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School shootings and fentanyl overdoses: the uncounted costs of neglecting maltreated children

Child Welfare Monitor

We must intervene to help maltreated children before they are irrevocably damaged by years of abuse and neglect On September 4, 2024, fourteen-year-old Colt Gray shot and killed two teachers and two students at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia with an AR-15 style rifle given to him by his father.

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How to help children manage stress caused by California wildfires

CCRC

PFA is an early intervention to support children, adolescents, adults, and families impacted by these types of events. The PFA Wallet Card provides a quick reminder of the core actions. The PFA online training course is also available on the NCTSN Learning Center.

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Can You Be a Social Worker with a Psychology Degree Easily?

Social Work Haven

You asked, can you be a social worker with a psychology degree? So, whether you’re considering a psychology program or an MSW program, or if you’re intrigued by the prospect of a bachelor’s degree in social work, join us on this enlightening journey as we uncover the depths of clinical social work and psychology.

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The Associations between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Social Services Use among Head Start-Eligible Low-Income Families

Social Work Blog

Social workers spend a tremendous amount of time and resources developing interventions to help serve disadvantaged families and individuals. Study authors: Kyunghee Lee, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Michigan State University. Cassandra Lawton, MSW, student, School of Social Work, Michigan State University.

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Understanding Animal Assisted Therapy: How it Conforms to Social Work Practice

University of Connecticut

At the conclusion of this webinar, you will be able to: describe and classify human benefits-including physical, emotional, psychological, and social benefits that can be communicated through HAI (human-animal interaction) and HAB (human-animal bond).

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Are You Struggling With a Social Worker Personal Statement?

Social Work Haven

The ability to form strong professional relationships with partner agencies such as the police, schools and health visitors is one of my strengths. I have carried out assessments under s17 of CA89 and have requested information from schools, the police and health visitors. Partnership working is vital to social work.

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Reposting: Torn apart: A skewed portrait of child welfare in America

Child Welfare Monitor

Roberts starts with a horrific anecdote about a mother, Vanessa Peoples, who was doing everything right–she was married, going to nursing school, about to rent a townhouse and was even a cancer patient. child welfare system.