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Faculty: Request Your NASW Press Exam Copy Today

Social Work Blog

The 12th edition of Social Work Speaks is a comprehensive and unabridged collection of policies adopted and revised by the NASW Delegate Assembly in 2020. As students of social work or other human services professions, it is essential that we understand how economic well-being—or the lack thereof—shapes people’s lives.

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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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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Transitions to 988

Social Work Blog

Vibrant Emotional Health, who is the current administrator of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, believes that this change will help increase accessibility to these much-needed services. Department of Health and Human Services. Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social Work. 2021, December 9). Vibrant and 988.

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A Helpful Guide to KVC’s Mental Health and Child Welfare Services in Kansas and Missouri

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Get ready to learn how you or others can take advantage of KVC’s child and family services. Or, if you’re not looking for services, learn how you can join KVC as an advocate, volunteer, financial supporter, event sponsor, foster or adoptive parent, or even team member.

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Why Your Organization Needs a Learning Management Platform

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To truly understand why your human services organization needs a learning management platform, let’s explore some of the features included in these platforms and how they can help you and your staff. Training content for both clinical and paraprofessional staff. Nurture a Culture of Learning With a Learning Management Platform.

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Understanding Value-Based Contracts in Behavioral Health

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Caring for an individual’s holistic health has only begun to gain widespread acceptance and adoption within the last several decades. One of the other major challenges facing the adoption of value-based contracts in behavioral health is more clinical. Know what is “in it for them.”

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How To Take a Trauma-Informed Approach to Birth Trauma

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A trauma-informed approach to birth trauma To help your clients cope with and overcome the effects of birth trauma, it’s important that your organization adopt a trauma-informed approach to care. The goal of trauma-informed care (TIC) is to prevent traumatization, or re-traumatization.

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