WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) applauds a study released today by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine – Integrating Social Care...
On March 19th thru March 22nd, SWHELPER will be hosting the Global Social Welfare Digital Summit which is an all online digital conference. You can attend...
What does the #neveragain movement mean for workplace violence for helping professionals? Social Work Helper hosted a free live discussion with security expert and threat management...
Anyone who works in the social services industry has noticed a growing trend. The number of clients who request that you use “text messages” to reach...
The European Social Network (ESN), in co-operation with its Swedish member, the National Board of Health and Welfare, organises the seminar ‘Migrant children and young people...
In 2015, more than 425,000 children were placed in foster care due to incidents of abuse and neglect. But many unsubstantiated cases under investigation divert time...
As a counseling professor, I train my students to ask their clients: “If you succeed in making the changes we’re talking about, what will be better?”...
NEW YORK, NY —Brian Parchesky has been promoted to Senior Program Director at the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, New York State’s largest provider...
As more research emerges about the link between human welfare and animal welfare, it has become increasingly clear of the relationship that binds the two together....
“Child welfare is a continuum of services that ensure children are safe and that families have the support they need to care for them”, according to...
Freya Barrington, a highly commended Social Worker, is the author of the international bestseller Known to Social Services. This powerful and unflinching book follows the fictional...
As social workers, we’re asked to remember and interpret thousands of pieces of information every day. Our clients expect us to know and to remember. We’re...
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – Carlie Patrick and Leroy Berrones Soto, students at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, returned from Washington, D.C., feeling they...
No matter what you do for a living or where you work, you are likely involved with a human resources division in your organization. These departments...
In 2008, the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act required states to begin developing plans to monitor health care for kids in foster care....
There are plenty of websites that focus on general interviewing skills and questions you may encounter in an interview, but here are a few questions specific to...
Those who think that irregular migrants have no rights because they have no papers are wrong. Everyone is a holder of human rights regardless of their...
In a new report by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation, social, behavioral, and environmental factors are shown to determine a staggering 60% of one’s overall...
If you’re not sitting at the table, you’re on the menu. This pithy bit of wisdom was offered as a reminder by University of Illinois Springfield...
Fullerton, Calif. – Crittenton Services for Children and Families (CSCF) is proud to announce the agency’s nomination and selection as this year’s recipient of the Most...
A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers provides evidence that CD4+ T lymphocytes — immune system cells also known...
Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S. has the worst index of health...
Recently, I had the opportunity to give a webinar on disability cultural competence to social service workers, but was met...
Pediatric neurologist Jane Tavyev, MD, has advice for parents looking to help their children learn social skills after pandemic isolation....