International Federation of Social Workers
JUNE 10, 2024
This statement is a response to the Palestinian Union of Social Workers and Psychologists (PUSWP) call for the Israeli Union of Social Workers (IUSW) to be expelled by IFSW.
Social Work Blog
JUNE 10, 2024
By Sue Coyle In February, Lynn Stanley, LICSW, executive director of the NASW New Hampshire and Vermont chapters, testified before Vermont’s Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. Her testimony came nearly a year after a Vermont social worker—the second in eight years—was killed while on the job. The state’s Department of Mental Health, in consultation with NASW-Vermont and numerous other organizations, is seeking to amend an established bill to create a work/study group to review the research
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Community Care
JUNE 10, 2024
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. By Lorraine Currie The number of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) cases handled by English councils hit another record high in 2022-23. Though councils completed a record 289,150 applications, the backlog grew by 2%, to 126,000, and the average duration of completed cases increased from 153 to 156, year on year.
Social Work Blog
JUNE 10, 2024
Meet the NASW Press Team at the 2024 NASW National Conference: Booth 301! Come visit with us. Share your ideas. Get involved. Check out our Exam Copy Program for faculty. Pitch a book. Become an author! Follow this link to learn more about NASW Press authors who will present at the June 19-22 NASW National Conference (and book samples below). Register for conference today!
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The Guardian
JUNE 10, 2024
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JUNE 10, 2024
The first time I went to New York City, I was going to see Dreamgirls , the Broadway musical based on the rise and fall of Diana Ross and the Supremes, the legendary singing group. The other two things I wanted to do while in New York was visit Greenwich Village and see what all the hubbub was about. I wanted to see the location of the Stonewall Riots.
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