether you’re contemplating a career in these fields or simply curious about the intricate facets of human behaviour and social work, this is the place to start. What degree do you need to be a social worker?

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

In recent years, social workers have paid increased attention to ethical issues. The profession’s literature has burgeoned on topics such as ethical dilemmas in social work practice, ethical decision making, boundary issues and dual relationships, ethics-related risk management, and moral injury. Author: Frederic G.

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Beyond Advocacy

MARCH 10, 2024

Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a beacon of social work in Congress, was voted this year’s Outstanding Congressional Social Worker. Russell Professor at Teacher’s College at Columbia University and author of the New York Times bestseller Punished for Dreaming , will give remarks. Dr. Halaevalu Vakalahi will emcee the program.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 7, 2022

School social workers are uniquely positioned to elevate student voices, hone their critical thinking skills, and capitalize on their strengths and assets. In a recent issue of the journal Children & Social Work , co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press, an article addresses these concerns. Chicago, IL.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 3, 2024

They are living, breathing community centers, filled with people who have psychosocial needs – people who could benefit from the support of a social worker. MSW, a consultant who runs Social Work Consulting Services for Libraries. Then, in 2020, the libraries shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A few years back, my colleague, Dr. Lisa Baker at Samford University’s Department of Social Work , and I collaborated on a study about a technology-meditated assignment that we developed for a Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) course. Our goal was to breathe some new life into a stale assignment.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

The article concludes with an in-depth discussion on implications for future practice and a call to action for school social workers to bring innovative solutions to their campuses that pull from their educational background in advocacy and social justice to enhance teacher training through an interdisciplinary approach.

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Beyond Advocacy

JULY 30, 2024

The Compton Foundation Centennial Professor of Social Work for the Prevention of Children and Youth Problems, she served on the faculty of the Columbia University School of Social Work —where she received her Ph.D.—from She was inducted into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) in 2010.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

In recent years, social workers have paid increased attention to ethical issues. The profession’s literature has burgeoned on topics such as ethical dilemmas in social work practice, ethical decision making, boundary issues and dual relationships, ethics-related risk management, and moral injury. Author: Frederic G.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

President and Fellows of Harvard College that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. More directly, the ruling forbids all colleges and universities in the United States from taking race into consideration when admitting students.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Emily Henderson is Master level social worker who currently works for The Department of Corrections as a License Drug and Alcohol Therapist. Emily has been working in the field of Social work for a total of 13 years. She is now on track to become clinically licensed in the social work field by 2023.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Emily Henderson is Master level social worker who currently works for The Department of Corrections as a License Drug and Alcohol Therapist. Emily has been working in the field of Social work for a total of 13 years. She is now on track to become clinically licensed in the social work field by 2023.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 17, 2023

The effects of burnout on client service provision, organizational health, and individual well-being are increasingly a focus of social work research, particularly against the societal backdrop of the post-COVID-19 era. The journal Social Work is a benefit of NASW membership. Author: Stephanie L.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 17, 2023

The effects of burnout on client service provision, organizational health, and individual well-being are increasingly a focus of social work research, particularly against the societal backdrop of the post-COVID-19 era. The journal Social Work is a benefit of NASW membership. Author: Stephanie L.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 10, 2024

The Global Agenda, developed by the International Federation of Social Workers, the International Association of Schools of Social Work, and the International Council on Social Welfare, calls for multilevel responses to concerns such as forced migration, air pollution, ecoanxiety, and food and water insecurity.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The association offers resources to help social workers engage with clients, colleagues, family, and friends about COVID-19 vaccination. Social Work Role in Reducing COVID-19 Transmission. Social workers who visit family or friends in nursing homes can encourage these residents to get vaccinated.

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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. Since graduating, Natasha began her employment with CREC – Capitol Region Education Council, where she started her career as a School Social Worker. This passion for advocacy is also seen through her volunteer work.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

MARCH 10, 2023

Advancing Social Work Practice, Policy and Research – Series Editor: Professor PK Shajahan Professor P.K. Advancing Social Work Practice, Policy and Research – Series Editor: Professor PK Shajahan Professor P.K. tannt@suss.edu.sg tannt@suss.edu.sg India, shajahan@tiss.edu Editorial Team: Professor Darja Zaversik, Chair of the Dept.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 24, 2022

A school social worker meets with a student. Join us for a Congressional briefing on the School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act (H.R. The legislation recognizes the critical need for more school social workers to help improve student success. Getty Images. WHERE: Registration Link.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

I am also a school social worker for Hartford Public Schools and I run a small business, ‘Ends2meet LLC’, which creates awareness on poverty and provides people with basic needs including counseling. I am proud to serve my community and give back to the very agency that I once resided in.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

The association offers resources to help social workers engage with clients, colleagues, family, and friends about COVID-19 vaccination. Social Work Role in Reducing COVID-19 Transmission. Social workers who visit family or friends in nursing homes can encourage these residents to get vaccinated.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

Dr. Mary McKay sees libraries as an opportunity to place social workers with a full range of skills in proximity to communities in need of social services. “A Libraries and social workers are “just a wonderful fit,” said Will Francis, LMSW, executive director of the NASW’s Texas and Louisiana chapters.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

Dr. Mary McKay sees libraries as an opportunity to place social workers with a full range of skills in proximity to communities in need of social services. “A Libraries and social workers are “just a wonderful fit,” said Will Francis, LMSW, executive director of the NASW’s Texas and Louisiana chapters.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Interpersonal Violence: The Social Work Response , edited by Tricia B. Bent-Goodley, proposes that it is essential for social workers to understand the evolving and persistent landscape of interpersonal violence, including concurrent victimization, overlapping patterns, and intersections. You Might Also Be Interested In.

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Social Work Haven

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Knowledge of social work intervention strategies is central to the social work role. The role of the social worker becomes increasingly important as communities become more diverse. Ultimate Social Work Intervention Strategies. How do social workers intervene with clients?

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Beyond Advocacy

APRIL 13, 2022

My last visit to the Hill was CRISP’s Social Work Day on the Hill reception in the Rayburn Building in March 2020. We cancelled Student Advocacy Day scheduled for the next day as the House and Senate would go into hiatus until the Covid-19 pandemic abated. I was back on Capitol Hill Tuesday, April 5, for the first time in two years.

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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. Social Work in Mental Health Settings” by Kevin J.

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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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Community Care

JUNE 13, 2024

However, in most cases, parents’ conditions were only identified at the court stage, in part because social workers lacked the time and training to do so. Ensure lay advocacy is consistently available pre-proceedings and provided by people sufficiently trained in working with parents with learning disabilities or difficulties.

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Beyond Advocacy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

We are trying through our work at CRISP to influence as many social workers as possible to become more engaged in the political arena where our skills, knowledge, and values are in short supply. Social workers have been making transformational contributions to the betterment of society from its inception. We need more.

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Beyond Advocacy

JULY 11, 2024

in sociology at North Carolina A&T State University, where he played varsity basketball. An ordained minister, Towns served in the United States Army and later earned his MSW at Adelphi University School of Social Work. James Forbes, the first black pastor of the historic Riverside Church. He earned his B.A.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Early Inspirations: High School and Beyond From the earliest days of high school, I found myself drawn to social issues and the incredible work done by social workers in our communities. It was during this time that I began to understand the profound influence of the social work profession.

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Community Care

MAY 22, 2022

The government must introduce national pay scales for social workers, tied to a “vastly improved” learning and development offer, to boosts skills, reward expertise and retain staff in practice, the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care said today. Care review: key social work recommendations.

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