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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

You asked, what are the 10 roles of social workers ? While I can provide a list of 10 common roles of social workers, it’s important to note that our roles often go beyond these. Case Manager : Social workers coordinate services and resources for their clients, ensuring they receive comprehensive care and support.

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Social Work’s Critical Role in Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Social Work Blog

People with FASDs may be at high risk for school challenges, criminal justice issues, substance use disorders, and mental health disorders. About one in 20 pregnant people report binge drinking in the past 30 days, and up to five percent of school children in the U.S. September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month.

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NASW Member Voices: A Voting Rights Victory from the Supreme Court

Social Work Blog

In order to achieve that objective, social workers and other social justice advocates have to become fully engaged in the 2024 elections. This blog was prepared by Mel Wilson in his personal capacity and does not necessarily reflect the view of the National Association of Social Workers.

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#HardStories – To tell or not to tell

Irish Social Worker

Our responses to disclosure of sexual violence, at all levels, are therefore critical and those responses we do provide can send powerful messages to those engaged in this balancing act. Professor Ramona Alaggia at the University of Toronto, sums this up, saying that if the risks outweigh the benefits, the disclosure will not occur.

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The AI Revolution in Social Work: NASW’s Call for Action

Social Work Blog

By JaBree Harris, MSW As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform industries, it is clear that social work cannot afford to be a passive observer. Just as global leaders convened in Paris to discuss the risks and promises of AI, social workers must come together to shape how AI impacts the people we serve and our profession.

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Child poverty rises linked to 10,000 more children going into care over five years, finds research

Community Care

. “Places that experience the double-burden of increased child poverty and numbers of children entering care must shoulder the wider societal costs of children’s impaired life-chances, in education, health, criminal justice, and economic contexts,” it added. Extra £1.4bn cost to public purse. Related reading.

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Scholarship Recipients 2022

University of Connecticut

Mary Borecki Buck is an UConn School of Social Work alumna committed to supporting the education of future generations of social workers. This scholarship, created by Mary and her late husband, Raymond, will provide financial support to a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Work program. Charlotte M.