Gary Direnfeld
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Trigger warning. This post discusses sexual abuse. —— Sexual abuse. It shouldn’t happen. For some, it does. That can bring psychological and emotional harm. There can be worse. The worse I am speaking of is when a parent is informed and there is an expectation to maintain secrecy and/or not confront and address the incident in a way that holds the abuser accountable.
Nnatasha Tracy
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
In this thought-provoking post, Kimberly Wilkerson, founder of Token Clothing Company™, delves into the surprising science behind how language—both positive and negative—impacts our mindset and mental health. From words we say and think to the ones we wear, discover how intentional language can transform your well-being. Plus, find out how you could win a cozy pair of Pajamas With Purpose™ to elevate your mindset every day!
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Child Welfare Monitor
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Image: WWNY This essay was original published on the website of Lives Cut Short , a project to document child maltreatment deaths in the United States since 2022. I serve as Senior Project Associate on the project and worked on this essay. Jahmeik Modlin was found in a skeletal condition in a Harlem apartment stocked with food. He died the next day, and his three older siblings were hospitalized with severe malnutrition.
Gary Direnfeld
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Some of us are late bloomers. I was. I dropped out of high school to sell shoes. It was a girlfriend at the time who convinced me to go to college and after one semester, I transfered to university as a mature student (over 21). Not having learned much in high school, I didn’t know how to write an essay. The first one was returned with a big bright red “D” and the comment that I have a serious writing problem.
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International Federation of Social Workers
OCTOBER 24, 2024
A three-year global comparison of the working conditions of social workers, just published in The British Journal of Social Work, finds that ‘social workers across the world are exposed to […]
CO4Kids
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Back to Blogs News & Press Celebrating Four Colorado Adoptive Families November is National Adoption Month DENVER (Nov. 4, 2024) — In honor of National Adoption Month, the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) is spotlighting four incredible families who adopted seven Colorado children and youth from foster or kinship care. The families were nominated by counties and child placement agencies throughout the state and chosen by CDHS.
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Gary Direnfeld
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Those nar-cissists. They’re not just former partners. Sometimes they are your parent. Growing up with a nar-cissist parent can leave you forever questioning your worth. You wonder how much crap you have to eat to be written into their good books. Thing is, that goal post is forever shifting and even if you scored a goal today, tomorrow you can again be yesterday’s news.
International Federation of Social Workers
OCTOBER 23, 2024
IFSW in partnership with The Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) in Switzerland are delighted to announce the publication of Social Work as a Global Profession: Handbook for Teaching and […]
CO4Kids
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Back to Blogs News & Press CDHS increases safe access to services for survivors of domestic violence October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month DENVER (Oct. 24, 2024) — The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) is committed to making sure that survivors of domestic violence, as well as their children and families, are able to safely get the services and resources they need in order to thrive.
Social Work.Career
OCTOBER 31, 2024
This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring almost 45 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health. To make it easier for you to find a webinar that is of interest to you, […] The post Free Mental Health Webinars, November 2024 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.
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Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
Children’s Defense Fund
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
By Marian Wright Edelman God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us thus far on the way. Many people will instantly recognize these words: they are lines from “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the poem and hymn otherwise known as the beloved Black National Anthem. It’s a hymn that speaks of the long, difficult road we have already traveled – and the ongoing determination, through blood, stunted hopes, exhaustion, and tears, to keep hope anyway, keep faith, keep marching,
Gary Direnfeld
OCTOBER 22, 2024
If you are a people pleaser, there is a good chance you came from a family with a member, likely a parent, who was scary and erratic, if not outright abusive. That people pleasing then would have been a learned strategy to cope and manage living with that person. Now, as an adult, when faced with so much as a different point of view, you may find yourself giving in with the belief that it is up to you to keep the peace lest something bad happen.
International Federation of Social Workers
OCTOBER 21, 2024
The UN Secretary-General’s Harmony with Nature Report, 2024 has once again highlighted the essential role of social work in driving transformative change.
CO4Kids
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Back to Blogs Community Blog November Proclaimed Homeless Youth Awareness and Action Month November is proclaimed National Homeless Youth Awareness and Action Month to build awareness of the issue of youth homelessness, including its causes and potential solutions, and highlight the need to work to prevent homelessness among children and teens. Since 2007 November has been a time to elevate the issue of youth homelessness; applaud the efforts of businesses, organizations, and volunteers dedicate
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The New Social Worker
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
“.this is first and foremost a book that is grounded on the complicated nature of ethical decision-making.” Book review of The Ethical Case Manager, reviewed by Stephen Cummings.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2024
● Dr. Sharon McDaniel, a pioneer in doing kinship foster care the right way, speaks out about the enormous harm of doing it the wrong way – through the subterfuge known as “hidden foster care.” In a commentary for The Imprint , she writes: I want to be clear that while I believe hidden foster care should be eradicated, the path to doing so is not to simply place all of those children in the formal foster care system instead.
Gary Direnfeld
OCTOBER 22, 2024
I was about thirty years old when my first marriage ended. I was a social worker at a large children’s mental health centre. Much of my work involved providing family and marital therapy. I was even co-training psychiatry residents (students) in family therapy along with the staff psychiatrist. The failure of that marriage hit me professionally.
International Federation of Social Workers
OCTOBER 24, 2024
Image: Jioji Ravulo, Malakai Waqa Kaitani, Nathan Chong-Nee, Andrzej Frank, Yvonne Crichton-Hill, At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, a team of six social workers, including representatives […]
Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.
You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.
CO4Kids
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Back to Blogs Parent Partner Blog Foster Mom Works Around the Clock to Care for Medically Fragile Children Vera Garyeazon has a very busy schedule and often works around the clock to care for the medically fragile children in foster care who live in her home. Vera, who has been a registered nurse since 2003, decided she needed a change in 2021 after all of her children had grown and left her home, and decided to provide foster care for medically fragile children.
CCRC
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Child care providers in eligible programs who are attending community college are a priority for funding through a new grant. Apply here. The Child Development Training Consortium program provides support for specific educational expenses to students attending California Community Colleges. Students pursuing a career in early childhood or child development, may be eligible to apply for the Educational Support Grant.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
OCTOBER 30, 2024
We suggest that the National office for the Court-Appointed Special Advocates program use this item from The Daily Show as a training video In 2018, r esponding to former Today Show anchor Megyn Kelly’s appalling attempt to justify blackface, (for which she has apologized) her colleague Craig Melvin noted that, as a CNN story put it, “this controversy is an opportunity to inform people — but [Melvin] said most people already knew how offensive blackface is.
International Federation of Social Workers
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Cebu City, Philippines – The 76th National Convention of the Philippine Association of Social Workers, Inc.
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CO4Kids
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Back to Blogs Parent Partner Blog Foster mom works around the clock to care for medically fragile children Vera Garyeazon has a very busy schedule and often works around the clock to care for the medically fragile children in foster care who live in her home. Vera, who has been a registered nurse since 2003, decided she needed a change in 2021 after all of her children had grown and left her home, and decided to provide foster care for medically fragile children.
National Casa Gal
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
The Akerman Scholarship was established through an endowment created in 2015 as part of the firm’s landmark $1 million commitment to the National CASA/GAL Association. Read More. The post Akerman LLP and National CASA/GAL Association for Children announce 2024 recipient of Academic Excellence Scholarship for foster youth appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
Shelter, Inc
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Illinois’ first DCFS-licensed home for CSEC (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children) View and download Press Release The post Shelter, Inc. Breaks Ground on New Home for Youth Survivors of Human Trafficking first appeared on Shelter, Inc.
Gary Direnfeld
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
I asked how many therapists they saw before me. She said, “Three. Each only once.” She added that each one kept looking at their clock from about 30 minutes in. She felt rushed and anxious, concerned if she could say everything she needed to before running out of time. Finally, being cut off and asking to settle the payment, it left her with the impression they were all only interested in her for the money.
Michigan Social Work
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
Clinical Assistant Professor Ayesha Ghazi Edwin is the recipient of the 2024 James T. Neubacher Award. The annual U-M award is presented to a student, alumn, faculty or staff member who has exhibited leadership and service in support of the disability community. “I am deeply honored to receive the James T. Neubacher Award. This recognition reflects the work of so many people committed to disability justice within our university and community.
Social Work Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
April Ferguson LCSW-C, Senior Practice Associate: Children and Adolescents In October 2024, NASW Senior Practice Associate, April Ferguson, participated in the Center for American Progress 10th National Gun Violence Prevention Summit as a panelist in a morning breakout session; Safe Learning Environments: Investing in School-Based Behavioral Health Personnel and Community Partnerships.
CO4Kids
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Back to Blogs Child Welfare Blog Social Services Block Grant Report The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) hereby gives notice of the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Report to the citizens of Colorado for review and comment. The report reflects the Department’s plans to expend Social Services Block Grant funds for the 2025 state fiscal year, July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
The 10th Biennial Conference of the International Consortium on Social Development – Asia Pacific Branch, held on Oct.23-24,in the Philippines has concluded; and the participants came up with the Manifesto of Concern on what is happening around the world.
Gary Direnfeld
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Christmas is coming fast, especially if you are a separated parent with a nar-cissistic ex. You may be taking a run at the courts, mediation or there may be a flurry of emails and text messages all to settle some plans. Remember, even after whatever means of communicating or negotiating you choose and assuming you even reach an agreement, don’t expect it’s going to go as planned.
Michigan Social Work
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Associate Research Scientist Roland Zullo spoke with The American Prospect on the historical impact of unions on presidential elections. Unions “help working-class people get out the vote,” he said, because unions “underscore the importance of voting and educate members on why it’s important. One of the big effects unions have on politics and our society in general is they help make democracy work.
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