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Play-Based Learning in Early Childhood Education

CCRC

Through play, children build and strengthen socio-emotional and cognitive skills, according to research from Texas Christian University. Creating a situation and responding to the scenario and characters involved helps a childs brain reinforce pathways of communication, problem solving, and expected outcomes. How much will that be?

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“Es Como Que no los Conociera”: Reunification of Unaccompanied Migrant Youth with Their U.S. Families

Social Work Blog

A recent issue of the journal Social Work Research , co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press, showcases a study of family reunification experiences. In addition, the results point to the importance of developing interventions to increase trust, empathy, and communication between unaccompanied immigrant youth and their parents.

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Poverty Simulations in Social Work Education

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

think moving field hours out of community-based settings). . Source: Missouri Community Action Network. I have worked on several projects that integrate simulations into our BSW and MSW programs at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), where I work. Health Communications. Health Communications.

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NASW Member Voices: Let’s Begin a Conversation to Share Our Social Work Perspectives

Social Work Blog

I know what it means to struggle with your own empathy when dealing with a difficult client. When the first responders poured into the Twin Towers, one of the first things they realized was that they couldn’t communicate with each other. If we cease to communicate with each other, we will feel we are struggling alone.

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A guide to language development in early childhood

CCRC

Language is fundamental to our ability as humans to communicate with one another. Language learning actually begins prenatally, according to a University of Washington study , when an unborn child hears the sounds and rhythms of language in the womb. self-regulation, empathy, relationship-building) Academic achievement (e.g.,

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Social Worker Personal Statement | A Winning Example

Social Work Haven

This example personal statement will inspire you to write your own unique social work, personal statement to support your application to the University of your choice. Effective communication skills and teamwork are some skills I have learned which would be very useful in my pursuit to become a social worker.

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Patient, Nurse, and Solution Provider: Cheri DiStefano Pays It Forward

Relias

DiStefano enrolled in an 18-month accelerated nursing program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the same school where she had earned her undergraduate degree in journalism, mass communication, and advertising. She also found that her experiences helped her communicate better with families.