Wakefield Express on MSN

Social worker recruitment to ease rising staff caseloads, meeting told

The number of social workers joining Wakefield Council is set to increase as figures reveal a rise in caseloads for the authority’s safeguarding staff, a meeting heard. Current data shows the average ...
Case Western Reserve University

Take the ASWB Social Work Census

On March 1, the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Social Work Workforce Coalition launched the largest survey of social workers to date: the Social Work Census. The census is an online survey ...
The Connecticut Mirror

Social workers are sought after in CT. But are they appreciated?

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. We are about to enter the fourth year of the COVID-19 pandemic — a pandemic that has caused a tsunami of mental health needs.
Times Union

Commentary: Legislation would remove a roadblock to the social work profession

When Gov. Kathy Hochul gave her 2024 State of the State address, she appropriately focused on the many social crises experienced by New Yorkers, including domestic violence, mental and maternal health ...