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Guest Post: Interview with Merryl Hammond, PD; Author of Mad Like Me and Navigating Bipolar Country

Bipolar Bandit

Interview with Merryl Hammond, PhD, Editor of Navigating Bipolar Country and author of Mad Like Me Q: To start, could you tell us a bit about your background and work, Merryl? I invited contributors to share a small snippet or one aspect of their story, or to do an interview with me if they felt overwhelmed by a blank screen.

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Overcoming the barriers to contact between siblings separated by the care system

Community Care

By Kirsty Hammonds, Coram In my role as child placement consultant in Coram’s activity days team, I come across many siblings who will not be able to live together permanently. One child interviewed said they were “excited” but perhaps a ‘little bit nervous as well’ about taking part in sibling time.

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AMHPs lack time for ‘extremely important’ pre-assessment work with people in crisis, finds survey

Community Care

AMHPs lack time for ‘extremely important’ work Almost nine in 10 said pre-assessment contact was ‘extremely important’ (45%) or ‘somewhat important (43%) in building rapport with people due to be assessed under the MHA, while 70% said a pre-assessment interview was likely to help improve outcomes.

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‘Why practice education research must be catalyst for tackling longstanding issues facing role’

Community Care

By drawing on a literature review and focus groups, interviews, and surveys of PEs, course providers and local authorities, the review provided a comprehensive exploration of the challenges faced by PEs. NOPT also agrees with the research findings, which validate discussions that have occurred throughout the profession for many years.

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Navigating AI in Social Work Education

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

LCSW, is a tech consultant for universities, social work departments, and social work agencies. She also works with agencies to train staff in Motivational Interviewing. Melanie Sage , Ph.D., She is an expert in generative AI, machine learning in social work, social media use, online education, and teaching with technology.

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Police opens investigation into abuse at mental health hospital revealed by BBC

Community Care

Meanwhile, the trust said it had suspended a number of staff pending investigation and commissioned an independent clinical review of the service, which experts interviewed for Panorama said had a “toxic culture” What did Panorama find? Related articles.

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Moving from compliance to professional curiosity for social workers key to improvement – study

Community Care

The report, by research consultancy Ipsos Partnership, also said improving authorities reported taking steps to make social workers feel more secure, so they felt safer in the decisions they took and less prone to anxiety and feelings of individual culpability.