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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending March 7, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

They were afraid of social services,” a parent with disabilities (one of the groups most vulnerable to family policing), told The Colorado Sun. KDVR-TV reports on a bill that would replace anonymous reporting with confidential reporting. ● ● “When my kids were growing up, they weren’t afraid of the bogeyman.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending June 27, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Now The Imprint reports on how the same agency used the same tactics to undermine legislation to replace anonymous child abuse reporting with confidential reporting. in contrast, passed bills to do both. You can learn more about how that happened, and the ongoing fight, at this webinar on June 29 from Narrowing the Front Door.

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How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Can Influence Healthcare

Relias

How to address confidentiality concerns. How to meet diverse needs of patients with disabilities and cognitive or mental health impairments. Communication skills, such as teach-back, plain language, verbal and written instruction methods, interviewing, non-verbal communication, and knowledge confirmation.

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Senior practitioner loses bid to keep court judgment that he abused ex-partner from Social Work England

Community Care

Confidentiality concerns regarding child In ruling against disclosure, Judge Ahmed found that it was “very likely that [Z’s] welfare would be adversely affected, and her life changed in important respects” by the judgment’s disclosure.

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11 Steps to Implementing a DSP Peer Mentoring Program

Relias

Retaining direct support professionals (DSPs) is a seemingly never-ending challenge for organizations that serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They need to know when a conversation should remain confidential and when an issue needs to be shared with others in the organization. Step 6: Develop a budget.

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AI tool improves direct work in adult social care despite accuracy issues, practitioners report

Community Care

Beneficial for neurodivergent and disabled social workers A social worker with ADHD, dyslexia and arthritis also found that talking to the app significantly improved their workflow. Data protection and confidentiality when using AI with people using services and the public.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Confidentiality: Maintaining strict confidentiality is essential. Social workers assure clients that their personal information will be kept confidential, except in situations where disclosure is mandated by law. They keep their promises and follow through on commitments.