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In West Virginia, the bad bills keep on coming

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

And Pinson is quick to buy into and amplify vile smears about any parent who loses a child to foster care, telling MetroNews that when the West Virginia family police rip apart a family its oftentimes for excellent reasons these children are at risk of danger, theyre at risk of harm, theyve already been harmed.

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At Home. Unproductive. Stuck in Room. Twenties.

Gary Direnfeld

The issue is coming to terms with a likely mental illness that is severe and disabling or alternatively, so much enabling with little accountability since early childhood that this person truly hasn’t learned to cope and manage independently. Here in Ontario there is ODSP – Ontario Disability Support Program.

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Children’s social workers to be measured against new post-qualifying standards

Community Care

Asks purposeful, inquiring questions to explore actual or likelihood of significant harm to the child. Makes persistent and creative efforts to gather information in complex circumstances relating to risk, particularly in cases of exploitation, extrafamilial harm, and organised child sexual abuse.

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Trauma-Informed Restorative Justice Practices in Schools: An Opportunity for School Social Workers

Social Work Blog

Restorative justice (RJ) is both a philosophy and a set of practices meant to repair harm and maintain connection in the face of wrongdoing. recommends further research to understand RJ’s effect on self-efficacy, self-regulation, and healthy attachment. The journal Social Work is a benefit of NASW membership.

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When Your Young Adult Child is Totally Out of Control

Gary Direnfeld

The more you seek to set expectations, the more challenging the behavior, up to threats of violence, destruction of property, self harm, suicidal gestures. One of the most challenging situations is having an older teen or young adult whose behavior is quite out of control. That is tough on many parents.

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5 Reasons Children Bully and How Parents Can Help

KVC

We see the impact of that as bullies and those they bully are twice as likely to self-harm and experience suicidal behavior. A bully is someone that deliberately acts out verbally or physically in an aggressive manner towards others with the intent to cause harm, fear, or distress. Words can hurt. What Defines a Bully?

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Social worker talks about importance of self-care in self-published book

Social Work Blog

A man practices self-care by taking time to relax in nature and listen to music. Self-care is important to social workers and in fact the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics included the importance of self-care when it was updated this year. Q: How did you learn to practice self-care? Book cover.