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All posts tagged "social work"
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7.0KNewsMurdered on the job: A year after a child welfare investigator was killed, little has changed
The day Deidre Silas was murdered, the social worker went alone on a house call.
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2.3KNewsNew Mexico officials hope to open state’s first safe house for sex trafficked youth
Though popular portrayals of human trafficking tend to conjure ideas of violent kidnappings and cross-border human smuggling, the majority of sexual exploitation...
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1.4KNewsSocial workers’ field safety remains concern after killing
Illinois officials are seeking answers after the killing last week of a state child welfare worker during a home visit — the...
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3.5KGuest Opinion EssayTexting is Taxing on Adolescent Brains: What Can Adults Do to Help?
We all know a teenager who is incessantly texting. Is it innocuous or harmful? While it might be impossible to track the...
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3.6KGuest Opinion EssayResearchers, Social Workers, Foster Youth in College Need to Work Together
In the past few years, the pathways and lives of adults with experience in foster care have increasingly been a prominent concern...
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2.2K► NewsmakersElizabeth M.Z. Farmer is Next Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
Elizabeth M.Z. Farmer, Ph.D. has been named as the next dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. Dr. Farmer,...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayGood Internship Needs Frequent Communication, Sturdy Structure
Timely, accurate and clear communication is the lifeblood of a quality, functional and durable internship. However, there is more to this than...
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2.6KGuest Opinion EssayState-sanctioned Ransom Should Have No Place in Child Welfare
A March 3 Philadelphia Inquirer story begins this way: After 12 years with an abusive partner — 12 years of black eyes...
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5.3KGuest Opinion EssayIf Everyone Thought Like a Social Worker
In a time of national transition and international turmoil, it seems particularly important to draw from the most basic principles of social...
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12.0KGuest Opinion EssayConfessions of a Caseworker: We Remove Kids to Protect Ourselves
It’s hard to imagine many jobs more difficult than that of a caseworker for a child protective services agency.
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3.1KGuest Opinion EssayIt’s Called Social Work, Not Women’s Work
In almost 10 years as a social worker, I cannot count the number of times people have referred to my profession as...
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All I Really Need to Know About Social Work I Learned in Clubhouse
One of my first jobs in human services was at a Clubhouse, a local community center that provides individuals diagnosed with serious...
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3.4KGuest Opinion Essay
So You Think You Want to Be a Social Worker
For most of my early adult life I remained steadfastly uncertain about what my future held. I had a bachelor’s degree in...
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1.8KNewsSelf-Care: You Can’t Do It Alone, Professionals Say
By its very nature, taking care of oneself is an individual endeavor. But child welfare and social service organizations also have a...
