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Social Workers: The Backbone of Reimagined 988 Emergency Crisis Services

Social Work Blog

Given that the social work profession is a principal component of that workforce, it is critical that we become fully informed about the implications of the advent of the 988 system for us. This means that social workers have a significant role in helping to form and strengthen a reimagined behavioral health crisis response model.

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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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Seven children and all she needed was a van: large families and the blindness of the child welfare establishment

Child Welfare Monitor

In its Study of the Root Causes of Juvenile Justice System Involvement ,” the District of Columbia’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council interviewed youth service providers with first-hand experience working with justice-involved and at-risk youth.

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Licensing Investigations: Suggestions from Social Workers Who Received Sanctions

Social Work Blog

When clients have concerns about licensed social workers, they may file complaints with their state licensing boards. Although prior research has explored the types of complaints made against social workers, there has been little research on the experiences of social workers who are being investigated.

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?NASW Member Voices: Supreme Courts Ends Affirmative Action. What are the Implications?

Social Work Blog

What are next steps for Social Workers and other Social Justice Activists? In the face of the tremendous aftershock of the court’s affirmative action decision, the question is what are the next steps for civil rights and social justice activists – including social workers.

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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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Agile working failing to meet social workers’ needs in Scotland, finds study

Community Care

Agile working practices such as hotdesking are failing to meet social workers’ needs in Scotland and employers should review them, a study has concluded. Our findings (consistent over the last five years) indicate that agile working models in Scotland are failing to meet the needs of social workers.”