Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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?

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Relias

JANUARY 16, 2023

While many behavioral health and social service organizations have moved toward implementing trauma-informed practices, it is rarely recognized in organizations serving the IDD population. For those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who have experienced abuse, trauma-informed care can prove very helpful.

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Disability Domestic Violence Communication Human Services 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2021

There’s a story, albeit buried toward the end, about children torn from their mother just because the mother was a victim of domestic violence. But all the while, Gualtieri’s office continues to shovel kids into those very conditions by tearing apart families at one of the highest rates in the state. Where have I heard that before? ?

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Foster Care Domestic Violence Addiction Counseling 40

Community Care

AUGUST 8, 2023

This meant they were not afforded the protections of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (DAA), such as domestic abuse protection notices/orders (DAPNs/DAPOs), which will replace the existing domestic violence protection notices/orders (DVPNs/DVPOs) following pilots in three areas starting this year.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 20, 2024

Safeguarding staff say they can’t get referrals for serious cases and don’t have the expertise to give pupils the help they need Increasing numbers of children suffering from domestic abuse, serious neglect and homelessness are being refused help from over-stretched social services, schools across England have told the Observer.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Wales remains the only UK nation not to have commissioned a review of its children’s social care services, after the Welsh Government resisted calls to do so following the inquiry into Logan Mwangi’s murder. ” Call for minimum period for social work court assessments.

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Community Care

AUGUST 29, 2023

It is not possible to provide service stability and strong positive cultures if there is heavy reliance on agency social workers; Northern Ireland has already taken action to curtail their use in its statutory social services.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 13, 2023

Vera Lister is a British social worker who co-founded The Open University, a distance learning institution that provides access to education for people from all walks of life. She has also served on various boards, including The National Council for Social Service and The Children’s Society.

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University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

My previous and future work involves working with some of the most vulnerable members of our society -- that work being with LGBTQIA+ youth, and victims and survivors of domestic violence. Like Frank Carollo, I hope to give back to the UConn community in similar ways in the future.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 31, 2022

Number of referrals to social services in England and Wales rises by 8% as NSPCC tells ministers to ensure victims get support Police made an average of 669 child protection referrals to social services every day last year because of incidents of domestic abuse across England and Wales, a new analysis has disclosed.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Martin Narey, a former head of children’s charity Barnardo’s and senior government adviser, said social services should view potentially abusive parents “more critically” and not shy away from taking children into care. Continue reading.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 1, 2022

Rarely do I meet with such a person as a teen, although they may have contact with other social services. Mere survival, let alone exploitation challenge them. They seek to find their way. If I meet with such a person, it tends to be later as a young adult or a thirty-something.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

. ● And finally, from WRAL-TV: State and Smithfield police are investigating a report from a 7-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted inside the Johnston County Department of Social Services building by a 17-year-old boy. They were placed with foster parents who adopted them. That’s where Arabella died.

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University of Connecticut

JUNE 18, 2024

It gives me greater insight into struggles with domestic violence, homelessness and substance use. I appreciate both internships I’ve held as they have given me a greater perspective into what the community needs are and how they differ across cities. It helped me feel some breathing room to focus more on school and my internship.

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Schools Social Worker Clinic Domestic Violence 52

Social Work Blog

MAY 3, 2022

of Social Services, 487 N.W.2d The amicus brief provided information to educate the Eighth Circuit on how the four challenged laws disproportionately affects victims of rape and domestic violence and how they particularly disproportionately harm minors. NASW Supported: Doe. Outcome: Lost/Unfavorable. Dep’t.

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Human Resources Domestic Violence Clinic Social Worker 52

Child Welfare Monitor

DECEMBER 9, 2024

These families frequently consist of mothers with children by multiple fathers, with both parents often suffering from mental illness and/or drug abuse, and domestic violence is commonly present.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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? They were placed with foster parents who adopted them.

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