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On May 22, 2024, the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) held a hearing entitled “The Family First Prevention Services Act [FFPSA]: Successes, Roadblocks, and Opportunities for Improvement.” The hearing focused on Part I of FFPSA, which is titled “Prevention Activities Under Title IV-E.” In his opening statement, Senator Ron Wyden, the prime author of the Act along with the late Orrin Hatch, recognized that FFPSA has so far not had the anticipated effect. “Six years on,&
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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Community Engagement
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A Community United in Hope and Healing This year marks a special milestone for the Center for Child Protection – the 20th anniversary of our Guardian Angel Society. Launched in 2004 with just 20 supporters, this remarkable giving program has blossomed into a powerful network totaling 400 dedicated donors in 2024. Guardian Angel Society Co-Chair, Nicole Grupp, said the philanthropic gifts from members for the past two decades have played a crucial role in the “successful outcomes thes
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We are pleased to invite you to the online book launch of Social Work as a Global Profession: Handbook for Teaching and Learning, on Wednesday, 23rd October 2024, from 12:15 […]
Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) welcomes guest blog post that provide essential insights and information about the child care field. This guest blog post features a program in Johnson County, Kansas, that strengthens child care providers' emergency preparedness capabilities through planning and training supports and exercises that allow providers to test their plans.
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Key takeaways for caregivers Children learn a lot about themselves through daily conversations with caregivers. When caregivers talk to toddlers about their own bodies, thoughts, and feelings, they give them opportunities to attend to themselves. Mothers from Canada and Vanuatu differ in how they talk to their toddlers about these matters. These cultural differences may affect how early in life young children think of themselves as separate individuals.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Nominations are called for the Prestigious Katherine A. Kendall Memorial Award for distinguished contribution to the development of social work education internationally. The nominee can come from any region of the world and may or may not be a member of IASSW. The biography of the nominee must match the required criteria. For details about the nomination process and guidelines on the criteria, please go to : [link] Nominations should be submitted to the chair of the Committee Halaevalu Vakala
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The International Association Of Schools Of Social
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Exchange program between the School of Social Work at McGill University and the Japan College of Social Work organizing International Study Exchange Seminar Series : Exchanging information and news of social welfare system and social work practice between Quebec and Japan. Please register and you will receive an email notice every month when a video is uploaded to the Japan College of Social Work YouTube Channel ( [link] ).
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