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Child Protective Services in the District of Columbia: An alarming increase in incomplete investigations in FY2024

Child Welfare Monitor

All three of these groups made more referrals in FY2023 than FY2024, while counselors, therapists, social workers and medical professionals made fewer, suggesting that children may be seeing fewer of these professionals with the disappearance of virtual options spawned by the pandemic.

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Guest Post: Interview with Carolyn Skowron, Author of Unbreakable: Breaking the Silence, Finding my Voice, Sharing my story 

Bipolar Bandit

Everyone needs support and someone to talk to regardless of it being friends, family, significant other, therapist, professor etc. My best friend in the entire world is the reason I am here today. We all deserve the same resources and we all deserve to live our best and most authentic lives by being the best version of ourselves.

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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

I’ve detailed high profile cases based on media reports and my interviews with family members. Anosognosia is a key factor contributing to the need for involuntary treatment. When schizophrenia goes untreated, the consequences can be deadly. These cases have involved people getting killed due to untreated mental illness.

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NASW CEO Anthony Estreet says taking care of mental health crucial for Black fathers

Social Work Blog

“You know, find yourself a therapist, preferably a social worker. ” Take time to listen to Estreet’s interview below: [link] Social workers help people overcome mental illness so they can live more fulfilled lives. .” “I would really say that therapy works, right,” Estreet said later.

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5 Ways to Make More Money As a Social Worker

Social Work Blog

Social work is generally seen as a clinical field, so if you do choose to pursue roles outside of “traditional” social work, it might take some time to learn how you can sell yourself in the application and interview phase and prove that your skills are transferable. Make sure you approach salary negotiations at the right time.

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2023 Annual Report

Center for Child Protection

Following an investigation by Child Protective Services and law enforcement, a detective assigned to the case contacted the Center for Child Protection to schedule a forensic interview for Olivia. This interview would help to build a criminal case against her alleged abuser. They make us feel very comfortable and confident.

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Berthold Awarded Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Award for This Academic Year

University of Connecticut

Together, they’ve interviewed community sponsorship volunteers and health, mental health, and legal providers around the United States to learn about how they operate, where they excel, what challenges they face, and how community sponsorship could be strengthened. “We Until now, we’ve had the capacity to do interviews only in the U.S.,”