NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 16, 2025

Even the Wizard of Oz couldnt do that. But at last, were getting a peek behind the curtain. Seventeen years after we first raised the issue, an ugly little practice that leads to hundreds of needless foster care placements in Kansas every year finally is getting some attention though far from all of the attention it deserves. The Kansas Legislature passed, and the governor signed, a bill that may slightly reduce the number of times this practice is invoked but it still allows the family police

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Community Care

APRIL 16, 2025

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The government has renewed funding to help overseas care staff who have lost work and are facing removal from the UK due to “unethical” employment practices or providers not complying with visa rules. However, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has reduced the level of the international recruitment fund from 16m in 2024-25 to 12.5m this year, divided between 15 regi

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International Federation of Social Workers

APRIL 16, 2025

Celebrating World Social Work Day 2025 in Thailand A Regional Gathering for Solidarity and Social Justice The Department of Social Development and Welfare, Ministry of Social Development and Human […]

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Community Care

APRIL 16, 2025

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Social work needs to be “pushed further” to embed anti-discriminatory practice within children’s services, say the authors of proposed post-qualifying standards (PQS) for newcomers to the profession. Members of the expert writing group that drew up the PQS explained why anti-discriminatory practice was the first of the proposed six standards, in a webinar on the Department

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

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Behavior Analysis

Nnatasha Tracy

APRIL 16, 2025

Do you insult yourself without even thinking? Youre not alone especially if youre dealing with depression. These internal attacks can feel normal, but theyre not harmless. Learn why self-insults happen, how they spiral, and how to start fighting back with real, practical tools.

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The Guardian

APRIL 16, 2025

Dispensation means teachers not obliged to inform authorities about childrens sexual activity in all instances Teachers will not have to inform on sexually active teenagers under a new legal duty to report child abuse after a novel Romeo and Juliet exemption received cross-party support. A new crime and policing bill obliges professionals in England, including teachers and healthworkers, to report suspicions of child sexual abuse to the police or local authority in an attempt by the government t

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