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The Impossible Imperative features the lived experiences of seasoned child welfare staff – stories written by Title IV-E student alumni – on the front lines. As you well know, child welfare is an extremely challenging profession, but the stories from the field infrequently highlight the voices of child welfare professionals whose efforts touch the lives of vulnerable children and families. The book offers a fresh perspective on the intellectually and…
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It’s Child Welfare Workforce Development Month! Visit NCWWI’s website for resources, toolkits, and stories to inspire and support the child welfare workforce. During this month of celebration for workforce development, the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute is honored to serve and support those who tackle the hard work of child welfare and bring hope to children, youth, and families in the child welfare system. Visit their webpage to access the…
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The Journal of Public Child Welfare is seeking papers for a special issue. Theme: Title IV-E Child Welfare Education: Impact on Workers, Case Outcomes, and Social Work Curriculum Development Deadline is August 31, 2017 More details can be found at: http://www.uh.edu/socialwork/New_research/cwep/title-iv-e/Journals%20in%20Child%Welfare%20and%20Related%20Field/ Co-Editors: Patrick Leung and Monit Cheung, University of Houston pleung@uh.edu mcheung@uh.edu Visit GCSW Website www.uh.edu/socialwork
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Online proposal submission site NOW OPEN! and will on Friday, February 17, 2017 The Council on Social Work Education invites proposals for presentations at its 63rd Annual Program Meeting in Dallas, TX, October 19-22, 2017. The conference theme, Educating for the Social Work Grand Challenges, reflects a call to action for all of us to work together to tackle our nation’s toughest social problems. This theme focuses on ways for…
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Online registration is now open for the 2017 National Title IV-E Roundtable which will be held in Phoenix, AZ May 23-25, 2017. In addition, we have extend the Call for Presentation deadline to January 27th in recognition of the busy back-to-school schedules many of our colleagues are currently facing. Please remember to extend invitations to your public child welfare colleagues as this year’s agenda includes set-aside time for skill-building in…
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All of the videos are now available from the June 28, 2016 briefing on the child welfare workforce, co-sponsored by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA). This briefing entitled, Let’s Improve Child Welfare Outcomes: The Workforce Matters is part of on-going efforts to educate key policymakers in Washington and on Capitol Hill about the importance of a well-trained, educated, and staffed workforce within…
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The planning committee for the 2017 National Title IV-E Roundtable, Examining efficiency and increasing access across systems through collaboration, is pleased to announce that the call for presentations is now open! The conference will be held May 23-25, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. Please share this opportunity with your colleagues and network of child and family-serving professionals. Submissions are due January 13, 2017. Do you work in child welfare? Whether you are responsible for…
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Online registration is open for the Society for Social Work and Research 21st Annual Conference January 11-15, 2017 in New Orleans, LA. Register today for the SSWR 2017 Annual Conference “Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth” that will be held January 11-15, 2017, in New Orleans, LA at the New Orleans Marriott. In order to receive the early bird registration rate, please register by Friday, December 2, 2016. To register online, go to…
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