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Social worker changes undermined engagement with children later convicted of violent crimes – review

Community Care

High levels of social worker turnover undermined engagement with six young people with histories of social care involvement who were later convicted of violent offences, a review has found. All six of those involved with children’s services were either excluded from school or the subject of a managed move from one school to another.

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NIA-Funded Study Explores Re-Engagement of Black Older Adults After COVID-19

University of Connecticut

Parekh’s research goal is to investigate both the barriers and the facilitators of engagement for Black and African American older adults in activities they enjoyed before the pandemic. What I'm seeing is that churches have had to be creative in their offerings and they offer a variety of modalities for adults to be engaged,” says Parekh.

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5 Social work engagement skills to deepen rapport with clients

Save the Social Worker

Much of this requires engagement. Engagement is tough. How do you engage involuntary clients, whom may not like what you are saying to them? This may sound ridiculous, but I would go to all efforts to get them to school. It will also help you better engage the client. Engagement is about the relationship.

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Social work supervision of school safeguarding leads has no impact on appropriate referral levels – study

Community Care

A scheme to provide school designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) with supervision from social workers has had no impact on measured outcomes, research has revealed. Promoting supportive engagement with parents and carers in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, including where families may be facing challenging circumstances.

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2023 ENGAGE Small Grant Recipients Announced

Michigan Social Work

In 2018, ENGAGE launched the Small Grants Program to encourage faculty to build partnerships with Detroit community-based organizations and to support resident-led efforts to strengthen Detroit neighborhoods. ENGAGE partners with the Ford School’s Detroit Urban Research Center in the administration of the small grants program.

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School Safety: How Social Workers Can be Helpful and Stay Mentally Strong

Social Work Blog

Simply put, school social workers and other school administrators are constantly trying to identify aggression that may lead to violence. News and World Report, an estimated 14 mass shootings have killed a total of 169 victims since the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado. School Social Work Toolbox.

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“Good Trouble” at School: A Call to Action for School Social Workers

University of Connecticut

School social workers don’t always receive discipline-specific clinical supervision in their school setting. This webinar is intended for experienced and new school social workers, principals, and building administrators. engage in activities to practice how to get into “Good Trouble” for themselves and the students they serve.

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