What #NeverAgain Means for Workplace Violence for Helping Professionals
What does the #neveragain movement mean for workplace violence for helping professionals? Social Work Helper hosted a free live discussion ...
Tag: Human Services
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 ...
Adult Services and Mobile Technology: There’s an App for That
Adult Services Social Worker Kristen Hamilton helps a client sign a form using a mobile app In today’s technology-enabled world, ...
New Field Placement Model With Crittenton Earns Award from CSU Fullerton for its “Teaching and Mentorship” Culture
Fullerton, Calif. – Crittenton Services for Children and Families (CSCF) is proud to announce the agency’s nomination and selection as ...
Assemblymember Tony Thurmond: From Social Worker to Lawmaker
California Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D) You only need to take a look at the committees California Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D) ...
Paving the Way for Change is #YSocialWork
A social worker to my core, I love this year’s theme for Social Work Month, “Social Work Paves the Way ...
How to Work with Multiple Generations and Technology in Human Services
Working with multiple generations in any field can be challenging, and human services is no exception. Most challenging can be ...
When Someone Asks #YSocialWork Does It Feel Like An Insult
Social Work is a tough profession even under the best of circumstances, but the impact social workers have on the ...
96 Percent of Social Workers Want Mobile Technology
How important is mobile technology in social work? We wanted to learn more so we surveyed members of the National ...
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