My Brains Not Broken

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It’s been interesting adapting to this new situation, and it’s reminded me of a few things about adapting to changes when you see a new therapist. One thing I often forget when I see a new therapist is that, unlike what could happen in other areas of the medical field, this person doesn’t know my history.

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Social Work Futures

MAY 11, 2022

10 things seems like a good amount of things…and about as much as any of us can handle at one time. ( Not related to this group, but about the importance of utopias in our futures work is this fine essay by Ruth Levitas. Check out the science-based aspects of the possibility of this phenomenon – wonderful history as well.

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 4, 2024

Early on in this blog’s history, I wrote about my rejection of New Year’s resolutions and the pressure they put on us. One of the most important things I’ve learned about mental health is that when we discover something about ourselves we’d like to work on, it doesn’t magically go away.

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My Brains Not Broken

MAY 25, 2023

It might be a song I can’t stop listening to at the moment, or a song I have a history with. It could be a song I don’t know much about, or I’ve listened to a thousand times. No, this song is not necessarily a mental health anthem, but that’s what I love about music. You are not alone, and neither am I.

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Social Work Futures

MAY 24, 2022

Think about how different a “typical social work job” was 50 years ago. For additional imagination stretching about what jobs might look like in the coming years…come play or browse “Social Work Jobs of the Future” on this site! Let’s have an imagination session! That would be the year 1972.

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Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 31, 2023

She hung in against all odds and the intrusive delving into her private life and history. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice. The first has to do with tenacity and perseverance. Incident reports matter.

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Social Care

OCTOBER 24, 2023

To mark Black History Month , we are proud to share Christabel’s story. Image created by freepik ] Black History Month and me Black History Month to me is a real call to action, a wake-up call. Image created by freepik ] Black History Month and me Black History Month to me is a real call to action, a wake-up call.

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Social Work Futures

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change Communication’s new report “ Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs and Attitudes” which reveals trends in how people are thinking about this vital issue. You can read more about it here , here and here. What is the relationship of love to social change?

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

For the first time in its history, the group uses litigation to take on racism, needless surveillance and wrongful removal. I pointed out that in its entire history, Children’s Rights had never brought such litigation, insisted it couldn’t be done, and sometimes even stood in the way of such efforts.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

While Pride is about accomplishments, Pride is also about dignity, and that is not a finished product. They don’t know our history.” I agree with Razer that to know the history of this community is to have pride. Take the time to learn about this community, whether a part of it or an ally. Missouri Sen.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

By Corinne May-Chahal and Sarah Carlick Many think digital safeguarding is about staying safe online but it means much more. Technology could enable children to see, amend and contribute to records, know their service history, build trusting relationships with practitioners and feed back to them.

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Social Work Futures

DECEMBER 13, 2021

You can read about the process and the proposed standards themselves here. It encourages deeper and broader dialogue about now only preparing students for the “world that has been and is” but the world that is emerging. Catastrophes as well as significant breakthroughs in science and the history of human kind may occur.

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Lawson Psychology

JANUARY 28, 2024

Introduction Your clinical psychologist will begin by introducing themselves and providing some information about their experience and expertise. After the initial introductions, your psychologist will talk briefly about confidentiality. You may also be asked about your developmental history (i.e. What brought you here?

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Social Care

OCTOBER 26, 2021

"[Black History Month's existence] explains why the WRES is essential in our efforts to recognise, support and elevate the diversity of the social care workforce." Nothing like thinking about good quality data to concentrate the mind. The fact that I am posting this blog during Black History Month gives this work particular resonance.

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MQ Mental Health

MARCH 4, 2024

This week it's International Women's Day (8th of March) and this month is Women's History Month. Women are making history in research, some of them working with MQ. How did you find out about MQ Mental Health Research initially and the MQ Fellowship opportunity? Can you tell us about why you applied to be an MQ fellow?

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

However, like all professions built within our country’s racist institutions, social work has a long way to go to overcome its own history of racism, discrimination and oppression.” In fact, the history of social work has many examples of exclusion. “We

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Social Work Futures

JULY 18, 2022

In fact, I believe that social workers are often in close proximity to “emergent futures” all the time as we go about our business, deep in the trenches of human suffering, problem solving – and the overcoming of it – as well as systems and community change.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Last month, the Boston Globe published one of those stories popping up all over the country about a so-called “shortage” of placements for foster children, leading to some having to sleep in offices. One is being much more judicious about removals to begin with and only removing kids from families that absolutely need to be removed. …

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Gary Direnfeld

JULY 5, 2023

He said his wife came in the house more scared of him, than upset about the window. I asked about her previous partner as well as about her dad. His was to appreciate her abuse history and residual PTSD and how it caused her fear in triggering situations. He was miffed by that. There were lessons for them both.

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Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

She spoke about her experiences with things unimaginable to most. Hearing that, my concern was that she worried about overwhelming the therapists. Probably the most important thing we talked about in terms of helpful strategies was her mastering her big feelings when triggered. I don’t know. They may have been.

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Michigan Social Work

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Her current projects include identifying strategies for multicultural community-based research and practice, multicultural education for social work practice, and identifying effective methods for learning about social justice.

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My Brains Not Broken

AUGUST 31, 2023

It might be a song I can’t stop listening to at the moment, or a song I have a history with. It could be a song I don’t know much about, or I’ve listened to a thousand times. One of my favorite things about music is the sheer vastness of it all.

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Gary Direnfeld

JULY 28, 2022

I posted about the Papal visit and hoping well for Indigenous Peoples on another Facebook page – a community page. It was presented as a demand and insinuated I didn’t know what I was talking about. I wasn’t about to be sucked into someone’s racist vortex. My anger is about hate unleashed in recent years.

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KVC

APRIL 18, 2024

Answering this question gives us a chance to tell you about our history and our future… both where we’ve been and where we’re going. Learn more about KVC’s history. Read more about KVC’s mental health treatment services here. Learn more about KVC careers.

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MQ Mental Health

MARCH 4, 2024

This week it's International Women's Day (8th of March) and March is Women's History Month. Women are making history in research, some of them working with MQ Mental Health Research in their work. How did you find out about MQ Mental Health Research initially and the MQ Fellowship opportunity? I was thrilled! Over the next 2.5

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Michigan Social Work

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Professor Karla Goldman wrote in The Conversation about the new memorial commemorating the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire victims, most of whom were Jewish and Italian young women and girls. history, the tragedy inspired worker protections and invigorated labor activism. One of the deadliest workplace disasters in U.S.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 31, 2022

He says: “Do children’s services even care about, or prioritise learning about, the family histories of looked-after children?” He says: “Do children’s services even care about, or prioritise learning about, the family histories of looked-after children?” At least in my experience, I can answer “yes”.

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My Brains Not Broken

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

When it comes to mental health, there are many cliched phrases I find myself gravitating toward to talk about health and wellness. It doesn’t take much research to learn this cliched statement has a long history. How do you feel about the phrase, ‘take things one day at a time’?

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Michigan Social Work

AUGUST 8, 2023

Professor Karla Goldman spoke with the Detroit Jewish News about the School’s Jewish Communal Leadership Program, which she directs. The five-semester program gives students an education in social work and Jewish history and culture, along with skills for working with organizations and communities, said Goldman.

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Social Care

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

LGBT+ History Month is, therefore, the perfect opportunity to celebrate diversity across our sector. Throughout history, many individuals and communities have struggled with their sexual and cultural identity, a struggle made worse by a society frequently ignorant and hostile to their truth. Image created by freepik.com ].

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Prosper Health Collective

JULY 30, 2023

These difficulties m ay include : N eed ing help with feeding H av ing problems swallowing H av ing an intellectual disability, genetic condition or severe speech difficulties and need help finding alternative ways to communicate H av ing a history of ear infections and you’re worried about their communication.

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Michigan Social Work

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Professor Trina Shanks will serve on the Framing and Design Committee of U-M’s Inclusive History Project. This presidential initiative is designed to create a more accurate narrative about U-M’s history, with an initial focus on race and racism. “We

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Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 4, 2022

Asking about alcohol consumption, the fellow in his 60’s had been consuming about 12 ounces of hard liquor daily. I suspected an alcohol induced form of dementia that can occur with a history of such high alcohol consumption. The fellow was going around town saying his wife was cheating on him. They came for counseling.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 27, 2022

It is within our power to stand on the right side of history, and to take action to remove the insurmountable obstacles that are being set in place to deny people their constitutional right to a fair and free vote. and ways in which social workers can promote and mobilize voters.

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Community Care

MAY 17, 2022

Social workers who are “passionate and knowledgeable about children’s needs” have helped a council improve from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’, despite “continuous workforce challenges”. Ofsted said social workers were “passionate and knowledgeable about children’s needs”. Leaders ‘accessible and supportive’. Related articles.

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Social Work With Adults

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Albert, one of the older carers in the study, put it perfectly when he talked about his social worker: ‘[It was] like talking to a friend you’ve known for some time. Older people with rich histories and complex lives. Find out more about our findings and policy briefings here

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Community Care

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Williamson began a relationship with Cole – who had an extensive criminal history – in 2019. His body was found near the family home in Bridgend. They subsequently had a child (Child A) and, at times during the subsequent two years, lived with Cole’s long-term partner, Adult B, and her son, Child Y.

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