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Shelter, Inc. Receives National Accreditation

Shelter, Inc

Organizations pursue accreditation to demonstrate the implementation of best practice standards in the field of human services. s programs, services, management, and administration. Over 2,000 organizations have either successfully achieved accreditation or are currently engaged in the process. Shelter, Inc.

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Review: Careers in Human Services (2015)

Michigan Girl's Café

Careers in Human Services (2015) by Michael Shally-Jensen, PhD is a comprehensive occupational guidebook that contains 25 chapters describing specific fields of interest in the human services. Macro social workers are labeled as "administrative social workers" who engage in research, policy, and administration.

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?NASW Member Voices: Social Work and Self-Care — A Review Through an Updated Lens

Social Work Blog

They argue that organizations that prioritize self-care for social work and human services staff are more likely to improve client care and productivity. Throughout the Self-Care in Social Work, Cox and Steiner draw upon their extensive clinical and academic experience as social work faculty.

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Social Workers to the Rescue at the Border

Beyond Advocacy

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) issued an emergency call for social workers and other volunteers to assist at the border in meeting the needs of hundreds of migrant children. The Biden Administration has been struggling to accommodate the huge influx of children—many unaccompanied by parents or adults.

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Vaccination Barriers for People Experiencing Homelessness: How Social Workers are Making an Impact

Social Work Blog

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) began approving vaccines in late 2020. If previous experiences with clinics where vaccines are being offered were negative, a person might not be motivated to return. The expansion of virtual healthcare is another opportunity to engage PEH with healthcare professionals.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Time Moves Different in Here: Clinical Implications for Working with Populations of Color, Complex Trauma and Dissociation in the Age of COVID 19 . Learn a combination of diagnosis and interventionist tools of dissociation to consider when engaged in treatment of populations of color. Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social work.

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

However, overall, POC are less likely to receive any care compared to White individuals, and the services they do receive are less likely to be quality services (Lê Cook et al., Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). 2014; Walker et al., 43.3%) than others and the overall rate (i.e.,