The New Social Worker
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
As the social work profession continues to engage in difficult dialogues about diversity, equity, and inclusion, many are facing resistance to this work. Resistance presents in denial-oriented, disengaged, and derailing approaches.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
A new poll reveals that even when the questions are rigged, Americans are less likely to buy the snake oil the family police establishment has been selling. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Adoption and Safe Families Act have destroyed the lives of millions of children and families. But the "Bipartisan Policy Center" thinks they're models of a glorious era of bipartisanship.
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Michigan Social Work
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Assistant Professor Ashley Cureton received a Humanities Grant through Michigan Humanities, funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Humanities Grants emphasize collaboration among cultural, educational and community-based organizations and institutions in order to serve Michigan’s people with public humanities programming. Together with Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County and local schools throughout Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Cureton will work with refugee youth to
National Casa Gal
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month throughout November is a reminder of the rich history and contributions of Native Americans. Read More. The post Native American Heritage Month and National CASA/GAL’s commitment to advocating for Native children and youth appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
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.
International Federation of Social Workers
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The Hungarian Federation of Social Workers is proudly marking its 35th anniversary.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
● It’s hard to believe that family police agencies still go around “training” mandated reporters of “child abuse” to report anything and everything because if they’re wrong, it won’t do any harm. In this essay, Prof. Kelley Fong, author of Investigating Families explains why they are so wrong. ● Another key theme of Prof. Fong’s book is that mandatory reporting drives families away from seeking help.
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University of Connecticut
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Retired faculty member and founding director of the Center for International Social Work Studies at UConn School of Social Work, Lynne Healy, Ph.D., recently nominated former faculty member Ivor Echols for posthumous recognition as a NASW Pioneer. Along with her nomination letter below, Dr. Healy added, "In addition to Dr. Echols' deep commitment to fight poverty and racism, her greatest gifts to the University of Connecticut were the countless students who were inspired by her to become better
International Federation of Social Workers
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
Malta recently celebrated a significant milestone in the realm of social work—the 20th anniversary of its esteemed Department of Social Work, University of Malta.
Children’s Home Society of Washington
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
When it comes to raising a large family, resourcefulness is key! It's all about finding ways to make things work. Just ask mom of six, Ophelia*. Ophelia’s one of those moms you hear about who has an endless supply of love. With kids ages one to 18, she has been remarkably resilient through life’s ups and downs. Being a single, working mom of six means money can get tight, but Ophelia never lets it stop her.
Community Care
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
The Labour Party has pledged to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 if elected to power at the next general election. Shadow health and social care secretary Wes Streeting told the House of Commons today that the party would introduce a bill to overhaul the act as part of its first legislative programme after polling day, which is due to take place by January 2025.
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National Casa Gal
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
A new report is highlighting the impact CASA volunteers are having on Ohio children in need, following months of research and data gathering. Read More. The post Study reveals the positive impact CASA volunteers have on Ohio children appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
International Federation of Social Workers
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
November 5th holds special significance in Ukraine, as it is a day dedicated to acknowledging the invaluable contributions of social workers.
American Board of Clinical Social Work
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Expressing Gratitude Task Force 5 COVID-19 Response Assignment (2020) One of my patients recently informed me that November is the National Month of Gratitude. This makes sense given the date of our Thanksgiving Holiday. It reminded me of some basic mannerisms and courtesies associated with general civility but also within the context of professional social work.
Community Care
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
The government has rejected an expert panel’s proposal to “severely curtail” the “inhumane” solitary confinement of people with learning disabilities and autistic people in mental health hospitals. In a damning report published last week , psychiatrist and learning disability expert Baroness Sheila Hollins said there was “no therapeutic benefit” to the long-term segregation of people detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 in hospital.
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National Casa Gal
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
A new report is highlighting the impact CASA volunteers are having on Ohio children in need, following months of research and data gathering. Read More. The post Study reveals the positive impact of CASA volunteers have on Ohio children appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
International Federation of Social Workers
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Picture – Palle Peter Skov The Danish Association of Social Workers Celebrates Successful Social Worker Days 2023.
Social Work With Adults
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Lyn Romeo: It's an honour to host blogs from social workers, researchers and people with lived experience of health and social care. This post addresses core challenges for Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) and others involved in anti-racist mental health practice. Dr Caroline Leah: Since the Mental Health Act came into force, rates of compulsory detention in mental health hospitals have more than doubled.
Community Care
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Adult social care has its fourth cabinet minister in two years following Rishi Sunak’s major government reshuffle. Victoria Atkins has replaced Steve Barclay as health and social care secretary, after the latter spent one year in post in his second stint in the job. Since 2021, the post has also been occupied by Sajid Javid and – briefly, under Liz Truss’s short-lived premiership – Thérèse Coffey.
Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.
You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.
The Guardian
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
From childcare to prisons, acute staffing problems across public services call for bold solutions Remember Thursday nights, and the applause for key workers on doorsteps? During the pandemic, people working in demanding, public-facing jobs were rightly and warmly acclaimed. That was then. These days, staff shortages are causing problems across public services, above all in careers demanding high levels of personal interaction, including teaching, prisons and probation.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Tomorrow, on “National Adoption Day, who will stop to remember that for some children and some young adults every mass adoption ceremony, every treacly feature story on the local news is an act of cruelty – ripping the scab off a wound that never fully heals? Termination of parental rights is child welfare's "death penalty." So why do some of the very judges who order a family "executed" preside over public celebrations of the aftermath?
Community Care
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The number of mainstream fostering households in England has shrunk for the second consecutive year, despite the country’s growing care population. There was a net loss of 1,045 mainstream household in 2022-23 on the back of a fall of 1,275 in 2021-22, showed Ofsted’s annual data collection on fostering, published last week. This means there has been a 6% fall, to 35,005, in the number of mainstream households in England over the past two years, with the bulk of the fall (1,660 out o
Community Care
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated most councils as good in pilot assessments for its new system of appraising the quality of local authority adults’ social care. Four of the five authorities tested – Birmingham, Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and Suffolk – received a good rating, the second highest grade below outstanding, following assessments carried out over the summer and autumn.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
Community Care
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
There are “significant risks” around the government’s capacity to deliver its already delayed plan to introduce a cap on care costs by October 2025, the public spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office (NAO) said work needed to start soon, backed by more resource, to deliver the cap and a more generous means-test for care by the revised target date, two years later than originally planned.
The Guardian
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Readers respond to the call from England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, for doctors to prioritise quality of life over quantity of life It is interesting to note that England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, talks about quality of life ( Prioritise quality of life over prolonging it for elderly, Chris Whitty tells medics, 10 November ) in the same week that Simon Jenkins says that he has been forced to turn off the news because he finds it too shocking.
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