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

Social Work Blog

Data were collected from 30 youth, six parents, and four school administrators via focus groups and semi-structured interviews. 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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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Counsellor : They provide counselling and emotional support to individuals and families facing a wide range of challenges, including mental health issues, addiction, and crisis situations. This may include personal interviews, family histories, and the review of relevant documents. Empathy and Active Listening 7. Self-Care 13.

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19 Essential Social Work Practice Skills You Should Work on Refining Now

Social Work Haven

Empathy and Compassion 7.Cultural Empathy and Compassion, 7. Empathy and Compassion A key part of social work is being able to understand and relate to the feelings of those they are working with. This requires empathy, or the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and see things from their perspective.

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‘Consistently high standards’ of social work earns Cafcass across-the-board outstanding rating

Community Care

It found that these were based on “highly effective assessment work” and had a “relentless focus on the child” and their needs, while their recommendations were “well evidenced, appropriate, proportionate and in children’s best interests” While FCAs undertook parental interviews respectfully, non-judgmentally and (..)

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All You Need To Know About Social Work Articles

Social Work Haven

Why Social Work Is Essential for Supporting Victims of Abuse: This article covers the essential role social workers play in supporting victims of abuse, including assisting with safety planning, connecting them to support services and providing psychological counseling. Counselling clients to make informed decisions that affect their lives.

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

Scholarship Fund This scholarship is awarded to a student currently conducting their field placement at the UConn Counseling & Mental Health Services. My current internship has provided me with so many opportunities to meet with community partners, learn how to use anticipatory empathy, and practice motivational interviewing.

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Meet a Voyager: Richard Sison

Beautiful Voyager

I love how he describes it in this interview as a “weird feeling” that he treated for years only with martial arts. Her gentle encouragement and genuine interest in my martial arts pursuits helped foster a sense of empathy and humility within me. Fifteen years later and I still attend counseling regularly.

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