Rising Ground to Expand the Role of Foster Parents in Supporting Both the Child and Family to Speed Up Reconciliation
Rising Ground, a leading human services provider in New York City, is piloting a new practice in which parents and ...
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Global Social Welfare Digital Summit Call for Proposals: Interdisciplinary Approach to Global Social Change
SWHELPER will host its four day annual virtual Global Social Welfare Digital Summit beginning on February 25th through February 28th, ...
How to Become a CASA Volunteer
Sponsored by Aurora University Children who are in the court or social service systems due to neglect or abuse are ...
Building Families: Social Workers in Foster Care
Sponsored by Campbellsville University According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, there were approximately 443,000 children in ...
SWHELPER Announces Its Second Annual Global Social Welfare Digital Summit
On March 19th thru March 22nd, SWHELPER will be hosting the Global Social Welfare Digital Summit which is an all ...
How the Internet and Social Media Is Impacting Social Work
Social media and the Internet, in general, have had an immense effect on social work. It enables communication between people ...
Loneliness Found to Be High in Public Senior Housing Communities
Older adults living in public senior housing communities experience a large degree of loneliness, finds a new study from the ...
Why Involving Entire Families in Child Protection Cases Can Improve the Lives of Endangered Children
By: Susan Meyers Chandler and Laurie Arial Tochiki Annually, about 435,000 children across the United States are taken away from ...
Bipartisan Task Force Hosts Discussion on Effects of the Opioid Epidemic on the Child Welfare System
The Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth and the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force teamed up to host a dinner highlighting the ...
Disruptive Leadership: Maximizing Inclusion, Invention, and Innovation in Human Services
“Disruptive leadership” is an approach to management that entails new ways of thinking, creative problem-solving, and utilizing innovative techniques to ...
To Counter Child Abuse, Administrators and Case Workers Need Support to Implement Evidence-Based Improvements
In 2015, more than 425,000 children were placed in foster care due to incidents of abuse and neglect. But many ...
Helping Pets and People in Crisis
As more research emerges about the link between human welfare and animal welfare, it has become increasingly clear of the ...
Geriatric Depression: Symptoms, Risk Factors and Treatments
By: Brian Neese Around 7 million of the nation’s 39 million adults ages 65 years and older are affected by ...
Tired of Googling “Food Pantry”?
As social workers, we’re asked to remember and interpret thousands of pieces of information every day. Our clients expect us ...
UTRGV Students Share Experiences During Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Program
UTRGV students Carlie Patrick (far left), a junior English/communication studies major, and Leroy Berrones Soto (second from left), a sophomore ...
Human Rights Campaign Outreach to Child Welfare Workers
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's All Children - All Families project is conducting a survey of public and private child ...
Honouring Humanity in Human Services: It Starts with You!
We know that organizations have an obligation to care for their human employees. Now, let’s talk about the personal responsibility ...
Honouring Humanity in Human Resources: It Matters.
No matter what you do for a living or where you work, you are likely involved with a human resources ...
The Network For Social Work Management Launches New Policy Fellows Program
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Network for Social Work Management, a professional, international organization whose mission is to strengthen social ...
Getting Social Workers Involved in Social Justice: Who Will Take the Lead
If you’re not sitting at the table, you’re on the menu. This pithy bit of wisdom was offered as a ...
