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How to Help a Child with Social Anxiety

All For Kids

How To Help a Child With Social Anxiety By Susan J. Wood (Updated Month, Day, Year) Social anxiety is a common experience among people of all ages. After COVID-19s stay-at-home orders, your child might be experiencing heightened social anxiety with the return to the classroom. If youre wondering how to help a child with social anxiety, look no further.

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IFSW Europe President Ruth Allen and the IFSW Executive wish you a happy and peaceful World Social Work Day 2025!

International Federation of Social Workers

As we approach World Social Work Day (WSWD) on the 18th of March, we extend warm wishes and solidarity with our members across Europe and all social workers across the […]

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Coping with Suicide

All For Kids

Unfortunately, a significant amount of people know someone who has either committed suicide or has experienced suicidal thoughts at some point in their lives. While there are multiple ways to cope with a loved ones loss, children tend to process it differently. That said, weve put together a list of effective ways to help young children cope with suicide, whether that be a close friend, classmate, or family member.

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Connecting Research to Practice: Meet Jennifer Weber, Research Coordinator

CO4Kids

Back to Blogs Community Blog Connecting Research to Practice: Meet Jennifer Weber, Research Coordinator Jennifer Weber, PhD joined the Colorado Implementation Science Unit (CISU) at the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) as their Research Coordinator at the end of October 2024. As Research Coordinator, Jennifer is using her research skills to help families in Colorado receive the best services possible, and is helping CDHS learn from the valuable research happening in Colorado related

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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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How to Practice Positive Discipline

All For Kids

As children grow and learn, they will naturally make mistakes along the way. No matter how big or small these mistakes are, it is the parents job to correct bad behavior through discipline and positive reinforcement. When this occurs, it is important to use positive discipline techniques. What is positive discipline exactly? Read on as we explain what positive discipline is, how to enact this type of discipline, and the thin line between certain discipline techniques and abuse.

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Cannabis: As Drug Becomes More Mainstream, Experts Sound the Alarm About its Dangers

Social Work Blog

By Jaimie Seaton Ask a room full of people if cannabis is safe or addictive, medically helpful or harmful, and youll get myriad answers. Some will swear medical marijuana is the only thing that relieves their pain, some will say all cannabis is unsafe and others will say they smoke pot recreationally and dont see a problem. Still othersincluding medical clinicians and social workersmight confess that they dont know much about it.

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Links to recordings of side events sponsored by IASSW at UN

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

IASSW co-sponsored two side events at the February 2025 meeting of the United Nations Commission for Social Development. Lynne Healy, IASSW Main Representative in New York, spoke at both events and other members of the IASSW team of representatives participated in some of the meetings during this 63 rd session of the Commission. You can view both side events by using these links.

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‘How reablement can better support independence and quality of life’

Community Care

By Deborah Rozansky, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) Reablement services play a critical role in maintaining peoples independence and quality of life. Most frequently used to support peoples recovery after a hospital stay, reablement can also be preventive, reducing the need for hospital admissions or long-term residential care. However, our research has shown that reablement is misunderstood, potentially preventing people from fully benefiting from it.

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Women’s History: Vision and Light

Children’s Defense Fund

By Marian Wright Edelman Forty-five years ago, President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential proclamation designating March 2-8, 1980, as National Womens History Week. The final day of that period was International Womens Day, which had already been celebrated in many countries for much of the 20 th century and recognized by the United Nations as a day to acknowledge womens contributions and call for womens economic, political, and civil rights.

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Lack of staff and beds leading to ‘harmful’ gaps in mental healthcare, warns CQC

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. A lack of staff and hospital beds, at a time of “overwhelming demand”, is leading to “harmful” gaps in mental healthcare, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said. As a result, people were being discharged prematurely, often without adequate community support, leading to cycles of readmission to hospital, with increasing use of inappropriate out-of-area placements.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Getting basic federal data on foster care: Will it come to this?

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

"Psst - hey bud. Ya wanna see an AFCARS report?" Yesterday (March 13, 2025) was an anniversary of sorts. It marked the first anniversary of the last time the federal government published something called The AFCARS Report. AFCARS stands for Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System. The annual reports are the most important single source for national data about the family policing system.