International Federation of Social Workers
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The Young African Social Workers Network held a webinar on the 10th of December commemorating the International Human Rights Day.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
DECEMBER 11, 2023
In September 2023, the United Nations Secretary General hosted an SDG Action weekend for UN agencies, member states, and stakeholders to discuss the SDGs, their current implementation, and commitments to reach them. From the IASSW team, Dr. Lynne Healy, Main Representative (University of Connecticut-retired), and IASSW’s two interns, Diana Dupuy-Faustin and Lorena Martínez (University of Connecticut) were in attendance.
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Community Care
DECEMBER 11, 2023
By Beverley Tarka, president, ADASS When ADASS and carers’ organisations launched the Carers Challenge in October, our goal was to unearth the gold standard work social care teams and voluntary organisations are doing to support unpaid carers. The response has been great, with lots of stories about how organisations are working with carers to co-produce services and place them at the heart of decision making.
The Guardian
DECEMBER 11, 2023
As she inched towards the end of her life our conversation was the most authentic it had ever been I was shocked at what I didn’t know about nursing homes. A couple of falls and hospital stays meant it wasn’t safe for my mum, Lesley, to live alone any more. In 2017, at 87 years old and a shadow of her former strong self, life was rapidly slowing down for her.
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Social Work Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2023
April Ferguson LCSW-C, Senior Practice Associate, Children and Adolescents On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published a final rule regarding licensing and approval standards for kinship placements. The rule allows for Title IV-E agencies to utilize separate licensing requirements for kinship homes and distribute payments to kinship providers.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
DECEMBER 11, 2023
There have been years of court hearings orders and, in one case, even a settlement and a declaration of victory. But things in Texas and Tennessee are as bad, or worse, than ever. Instead of making the dreadful Texas "child welfare" system better, "Children's Rights" and "A Better Childhood" set off what amounts to a giant game of whack-a-mole. News from Texas and Tennessee in recent weeks illustrate the futility – or worse – of those massive McLawsuits brought against “child welfare” systems, m
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