Tue.Nov 12, 2024

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Torn Apart: How the Abolition Movement Destroys Foster Youth – And How Listening To Us Can Build A Safer World

Child Welfare Monitor

by Patty Flores I am grateful to be publishing this essay by a gifted and needed young voice in the child welfare space. Liliana “Patty” Flores, MSW is a clinician, researcher, advocate, educator, and motivational speaker. Her intersectionality and affiliation with marginalized identities such as being an undocumented Salvadoran female, LGBTQ+, foster youth, homeless, and cycling in and out of juvenile jails, have shaped the way she sees social issues.

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Social work practice changes urged to promote direct contact between adopted children and birth families

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Social work practice changes are needed to engineer a shift towards much greater direct contact between adopted children and their birth families, experts have said. The call came in a report that urged an overhaul of the current “outdated” approach to post-adoption contact in order to enable more face-to-face time between children and their birth relatives.

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Rise in NICs will endanger public health services | Letter

The Guardian

While the NHS has been given an exemption to the NIC increase, health services commissioned outside the health service have not, says Greg Fell Your article outlining the extra strain on council budgets that the rise in employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) will cause highlighted the likely impact on adult and children’s social care services ( Adult social care in England needs urgent help from ministers, say bosses, theguardian.com, 6 November ).

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Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

CCRC

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: Understanding Key Stages and Activities Early childhood development is critical to a child’s future physical and cognitive abilities. Research shows that the early stages of a child’s development impact education and relationship outcomes in their later life. One of the most important areas of early growth is a child’s cognitive development.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up week ending Nov. 12, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

● It’s always a good time to hear from Jerry Milner, who ran the federal Children’s Bureau during the first Trump Administration. But it’s an especially good time now. Fortunately, he’s the guest on The Imprint podcast. His thoughts on policy begin at about 22:30 in. ● President Biden has apologized for what “child welfare” did to Native Americans in decades past.