State Responses to Social Worker Safety Issues – Children’s Bureau Express
The University of Kentucky recently released a research report, A Study on Social Worker Safety Practices, that presents a compilation of agency policies, safety training requirements, and safety training curricula being used across the country. The ultimate goal of the research project was to identify practices that could be used to improve social worker personal safety in Kentucky.
Job helping child abuse victims fulfills but takes a toll | News for Dallas, Texas
Jesse Gonzalez, a forensic interviewer at the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, is often the only person to get a complete testimony from child-abuse victims. She has interviewed more than 2,000 children at the center since 2004.
Caseload and Workload Management
Caseload and Workload Management discusses the problems of large caseloads and workloads for child welfare workers. It also examines the benefits of caseload and workload management and provides specific strategies for achieving them.
North Carolina county hires 8 new social services workers – NewsObserver.com
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The North Carolina county where an 5-year-old was kidnapped, raped and killed last year has hired eight social workers to deal with new reports of child abuse.
Social worker who saved life is up for award – Portsmouth Today
A heroic social worker who talked down a teenager from a motorway bridge is up for a national award.
Child and Family Advocacy: The Complete Guide to Child Advocacy and Education for Parents,Teachers, Advocates, and Social Workers.
Steven R. Isham, MA, LBSW
Former fugitive credits social worker for steering him toward a restored life – CNN.com
He fled a “nightmare” childhood for the uncertainty of foster care, maneuvered through several years behind bars and a jail break that turned him into a fugitive, and steeped much of his free time in alcohol.