University of Connecticut

JANUARY 5, 2022

It is time for school social workers to examine the social conditions, policies, and practices within the school setting that contribute to this inequity and advocate for the specialized field of school social work with the same tenacity and persistence as civil rights leaders.

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

NASW Senior Practice Associate, School Social Work and Child Welfare. You can reach NASW Senior Practice Associate for School Social Work and Child Welfare Dr. Cynthia Henderson, PhD, LICSW, LCSW-C at chenderson.nasw@socialworkers.org. By Cynthia Henderson, PhD, LICSW, LCSW-C.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 18, 2022

There have been 27 school shootings so far this year —the last one in Uvalde Texas, according to NPR. Preparedness, vigilance, and training are the pre-op to the surgery that is school violence. School Social Work Toolbox. A school social worker may be apt to start a support group after a tragic event.

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University of Connecticut

AUGUST 25, 2022

It is time for school social workers to examine the social conditions, policies, and practices within the school setting that contribute to this inequity and advocate for the specialized field of school social work with the same tenacity and persistence as civil rights leaders.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Conceptualized as a long-term endeavor, the school will continue evolving, developing, and “traveling” in time and space across Southeast Europe fostering collaborations and partnerships with social work schools, social work practitioners, students, communities, and institutions.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 7, 2022

Additionally, the authors include a case example demonstrating TSEL and YPAR, using CSL as a school social work intervention that recognizes and promotes students’ strengths and assets. Owens, LCSW , lecturer of social work, Jane Adams College of Social Work, University of Illinois Chicago.

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Written by Marissa Jordaan with contributions from Mollie Kemp, Rochshana Kemp, Marelize Vergottini and Edmarie Pretorius on behalf of South Africa's National Committee on School Social Work Education and Practice (NACOSSWEP)

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Gun-violence prevention is absolutely a social work issue and NASW supports advocacy and legislation that puts more school social workers in the education system. NASW also supports School Social Workers Improving Student Success Act (SWISS) which aims to hire and retain school social workers.

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Michigan Social Work

APRIL 19, 2022

“The guide offers materials, activities, and assignments that can be woven into almost any course related to work with children and families, especially in the field of mental health, school social work, medical social work, and child welfare.”. . “My

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Community Care

MARCH 30, 2023

WWEICSC – formerly What Works for Children’s Social Care – was commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) to pilot SWIS in three local authority areas in 2018-19, and then to roll it out to 21 areas for the RCT.

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Social Work Haven

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Some examples of social work intervention What are the 3 levels of social work intervention? What are the elements of social work intervention? When should a social worker intervene? How can a social worker promote positive outcomes? School social work intervention strategies.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

Do my skills align with the amount of knowledge I gained in school? Students must decide what type of social worker they want to become, and where they would like to work. There are clinical, military, hospital, school social work, and other options.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

By Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW Chad Lassiter, MSW This fall, I have returned to the classroom as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and West Chester University and, as I have done so, I’m faced with students eager to become social workers. In part, I believe, it is because social work is one of the country’s fastest growing careers.

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Swhelper

JUNE 6, 2023

SWHELPER A multidisciplinary team led by a University at Buffalo social work researcher has developed and tested a new assessment tool that has the potential to help people recover from alcohol and drug addiction.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 10, 2022

While RJ is becoming increasingly popular among K–12 educators and in schools, emphasis is typically on its social justice applications, including its use as an alternative to zero-tolerance discipline policies and its role in dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline.

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Swhelper

JUNE 24, 2022

Social workers aren’t always associated with public education. Their roles in social service delivery, legal arenas, and advocacy are often more readily recognized. Sarah Daren.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

[Note: Below is an excerpt from an article in the most recent issue of the journal Children & Schools , co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press. The article was written by Sara Schjølberg Marques, MSc, assistant clinical psychologist, and Ruth Braidwood, DClinPsy, clinical psychologist, at DISCOVER Workshop Programmes in London.

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Community Care

MAY 3, 2023

On the back of the research, WWEICSC advised the DfE not to plough any more funding into the scheme, though admitted many may find the results “disappointing” given the value several DSLs placed on the supervision they received.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

In social work, various articles cover topics such as social work articles on mental health, social work articles on domestic violence, social work articles on learning disabilities, medical social work articles, school social work articles and clinical social work articles.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) in August 2021, along with 26 other organizations committed to civil rights, filed an amicus brief in the New Jersey Supreme Court in support of Victoria Crisitello.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 12, 2022

Social workers can learn how to incorporate safety and connection when working with children and youth who may be experiencing difficulties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kashera Guy Robinson, LCSW, and Uraina L.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Pace Social workers and teachers need cultural competencies to help end the school-to-prison pipeline for students of color, says Shawntelle L. Fisher, MSW, MDiv, LCSW. This has to be centered around the idea of being culturally competent,” Fisher says. “I I know sometimes it has become a cliché; we all want to be culturally competent.

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University of Connecticut

JUNE 18, 2024

Andrea Calderon , Individuals, Groups and Families concentration Ruthliann Carmona , Individuals, Groups and Families concentration UConn has connected me to an internship that provided me with important hands-on practice and has revitalized my passion for social work. Thank you so much for your generous donation.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Conceptualized as a long-term endeavor, the summer school will continue evolving and “traveling” to the University of Sofia (Bulgaria) and University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) fostering collaborations and partnerships with social work schools, social work practitioners, students, communities, and institutions.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 17, 2024

Resources: NASW Practice Ethnicity and Race webpage NASW Racial Equity School Social Work Ja’Bree Harris is the public policy and advocacy manager at NASW. Together, we can build a future where every child has the opportunity to thrive, free from the constraints of systemic injustice and inequality.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) and Barbara Lee (D-CA-12) PROVISIONS: » Provide grants to elementary and secondary schools to hire and retain the minimum ratio of one school social worker for every 250 students and one school social worker for every 50 students for high need areas.

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