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Los Angeles Wildfires Therapist Support Drive

Creative Play Therapist

The Soultenders Child and Family Center, in collaboration with the Youth Empowerment Network, is hosting a donation drive to support therapists who lost their offices in the recent Los Angeles wildfires. Support for Impacted Child Therapists : Donations to help therapists rebuild their offices will be accepted at theSouth Pasadena Soultenders throughout March.

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Social workers waiting longer for decisions on fitness to practise investigations

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Social workers in England are waiting longer for decisions on whether their fitness to practise (FtP) will be investigated following a referral to the regulator. Cases that completed the triage stage in October to December 2024 took an average of 35 weeks to do so, compared with 28 weeks in July to September and 22 weeks in April to June last year, according to a report to Social Work Engla

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Statement from the International Federation of Social Workers on USAID shutdown

International Federation of Social Workers

The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) expresses deep concern over the shutdown of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

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Almost one in five councils granted ‘exceptional’ financial support to help balance books

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The government has granted almost one in five English councils ‘exceptional financial support’ (EFS) to help them balance their books in 2025-26. Twenty seven of the 153 authorities with social services have been granted EFS, up from 17 last year, reflecting the scale of pressures facing councils in areas including adults’ and children’s services.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Racial Justice and Implicit Bias: Fostering Authentic Engagement

University of Connecticut

Provides 2 hours of content on cultural competence. Qur-an Webb, MSW and colleagues from Welcome 2 Real ity Thursday, April 24, 2025 2:00 – 4:00 pm 2 CECs Webinar Registration Fee: $50 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and current SSW Field Instructors The webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. This webinar will examine implicit bias, the differences between equality and equity, and how to recognize equitable practices.

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COSW Newsletter Highlights Key Achievements in Social Work Across the Commonwealth

International Federation of Social Workers

The latest edition of the Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (COSW) Newsletter, published on 14 February 2025, showcases notable developments of interest to the IFSW community.

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Promoting heart-healthy habits in early childhood

Child Care Aware

Child Care Resource and Referral organizations play a key role in supporting child care programs to foster heart-healthy habits that can last a lifetime.

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Lexx Brown-James Shares Tips in SELF Magazine on Sexting with Confidence

Michigan Social Work

Lexx Brown-James, director of the Schools Sexual Health Certificate Program, shared with SELF magazine her best practices and tips for sexting with confidence.

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Unmasking Gang Culture: Understanding and Addressing Gang Behavior

University of Connecticut

Anthony Gay Thursday, March 27, 2025 Live Webinar 6 pm – 8 pm 2 CECs – this program provides at least 1 hour of content on cultural competency Registration Fee: $50 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and Current SSW Field Instructors In this training we will look at the psychological and social factors that contribute to gangs and their historical roots and evolution in America to gain an understanding of the socio-economic factors that fuel their existence.