Remove Confidentiality Remove Disability Remove Social Services
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

6 Principles of Trauma-Informed Care

Relias

Trauma-informed care is an approach to health and social services that recognizes the impact of trauma on people’s lives. It includes providing clear and consistent information about services, policies, and procedures, and maintaining honesty and accountability in all interactions.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Child Welfare Specialist : Social workers in this role focus on the safety and well-being of children, often within the context of child protective services or foster care systems. TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN What is the main role of a social worker? What skills does a social worker need?

article thumbnail

You Asked, Case manager vs Social Worker – Surprising Difference?

Social Work Haven

Social workers can work in different settings, such as schools, hospitals, non-profit organisations, government agencies, and private practice. Social workers offer a wide range of services, including counseling and therapy, individual and group sessions, to help people deal with emotional, psychological, and behavioural issues.

article thumbnail

How to Write Care Act Needs Assessment Easily

Social Work Haven

As a Newly Qualified Social Worker a few years ago, I understood that to become effective at what I do as a social worker , there was a need for me to write good Care Act 2014 needs assessments. A needs assessment is carried out by social services to decide your care and support needs. Do they have a staircase?

article thumbnail

Ten Ways COVID-19 Created the Perfect Storm for Social Worker Burnout (and why I still have hope)

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

For those students who have held on, the required social work internships have evolved dramatically. Social work students deliver services online, learn remotely, and show up to social services agencies in deep transition. Carol, a school social worker, serves youth with serious physical disabilities.

article thumbnail

NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ● “Which would be worse,” asks Jasmine Wali, former 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? I’d rather take the beating than catch a CPS case,’ as one said to me.”