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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending Oct. 1, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Roberts' work and a link to their interview with her for their podcast. Vermont’s human services agency continued to send teens there — even after the incidents. Dorothy Roberts has received a MacArthur Fellowship -- the awards that are commonly known as “genius grants.” This story from The Imprint has a good summary of Prof.

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You Asked, Case manager vs Social Worker – Surprising Difference?

Social Work Haven

Despite having similar educational backgrounds, their job responsibilities differ depending on the services they provide to their clients. Knowing the distinctions between these roles can aid in determining the ideal career path in human services. Provide support to clients and families in need.

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Social Work on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Look Back, A Look Ahead (Part Two)

Social Work Blog

A Look Back, A Look Ahead: Part Two of a Three-Part Series In a three-part series, the Connect to End COVID-19 team examines the impact of this initiative, the important role social workers played in the pandemic, as well as lingering questions around the long-term impacts of COVID-19 and the pandemic. To read Part One, follow this link.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, weeks ending Nov. 28, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Department of Health and Human Services. When that happens, social services officials come under fire. More than half the time the child who disclosed the abuse was not even interviewed by those charged with investigating the allegation. But there are few consequences for wrongly removing children from their homes.

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In “child welfare” the horror stories go in all directions – all year long

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

More than half the time the child who disclosed the abuse was not even interviewed by those charged with investigating the allegation. The plaintiffs also allege that DCF, then known as the Department of Social Services, ignored 14 reports of abuse and was “deliberately indifferent to the ongoing abuse.”

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Researchers Receive UConn Internal Funding Award to Study Refugee Community Sponsorship

University of Connecticut

Departments of State and Health and Human Services launched a new initiative for community and private sponsorship of refugees. UConn School of Social Work faculty and doctoral students are among the first in the U.S. and Canada where Berthold will conduct research with refugees, service providers, and community members.

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Cutting through the spin about predictive analytics in child welfare

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Department of Human Services, went to great lengths to spin the results and direct readers toward the spin instead of the reviews themselves. Identifying and proactively targeting services to families with no [child welfare services] involvement is a violation of families’ privacy and their rights to parent as they see fit.