Teaching & Learning in Social Work

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

On October 25, 2024, during the Annual Program Meeting for the Council on Social Work Education in Kansas City, MO, my UAB colleagues (Colleen Fisher, Mary Jacque Carroll and Ron Pitner) and I presented an assessment tool developed by Melissa Freedman, MSW, to review syllabi and courses as an effort to ensure the integration of antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) within our program curricula at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Social Work.

Code of Ethics 130

Code of Ethics Diversity Engagement University 130

Center for Child Protection

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This month the Center is celebrating the incredible success of our annual experiential group event, Ironpaws. On November 2nd, the Center’s main campus came alive with the excitement of Ironpaws 2024, bringing together 21 children and 20 parents and caregivers for a day of courage and connection. Divided into three teams, our young participants engaged in the adventure course featuring low ropes elements, ground-level obstacles, tricky balancing exercises, and even a rope swing!

Therapist 52

Therapist Child Welfare Recovery Communication 52

Michigan Social Work

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Nikole Hannah-Jones was the keynote speaker at the fourth annual Social Justice Changemaker Lecture presented by the School of Social Work at the Michigan Union in October 2024. Hannah-Jones is the Knight Chair of Race and Journalism at Howard University, where she founded the Center for Journalism & Democracy. Over the course of her career investigating racial inequality and injustice, she has earned numerous awards including a MacArthur Fellowship.

University 52

University Diversity Disability Schools 52

Center for Child Protection

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This month the Center is celebrating the incredible success of our annual experiential group event, Iron Paws. On November 2nd, the Center’s main campus came alive with the excitement of Iron Paws 2024, bringing together 21 children and 20 parents and caregivers for a day of courage and connection. Divided into three teams, our young participants engaged in the adventure course featuring low ropes elements, ground-level obstacles, tricky balancing exercises, and even a rope swing!

Therapist 52

Therapist Child Welfare Recovery Communication 52

Advertisement

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.

Child Care Aware

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

National Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day celebrate s the use of GIS , a powerful software tool used to create and display maps that help geographically illustrate and communicate complex problems. GIS maps can help identify assets and resources, as well as understand underlying location-based trends in datasets.

Communication 52

Communication Advocacy 52

International Federation of Social Workers

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Photo: Members of the Korean Association of Social Workers at the AvenirSocial office in Bern This month the Korean Association of Social Workers met their Swiss and British counterparts for […]

Social Worker 66

Social Worker 66

Child Care Aware

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Child Care Resource & Referral agencies (CCR&Rs) have an opportunity to connect child care providers with affordable health insurance options through the health insurance marketplace.

40

40

Community Care

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The government will legislate to create a new type of accommodation for children with complex needs in England who are at risk of being deprived of their liberty. The placement type will be for children who may need to be deprived of their liberty at times, but will provide for restrictions to be increased and decreased according to need.

Government 43

Government Mental Health Advocacy Disability 43

Community Care

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The government plans to strengthen recently introduced agency social work rules by putting them into law, in a move dubbed “reckless” by recruitment firm leaders. The Department for Education (DfE) also intends to extend the rules to non-social work staff in children’s services, it said in a children’s social care reform policy paper published this week.

Social Worker 37

Social Worker Government Engagement Administration 37