Community Care

MARCH 7, 2024

This is the first in a series of interviews celebrating Community Care’s 50th anniversary. The magazine covered the gamut of social work and social care including child protection, adoption, mental health and services for disabled and older people. On 3 April 1974, the first ever issue of Community Care was published.

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Interviewing Social Worker Psychiatric Adoption 190

Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 12, 2023

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? For example, did you know that Hitler used “gas buses” to travel through the countryside, rounding up and murdering people with mental illnesses and disabilities?

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Interviewing Disorder Mental Health Depression 86

Social Work With Adults

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

"Moving Social Work focuses on increasing physical activity [opportunities for disabled people] and the benefits this generates for mind and body." In this spirit, the Moving Social Work (MSW) programme aims to harness the skills and values of social workers to support the health, wellbeing and human rights of people with disabilities.

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Disability Substance Abuse Social Worker Interviewing 115

Community Care

APRIL 15, 2024

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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Social Worker Interviewing Diversity Disability 216

Community Care

APRIL 11, 2024

Our interview with Lord Herbert Laming is part of a new series of profiles of key figures who have shaped social work over the past five decades, to celebrate Community Care’s 50th anniversary. Laming tells me of a severely disabled young adult who, until the age of 18, had been well supported by children’s services.

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Social Worker Government Interviewing Social Services 328

Community Care

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

‘Unclear, complex and energy-sapping ‘ People who used social care and their carers, as well as disabled and older people’s organisations and lawyers, told the regulator that council social care complaints processes were “unclear, complex and energy-sapping” to navigate, particularly when people were at crisis point.

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Advocacy Interviewing Government Disability 250

Community Care

JANUARY 22, 2024

The centre carried out a mapping exercise in 2022-23, identifying 468 specialist services for victims/survivors and their families in England and Wales, and then interviewed representatives from 168 of these, on which its findings were based. Improve funders’ and commissioners’ expertise in funding CSA services.

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Government Advocacy Interviewing Disability 245

Relias

APRIL 5, 2024

The unemployment rate for persons with disabilities is more than twice that of individuals without disabilities. To help clients with disabilities find meaningful, stable jobs, many organizations have turned to customized employment. The post How to Build a Customized Employment Program appeared first on Relias.

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Disability Interviewing Rehabilitation Consultation 52

Community Care

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Among the inadequate-rated councils, the inspectorate particularly highlighted improvements at Surrey and Newham, found disabled children’s services had recovered since a visit last year West Sussex, and said progress was “modest but fragile” at Medway. Support for disabled children improving.

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Disability Social Worker Interviewing Adoption 245

Community Care

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In an interview published this week with his constituency’s local paper, the Harborough Mail, O’Brien said he was honoured to have been appointed to the DHSC and commented on its priorities across health and social care.

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Government Mental Health Interviewing Disability 248

Social Work Discoveries

MAY 12, 2020

This is the first in a series of Men’s Health related interviews. In today’s conversation we look into many of the intersections of research, social work, activism, disabilities, Indigenous perspectives, which are all interconnected in the life and work of Dr John Gilroy (Assoc Prof at Sydney University).

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Disability Interviewing University 40

Community Care

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

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? What is happening to people in inpatient care, 10 years on from Winterbourne View?

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Hospitals Mental Health Patient Safety Clinic 337

Community Care

APRIL 22, 2022

Inspectors did, however, say that the consistency of return-home interviews with children who go missing needed to improve. ‘Ongoing commitment to do even better’ Services for children in care and care leavers also drew broadly positive comments, with social workers’ relationships with children again being praised.

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Social Worker Interviewing Disability Interventional 277

Social Work Blog

JULY 1, 2022

Disability, Intimacy, and Sexual Health: A Social Work Perspective by Kristen Faye Linton, Heidi Adams Rueda, and Lela Rankin Williams. In this book the authors compile comprehensive research and candid interviews with social workers to explore the complicated intersection of disability and sexuality.

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Disability Social Worker Advocacy Interviewing 52

Community Care

MARCH 31, 2022

They were based on interviews with 44 parents of 59 children from 13 local authorities in England and Wales. Domestic abuse, mental health problems and substance misuse predominated and a third of the children had special educational needs and disabilities.

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Interviewing Social Worker University Government 258

Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 24, 2022

I wonder about a “nonverbal learning disability.” Prior to having met the child, I had an extensive interview with both parents. The child was almost five. Acting out was an issue. There is much to examine to figure things out. Similarly I observe the child at play and parental interaction.

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Private Practice Mental Health Disorder Counseling 162

Community Care

DECEMBER 2, 2022

However, as records of return home interviews were not always stored electronically, professionals could not access them to safeguard children. Practitioners were also praised for effectively safeguarding disabled children. IROs raised concerns when needed, but managers’ inconsistent responses hindered the effectiveness of the process.

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Social Worker Interventional Government Interviewing 252

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 6, 2022

Roberts’ interview with Boston Review. A fourth complaint alleged that DCYF based conclusions about a parent’s capacity on their epilepsy and intellectual disabilities and failed to provide reasonable modifications. ? Check out Prof. And read an excerpt from the book in Mother Jones Prof.

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Child Welfare Welfare Human Services Interviewing 98

Community Care

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It also said the council needed to improve “variable” levels of practice with disabled children to achieve a consistently high quality. It also called for improvements when children go missing, not all of whom are offered a timely return home interview.

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Social Worker Foster Care Interviewing Diversity 278

Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

2020) and Shogren (2021) emphasized the importance of using self-report measures to gain insight in the thoughts and feelings of individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). Clinicians and researchers can use self-report questionnaires or interviews to ask persons about their mental states directly. Target Article. Kooijmans, R.,

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Disability Clinic Psychology University 52

Relias

MARCH 5, 2024

In an interview with Social Work Today , John Jay said, “As organizations adapt to and become more accustomed to delivering telehealth, telehealth is going to be more prevalent in behavioral health moving forward. Beyond enhancing security, your organization can also further educate staff and clients on telehealth best practices.

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Human Services Telehealth Communication Disability 52

Social Work With Adults

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

And, although many services have specialist teams for adults with learning disabilities or mental health problems, there are fewer dedicated teams for older people. Over a six month period, researchers observed and interviewed social workers, older people and their families, and other professionals involved.

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Social Worker Interviewing Disability Mental Health 91

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The agencies call it “child support” but listen closely at 36:23 in, and you’ll hear Imprint editor John Kelly use the R-word :-)) The interview starts at 16:40 in. Department of Justice concerning possible bias against the disabled.

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Foster Care Child Welfare Welfare Interviewing 76

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

“It was a mistake,” said Fort, who added that not only does she believe that ASFA is bad for Native American children, but “I don’t think it’s good for any children.” ● See also The Imprint’s interview with Shannon Smith , executive director of the ICWA Law Center. ● And, in a commentary about the ICWA decision in Slate, Prof.

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Child Welfare Foster Care Disability Confidentiality 70

Community Care

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In an interview with Community Care, cabinet member for children and young people Dave Evans said he was confident that the authority would receive a better rating at its next full inspection. New DCS attracted by council’s ‘team spirit’. She previously led children’s services in Wokingham and Slough.

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Social Worker Interviewing Disability Interventional 229

Doin' The Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Transcription services provided by FIU’s Disability Resource Center. . I chose to pass the mic to Charla because I wanted to give this platform to Black social workers to have a conversation without white people, so that it could be really open without any filter I may impose on it when I’m interviewing. . Join the mailing list.

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Social Worker Interviewing Disability 58

Save the Social Worker

MARCH 13, 2023

These are places such as: Disability Children’s services Elderly services These tend not to pay as well, primarily because of the way government funds these programmes. South Central FSC has been known for its innovative approach to social services. How do you maximise your pay? There, I’ve said it.

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Domestic Violence Social Worker Social Services Social Services 130

A Splintered Mind

DECEMBER 18, 2020

As I wind up my latest book project, I thought it might be a good time to share an interview of sorts I did a few months ago. I’m sure he means well, but since I don’t recall him ever taking time to find out how my disability affected me in the first place, his advice is useless to me. ” in three sentences.

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Depression Disability Interviewing Mental Health 40

Jaeran Kim

AUGUST 11, 2017

The first is an article written from my research on adoptive parents who placed an intercountry adopted child in out-of-home care due to the child’s disability. I had two articles published recently. The second article was published in the Adoption Quarterly journal and it is based on the research conducted by Dr.

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Adoption Disability Interviewing Home Care 40

Social Workers Speak

MAY 11, 2023

Here’s what she talked about WCBU For many years, I’ve worked as a disability advocate. So this year, I was very excited when they announced that they will be focusing on a disability topic here at the UN. However, this mindset can be difficult for patients to let go of.

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Mental Health Therapist LCSW Clinic 52

The Frontline

JULY 13, 2023

The research interviewed LGBTQ+ young people and surveyed social care professionals working with care leavers. 4) Understanding must also be developed in relation to the ways in which intersectional experiences of e.g., being a care leaver who is LGBTQ+ as well as disabled, from an ethnic minority and experiencing mental illness.

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Advocacy Interviewing University Disability 52

Michigan Girl's Café

MARCH 15, 2019

the settlement house movement, Progressive era, and New Deal policies such as Social Security, disability insurance, workers' compensation, and so forth). Macro social work practice is underrepresented in the social work profession, yet the origins and foundation of social work is rooted in macro-level processes (e.g.

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Criminal Justice Advocacy Substance Abuse Child Welfare 52

Social Workers Speak

MAY 11, 2023

Here’s what she talked about WCBU For many years, I’ve worked as a disability advocate. So this year, I was very excited when they announced that they will be focusing on a disability topic here at the UN. However, this mindset can be difficult for patients to let go of.

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Mental Health Therapist LCSW Clinic 40

Relias

MAY 1, 2023

Caring for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is emotionally challenging work. Supervisors may be involved in interviewing or hiring them, coordinating their on-boarding, and overseeing their day-to-day operations. And direct support professionals (DSPs) are no different.

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Mental Health Communication Psychology Counseling 52

Society of Clinical Psychology

MARCH 5, 2018

To prepare for interviews, take some time to think about questions you might be asked and good questions to ask prospective mentors and the graduate students you meet and also interview with at interviews (the questions you ask them can be just as telling as the answers you give to their questions). General Graduate School Tips.

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Schools Interviewing Psychology Clinic 52

Relias

MARCH 17, 2022

Communication skills, such as teach-back, plain language, verbal and written instruction methods, interviewing, non-verbal communication, and knowledge confirmation. How to meet diverse needs of patients with disabilities and cognitive or mental health impairments. How and when to use interpreter services.

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Healthcare Diversity Patient Safety Communication 98

Social Work Awards

JANUARY 21, 2021

Clenton is also director of Community Navigator Services CIC; a member of the Coalition for Personalised Care, the Social Care Sector COVID-19 Stakeholder Group, and the NHS Assembly; and is a Trustee of the Race Equality Foundation and ambassador for Disability Rights UK and Skills for Care.

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