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7 Ways To Improve Your Human Services Organization

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Human services organizations constantly have to navigate change. To help health and human service organizations get ahead, we’re sharing action items based on current trends in human services. Some temporary regulatory measures that made telehealth adoption easier during the pandemic have now faded away.

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6 Challenges of the Human Services Worker

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It’s hard being a human services worker. Let’s take a few minutes to understand these challenges and how human services professionals can work to overcome them. Challenges a human services worker will face. In today’s healthcare world, we have shifted to person-centered, well-informed consumer of services.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 6, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

In 2024, adoptive parents in Kentucky couldn’t handle the behavior problems of their 15-year-old daughter. So they had to turn to the state which offered no alternatives except institutions – and took control of where the boy would live. He ran away from the institution and drowned. Now DHS can explain itself to a judge.

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The Stages of Change Model and How To Implement It

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Establish open lines of communication Effective communication is essential in behavioral health, and understanding the Stages of Change can significantly improve client-provider interactions. By acknowledging and respecting the client’s current stage, behavioral health professionals can adopt appropriate communication strategies.

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Planning for Medicaid Unwinding in 2023

Social Work Blog

Department of Health and Human Services first declared a 90-day public health emergency (PHE). In 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that provided states enhanced funding for Medicaid and CHIP and required states to adopt continuous coverage for individuals and families through the end of the PHE.

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In “child welfare” the horror stories go in all directions – all year long

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

As the story explains: The system that promises to monitor these facilities and protect children from abuse often devalues the child’s perspective of what happened — communicating to them time and time again that they are untrustworthy and unbelievable. They were placed with foster parents who adopted them. That’s where Arabella died.

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Building Organizational Resilience for Behavioral Health Providers

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It’s when organizations are adaptable and trauma-informed and adopt a culture that fosters resilience within their staff. An important, and often overlooked, element of relationship building is developing a shared understanding of how to communicate and relate to each other. What is organizational resilience? Support team building.