Beyond Advocacy

OCTOBER 22, 2023

I learned to appreciate the value of storytelling while teaching a course on persuasion in the DSW program at the University of Southern California School of Social Work. My communications background equipped me to teach graduate social workers how to craft messages and develop techniques to convince others to accept their way of thinking.

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Community Care

JANUARY 10, 2023

Authorities across England cut provision to people needing care and support and carers, for example, by closing day centres or reducing respite services, without making use of the so-called Care Act easements, found the research by the University of Manchester. “She went to a day centre, you know, for five hours.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

We interviewed team members Caleb Brittain, Erin Tobin, and Michele Gardner to learn more about their lives and roles. Erin Tobin brought her public health expertise from Appalachian State University and previous roles in elder care to Relias in 2023. She is inspired by Relias’ commitment to improving healthcare outcomes.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

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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University of Connecticut

AUGUST 11, 2022

Supervisors will be encouraged to use interactive training techniques to teach the interviewing and communication skills that engage the client and family in assessment and planning. Help supervisees recognize the influence of their own background on the assessment process and be cognizant of the ethical dilemmas they may face.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Our work seeks to develop innovative ways in which children and young people can digitally and safely self-refer to children’s social care, allowing them to communicate harms and experiences in real time. We recently interviewed senior managers across eight local authorities to scope their readiness for children’s digital safeguarding.

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Community Care

MARCH 16, 2022

It praised the council’s investment in training for less-experienced managers and Gent’s “close oversight of exit interviews” to inform future retention strategies. Gent says her work overseeing exit interviews has led to a significant decrease in social workers leaving Blackpool in recent months. “We Stable workforce is key.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

An amazing university colleague, Hannah Morgan, organises a conference every two years with disabled people who are scholars in their field. They didn’t speak in English and could only communicate through blinking. I’m not sure I could do that. As a social justice advocate, where do you think activism fits within social work?

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Community Care

JUNE 27, 2024

Our interview with Ruth Allen is part of a series of profiles of key figures who have shaped social work over the past five decades, to mark Community Care’s 50th anniversary. It’s also important as a profession that we can communicate with different parts of the sector and learn from each other.

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Relias

APRIL 28, 2023

Trustworthiness and transparency : Clinical and non-clinical staff must be consistent and communicate with clarity, while maintaining professionalism transparency. Those with a history of trauma have sustained a fundamental injury to their sense of safety. This is very important in establishing mutual boundaries and expectations for care.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

While agile working was received positively when it involved adequate desk space, spaces for quite and concentrated work and good access to peer support, this was rare, found the research by social work academics at the University of Dundee and Glasgow Caledonian University. Stress and lack of peer support.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Throughout my educational journey, I’ve been inspired by amazing social workers who have exhibited the best traits of our profession—patience, strong communication skills, and an unwavering commitment to the well-being of individuals and communities.

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The Frontline

JULY 13, 2023

The research team consisted of Teesside University, the LGBTQ+ Youth in Care Network and three LGBTQ+ care experienced people as co-researchers including myself. The research interviewed LGBTQ+ young people and surveyed social care professionals working with care leavers. Teesside University, LGBTQ+ Youth In Care.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Article by Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Lead, Kim M. Simpson and Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Consultant, Susan Bodiker. She has seen the impact of the campaign on both a statewide and local community level. She added, “If I’m going to be an advocate, I have to set an example.”

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 9, 2024

To arrange interviews or speaking engagements: Communications Director Greg Wright at gwright.nasw@socialworkers.org or 202.336.8324 or email media@socialworkers.org Resources: NASW 1,000 Media Experts News Releases Social Work Facts What is NASW? Here is information to help the public and news media. Few additional cases resulted

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Simpson, Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Lead. Highlights of Connect to End COVID-19’s achievements include: A three-year national communications campaign in which NASW and its Chapters administered fact-based information, tools, and training to promote COVID-19 vaccine confidence. Article by Kim M. million people in the U.S.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Community Care’s Choose Social Work campaign aims to counteract the negative media coverage of the profession, and show the brilliant work social workers do every day. Ensure a steady supply of press releases to local newspapers; also use social media to communicate successes.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Simpson, Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Lead As each day passes, we move farther and farther away from being dominated by the COVID-19 Pandemic that began in 2020. Article by Kim M. We view the pandemic in the rear-view mirror. To read Part One, follow this link.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Simpson, Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Lead. Highlights of Connect to End COVID-19’s record of achievement include: In a three-year national communications campaign, NASW and its Chapters administered fact-based information, tools, and training to promote COVID-19 vaccine confidence. Article by Kim M. More than 1.2

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Relias

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, was originally the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics — which explains its unusual name. At the time of this interview, Hyre was working in Kenya with the Gates-funded ARC project. Healthcare workers’ emotional health is a universal priority.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In the journal Social Work , Professors Mical Raz and Frank Edwards argue that TPR is not a rare event that universally serves as proxy for parental unfitness. More than half the time the child who disclosed the abuse was not even interviewed by those charged with investigating the allegation.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

As the story explains: The system that promises to monitor these facilities and protect children from abuse often devalues the child’s perspective of what happened — communicating to them time and time again that they are untrustworthy and unbelievable. Not just these examples of cover-up, but numerous independent studies say otherwise.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The study was based on an analysis of the policy’s impact in a sample of police areas, alongside surveys of NHS integrated care boards (ICB) and local authorities and research with health and social care staff, carried out by the University of York and the King’s Fund. What is Right Care, Right Person?

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Community Care

MARCH 14, 2025

Last year, we published evidence-based and practical recommendations for reablement commissioners and providers , developed by researchers from the University of York, to tackle these barriers and ensure more people receive the high-quality support they need and deserve.

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