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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. But what does showing appreciation look like? After all, your staff knows best what they need.

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What Does KVC Stand For?

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This made it possible for KVC to meet the needs of any child and family, extending all the way to inpatient children’s mental health hospitals when needed. A few years later, the parent organization KVC Health Systems was created. Each is a nonprofit that provides direct services to children and families.

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Social Work’s Critical Role in Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

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may have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), a range of lifelong behavioral, intellectual, and physical disabilities that can occur in a baby exposed to alcohol before birth. People with FASDs may be at high risk for school challenges, criminal justice issues, substance use disorders, and mental health disorders.

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Addressing the IDD Workforce Crisis: What Your Organization Can Do

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Many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) rely on direct support professionals (DSPs) for assistance in their daily lives and communities. Organizations must also consider ongoing professional development and employee engagement as part of the puzzle to building a stronger workforce.

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Inspiring Occupational Wellness Among Direct Support Professionals

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Occupational wellness is the balance between personal and professional well-being that promotes overall positive mental health. This is especially the case in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) care. What is occupational wellness?

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What Is DEIB for Healthcare Organizations — and Why Is ‘Belonging’ Important?

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It defined “accessibility” as the “design, construction, development, and maintenance of facilities, information and communication technology, programs, and services so that all people, including people with disabilities, can fully and independently use them.” Before DEI became the norm in the U.S.,

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What Is DEIB for Healthcare Organizations — and Why Is “Belonging” Important?

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It defined “accessibility” as the “design, construction, development, and maintenance of facilities, information and communication technology, programs, and services so that all people, including people with disabilities, can fully and independently use them.” Before DEI became the norm in the U.S.,