Teaching & Learning in Social Work

APRIL 29, 2022

Editor’s Note: This blog post was written by Amber Sutton, LICSW, ABD, a social work instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, in collaboration with students from her undergraduate social work research course during the Spring 2022 semester. What does being a professional social worker mean to you?

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 5, 2022

School social workers don’t always receive discipline-specific clinical supervision in their school setting. The lack of supervision is inconsistent with known best practices of the social work profession. This webinar is intended for experienced and new school social workers, principals, and building administrators.

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Beyond Advocacy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

She is one of the hardest working Members in Congress and she has looked out for her fellow social workers on many occasions, supporting our events in March, introducing important legislation and being one of the most vocal advocates for the poor. For many social workers, the focus has been on voting and rightly so.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Advanced fostering practitioner Vivian Okeze-Tirado was working at home when she was crowned overall winner at this year’s Social Worker of the Year Awards. She already had an undergraduate and master’s degree in business administration but spoke to local universities about entry requirements for social work courses.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

MARCH 11, 2022

Organized by the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), Rutgers University School of Social Work (USA), and Studio Samuel (Ethiopia). Speakers: Janis Rodgers, MSW Students, Rutgers University School of Social Work, New Jersey, USA. LCSW, Rutgers University School of Social Work.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JULY 14, 2021

Editor’s Note : This blog post is adapted from the Second Edition of the Social Media Toolkit for Social Work Field Educators. There are many reasons for social workers to have a personalized social media policy – to maintain boundaries, protect privacy and confidentiality, and model professional behavior.

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University of Connecticut

AUGUST 25, 2022

School social workers don’t always receive discipline-specific clinical supervision in their school setting. The lack of supervision is inconsistent with known best practices of the social work profession. This webinar is intended for experienced and new school social workers, principals, and building administrators.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 7, 2022

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and rise in racial injustices signaled the need to engage students in macro-level interventions to maximize their contributions to their schools, communities, and society. Owens, LCSW , lecturer of social work, Jane Adams College of Social Work, University of Illinois Chicago. Chicago, IL.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This tradition became the remit of community social workers following the advent of individual casework as social workers’ mode of working with communities, families and individuals experiencing structural inequalities. Erin Kennedy, social work educator, teaching students about climate change in China.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

Article by Diana Ling, MA, Program Manager; and Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH, Senior Health Strategist; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin. How can social workers help clients feel comfortable discussing their drinking?

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Michigan Social Work

APRIL 7, 2022

The Association of Black Social Work Students (ABSWS) has received the Michigan Difference Professional Organization of the Year Award. . ABSWS has an ongoing presence at the University of Michigan and to continue the legacy, it is critical that their accomplishments be recognized,” said Clinical Assistant Professor Daicia Price.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A few years back, my colleague, Dr. Lisa Baker at Samford University’s Department of Social Work , and I collaborated on a study about a technology-meditated assignment that we developed for a Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) course. Our goal was to breathe some new life into a stale assignment.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

APRIL 28, 2022

Social Transformation Community Engagement and SDGs. Contribution of Social Work towards fulfilment of SDGs. Digitalization and ICTs in Social Development and social work education. The use of ICTs in professional practice and its consequences for the future work of social workers.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

APRIL 4, 2022

Webinar on “ World of Conflict and Ecological Crisis: Challenges and Responsibilities of Social Work “ Webinar on “ World of Conflict and Ecological Crisis: Challenges and Responsibilities of Social Work “, scheduled on 7 April 2022 , Thursday from 5:00- 6:30 PM (IST) (12.30 PM BST, 2.30

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Article by Diana Ling, MA, Program Manager; and Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH, Senior Health Strategist; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin. Drinking during pregnancy is more common than you might think.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

When Robin Arndt was a freshman at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, he met with a social work professor. After a one-hour conversation where Arndt discussed his interests and aspirations, he said he left knowing he was going to be a social worker. “I Thompson School of Social Work at the University of Hawai?i.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

In recent years, social workers have paid increased attention to ethical issues. The profession’s literature has burgeoned on topics such as ethical dilemmas in social work practice, ethical decision making, boundary issues and dual relationships, ethics-related risk management, and moral injury. Author: Frederic G.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

As social workers, our work is neither as dramatic nor physically as dangerous, but we too rush headlong into a suffering humanity at devastating times as many head for the exit gates. Instead of one catastrophic event, we are engaged in thousands of small crises, year after year. I am foremost a social worker by calling.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In recognition of World Social Work Day 2024 Auburn University invites you to register and attend a virtual webinar on Safe and Sustainable Water Management for Menstrual Health and Hygiene on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 from 11:am-12:30pm ET/ 3pm-4:30 GMT.

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Community Care

APRIL 24, 2025

However, the approach poses resource challenges for Cafcass and Cafcass Cymru because for the need for social workers to invest significantly more time working with families at the start of cases compared with the existing child arrangements programme (CAP) system, the report added.

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Beyond Advocacy

MAY 29, 2023

Scores of macro practice social workers and students will gather at the Brown School at Washington University in St. The Special Commission to Advance Macro Social Work, co-chaired by Drs. Board members of CRISP’s Social Work Democracy Project will lead a 10:00 a.m.

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Beyond Advocacy

JUNE 29, 2022

One of most rewarding aspects of the work we do at CRISP is encountering so many gifted social workers in all parts of the country who are eager to become change agents and difference makers by working in the policy and political arenas. Many are young and in the beginning stages of their budding social work careers.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

April is Alcohol Awareness Month, an invitation to social workers to make conversations about alcohol use part of routine practice—and to make sure they’re armed with the facts. How can social workers help clients feel comfortable discussing their drinking?

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The association offers resources to help social workers engage with clients, colleagues, family, and friends about COVID-19 vaccination. Social Work Role in Reducing COVID-19 Transmission. Social workers who visit family or friends in nursing homes can encourage these residents to get vaccinated. Endnotes.

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Community Care

JUNE 8, 2022

A care review recommendation to require all registered social workers to carry out 100 hours a year of client-facing work has drawn criticism from academics. “To address the culture and incentives associated with unnecessary bureaucracy, attention must be given to getting social workers back to practice.”

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

You asked, can you be a social worker with a psychology degree? You also asked other burning questions … Whether you’re contemplating a career in these fields or simply curious about the intricate facets of human behaviour and social work, this is the place to start. What degree do you need to be a social worker?

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

APRIL 23, 2022

Social Transformation Community Engagement and SDGs. – Contribution of Social Work towards fulfilment of SDGs. . – The use of ICTs in professional practice and its consequences for the future work of social workers. – Digitalisation of Social Work and importance of Human Relationships.

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Relias

MAY 23, 2023

You wonder if the people inside are nice and if the social worker will be helpful. This can include changes such as universal screening for history of trauma and a review of all organizational practices to ensure that they are respectful, safe, and flexible. You have never seen a counselor before, and you are very nervous.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

The association offers resources to help social workers engage with clients, colleagues, family, and friends about COVID-19 vaccination. Social Work Role in Reducing COVID-19 Transmission. Social workers who visit family or friends in nursing homes can encourage these residents to get vaccinated.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

In recent years, social workers have paid increased attention to ethical issues. The profession’s literature has burgeoned on topics such as ethical dilemmas in social work practice, ethical decision making, boundary issues and dual relationships, ethics-related risk management, and moral injury. Author: Frederic G.

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Community Care

MAY 12, 2023

There is “momentum for change” among sector leaders and practitioners to tackle the social work’s mounting workforce “crisis”, according to a Social Work England lead. of FTE children’s services posts were held by agency workers, up from 15.5% in September 2021. At the same time, 17.6%

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Community Care

JUNE 13, 2024

However, in most cases, parents’ conditions were only identified at the court stage, in part because social workers lacked the time and training to do so. “It was not prioritised.”

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

Researchers published their findings on this topic in a recent issue of the journal Social Work Research , which is co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press, in an article titled “Prevalence and Correlates of Police Contact Anxiety among Male and Female Black Emerging Adults in St. Louis, Missouri.” Study authors: Robert O.

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Community Care

APRIL 17, 2025

Review of evidence base Foundations’ practice guide was based on a systematic review of the effectiveness of mentoring and befriending schemes for at-risk and care-experienced children and young people, success factors and barriers, carried out by academics at Liverpool John Moores University.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 7, 2023

For non-technicians — likely including the majority of social workers — getting a handle on what AI is and what it might possibly mean to their lives and social work practice is like trying to imagine a color they’ve never seen before or a sound they’ve never heard. Social workers need to engage with it with a critical lens.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 7, 2023

For non-technicians — likely including the majority of social workers — getting a handle on what AI is and what it might possibly mean to their lives and social work practice is like trying to imagine a color they’ve never seen before or a sound they’ve never heard. Social workers need to engage with it with a critical lens.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

A third of social workers polled by the charity said they had faced pressure from managers or colleagues to cease or delay intervention in neglect cases, while professionals in partner agencies criticised how children’s social care responded to the issue.

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