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UConn School of Social Work Faculty and Ph.D. Students to Present at SSWR 2025

University of Connecticut

UConn School of Social Work Faculty and PhD Students to Present at SSWR 2025 The 2025 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) 29th Annual Conference takes place on January 15 - 19, 2025, in Seattle, Washington. Congratulations to the 14 faculty members and 11 PhD students who authored a total of 20 presentations slated for the Conference.

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Specialist placements needed to reform a care system not working for teenagers, finds review

Community Care

Speak to youth workers in our towns, and cities and they will tell you their own horror stories,” she said. “Of This would be delivered through schools or “Sure Start Plus” hubs – centres which the report proposed the government create to provide co-ordinated support for teenagers. Horror stories’.

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Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care for Juvenile Offenders

Relias

Juveniles with behavioral health issues may experience problems: In relationships with family members, friends, and authority figures At school (e.g., Additionally, 30% of these disorders are so severe that they lead to functional impairments. thyroid disorder or neurological problems) Review of personal history (e.g.,

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How social workers’ role would change under Working Together overhaul

Community Care

The consultation document on the changes suggests that alternatively qualified practitioners could include family support workers, drug and alcohol practitioners, domestic abuse workers and youth workers. ” It further says that social workers should: Complete the assessment in line with local protocols.

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How to implement multi-agency working

The Frontline

The children and families that social workers support are often being supported by multiple different people across different settings. There is little opportunity for them to understand each other’s perspectives or to develop new ways of supporting children and young people.

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No funded social care commitments in Labour manifesto

Community Care

This issue came to prominence through the case of Child Q, a 15-year-old black girl strip-searched by police at her school in London in 2020 without the presence of an appropriate adult, actions which a review found were both traumatic and harmful for her and likely to be influenced by racism.