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A disappointing report from the Senate Finance Committee

Child Welfare Monitor

The report describes a pattern of poor conditions and abusive practices that the SFC staff observed by reviewing media articles and company documents, supplemented by interviews with senior leaders in the four companies and visits to several facilities not operated by these companies.

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

University of Connecticut

Preliminary findings are based on focus group interviews with leaders, staff and volunteers at churches and senior centers in the Greater Hartford area. The interviews explored engagement and disengagement among the older adults who had largely stopped going to church and senior centers during the height of the pandemic.

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“Es Como Que no los Conociera”: Reunification of Unaccompanied Migrant Youth with Their U.S. Families

Social Work Blog

A recent issue of the journal Social Work Research , co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press, showcases a study of family reunification experiences. Data were collected from 30 youth, six parents, and four school administrators via focus groups and semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.

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Sensitivity to ‘bruised’ staff needed for effective DfE intervention in ‘inadequate’ services, finds study

Community Care

Government intervention in children’s services must be sensitive to the ‘bruising’ impact on staff of working in an ‘inadequate’ authority, in order to succeed. Clarity of roles in the context of there being multiple people involved with authorities in intervention. ” Senior management departures.

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William T. Grant Foundation Funds Study on Child Welfare and Cash Assistance

University of Connecticut

This is one of the first studies to test this type of intervention across varying geographies (urban to rural), tailor it for child welfare involved families, and explicitly address the role of systemic racism. several years ago. rural vs suburban). Read more about the EmPwR program.

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Social Worker Personal Statement | A Winning Example

Social Work Haven

This example personal statement will inspire you to write your own unique social work, personal statement to support your application to the University of your choice. My experience will guide me in understanding the different interventions used by social workers and enhance my knowledge of social work theories and methods.

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Update: Nursing Home Visitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Work Blog

Free training to promote vaccine confidence and support vaccine decision making is available to all social workers as part of a CDC-funded initiative, Connect to End COVID-19 , in which NASW, the NASW Foundation, and the University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work are participating. Endnotes. [1]