Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 23, 2023

by Alex Collins, Senior Technical Advisor, Data for Impact (D4I) project, Palladium

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A Q&A with Heather Boetto, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Charles Sturt University

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

Social services use is a critical aspect in the field, and the current study seeks to better understand the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and social services use. Do family characteristics have any association with parental social services use?

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CO4Kids

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Back to Blogs Child Welfare Blog Social Services Block Grant Report The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) hereby gives notice of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Report to the citizens of Colorado for review and comment.

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 25, 2023

by Lucy Marie Richardson*

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance’s recent technical report, Social Service Workers in Health Facilities: Their Role in A

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CO4Kids

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Back to Blogs Child Welfare Blog Social Services Block Grant Report The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) hereby gives notice of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Report to the citizens of Colorado for review and comment.

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International Federation of Social Workers

JANUARY 8, 2024

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH, POLICY, AND PRACTICE CONFERENCE Responsive social services: strengthening the impact of user participation Bucharest, 22-23 April 2024 IFSW Europe is a partner in organizing an international conference that […]

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International Federation of Social Workers

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Image: Augustina Onyinye Ugbana (CPF) and Basamba Drammeh (TASWIG) In a significant step toward enhancing social work practices in The Gambia, The Association of Social Workers in The Gambia (TASWIG) […]

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

MARCH 29, 2024

This is why we wrote an article to offer guidance and considerations for the social work field educator with a student placed in their agency. The full article can be downloaded here and shared with your local social services agencies. Our goal is to introduce use cases, debates, and potential policies.

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Social Service Workforce

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Submitted by Michael Byamukama Ntanda and John Mary Ssekate from the National Association of Social Workers of Uganda (NASWU)

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Swhelper

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Recently, I had the opportunity to give a webinar on disability cultural competence to social service workers, but was met with many blank stares. As a disabled social worker myself, I often notice that the disability community is not recognized as a cultural group. Elspeth Slayter.

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Children’s Home Society of Washington

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

A long journey has brought me to the Wenatchee Valley in central Washington state. I am thrilled to purse the next leg of my career in a newly created role as Washington Family Support Network Director in support of family well-being and development across the entire state of Washington for Children’s Home Society of Washington.

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International Federation of Social Workers

MARCH 23, 2022

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) International Short Course by the Social Services in the Context of Conflict Network Download Course Brochure Co-organisers: Educating for Peace – Social Work in the Context of War and Conflict This 6-week CBT Short Course critically explores different dimensions of social work in the context of conflict. (..)

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International Federation of Social Workers

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

IFSW is pleased to announce a webinar jointly hosted by the International Social Service (ISS) and Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB). This pivotal webinar aims to address the urgent need […]

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 13, 2023

by Kathryn Conley Wehrmann , PHD, LCSW, Global Social Service Workforce Alliance Steering Committee Chair "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has…" -Margaret Mead

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Future social work practice requires a holistic framework to deal effectively with the great social and economic disruptions of this unprecedented time. Innovation and creativity are indispensable to empowering social workers and social service organizations to make an impact on the lives of people and societies in today’s world.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Because of the one group it does benefit: The Virginia Department of Social Services and county child welfare agencies. Indeed, Virginia’s Commissioner of Social Services, Danny Avula, seemed to brag about doing just that.

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 11, 2023

How Ghana's Integrated Social Services (ISS) provide comprehensive assistance to child survivors of sexual violence by Young Joo Lee, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Ghana

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Changing the Way We Care (CTWWC) Moldova works in partnership with leaders in the care reform sector to support the Moldova social service system to ensure it has the capacity, infrastructure and services at the local level to serve all children and families. by Changing the Way We Care.

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 10, 2023

by Beth Bradford, Senior Associate, Maestral International and Marie Blum, Program Manager of Influence, Learning and Communications, C hanging the Way We Care.

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Child Welfare Monitor

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In its Study of the Root Causes of Juvenile Justice System Involvement ,” the District of Columbia’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council interviewed youth service providers with first-hand experience working with justice-involved and at-risk youth.

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International Federation of Social Workers

MAY 7, 2022

hrs CET Dear social workers, social services staff and managers, We would like to invite you to take part in a webinar on climate change and the importance of the role social workers […]. IFSW Europe – WEBINAR – Developing eco-wisdom – leave no one behind!

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

The report also indicates the preference for a master’s degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program for anyone serving as a director of social services in a nursing home. (NASEM report , p. 511; recommendations , p. 3, item 2b).

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Last week, Virginia’s Director of Social Services, Danny Avula, gave a presentation to the state Commission on Youth.

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International Federation of Social Workers

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A group picture of students and staff of Bugema University after INSPIRE training in January 2023 In an effort to strengthen the social service workforce in Uganda, the National Association […]

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University of Connecticut

MARCH 14, 2024

Associate Professor Meg Feely co-authored a paper published in Social Service Review that examines the relationship between maternal employment and the risk for child maltreatment. The paper was selected as the editor’s choice article and the only article in the volume available to the public via open access.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2024

A bill that would have barred both was vetoed by Newsom last year.) ● He also signed a bill concerning residential treatment, The Imprint reports the new law requires the state Department of Social Services to publicly report how often and why children have been physically restrained or sent to seclusion.

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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 18, 2021

She was perhaps the embodiment of the “policy influencer” and instrumental in developing the Social Security Act. To date, Richman is the only social worker to serve in the program.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

JUNE 6, 2023

It aims to bring together academics and practitioners in social work and related disciplines to share their experiences in assessing and responding to emergencies, disasters, epidemics, and advancing social services for social development, particularly in the ASEAN region.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance invites you join us for our Annual Symposium—to be held virtually during Social Service Workforce Week.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 16, 2023

But, as Hawaii News Now reports , that simply wasn’t true: DHS officials said “the testimony submitted was the incorrect version and the error was not caught until after.” … Social Services Division Administrator Daisy Hartsfield added: “What actually occurred is that we immediately began discussions to consider how we can cease Social Security payments (..)

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Self-care is important to social workers and in fact the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics included the importance of self-care when it was updated this year. That experience prompted her to write a book to help other social workers. Do you see any agencies doing this?

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

Similarly, researchers in 2005 estimated the rate of burnout among social workers to be nearly 40% with a lifetime rate of 75%. Journal of Social Service Research.) While self-care will not eliminate all of the factors leading to high turnover and burnout rates, it is one of the pieces most needed to help social workers.

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 25, 2023

by Hugh Salmon, Director, Global Social Service Workforce Alliance

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

From WRAL-TV: State and Smithfield police are investigating a report from a 7-year-old girl who says she was sexually assaulted inside the Johnston County Department of Social Services building by a 17-year-old boy.

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