Community Care
MAY 3, 2022
By Dr Lucy Peake. There are twice as many children in kinship care in the UK than there are in foster care, yet this type of care remains largely invisible – to the public and policymakers, but often to professionals too. This means that support for kinship care families often falls short of what is needed to help them cope, or is missing altogether.
My Brains Not Broken
MAY 3, 2022
The month of May means one thing on My Brain’s Not Broken – it’s Mental Health Awareness Month! This is a time every year (held each May in the United States) where time and space is reserved to raise awareness for mental health. Even though we can advocate year-round, this month is a time for specific conversations about shrinking the mental health stigma and advocating for the policies and services that people need.
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Gary Direnfeld
MAY 3, 2022
Not all parents understand what is meant by permissive parenting. It is essentially a style that in the end, enables the child to get away with things they shouldn’t. It can come about the result of neglect, but very often it is also by well-intentioned parents and even those who are quite active in their approach. Three-year Missy throws her food at the table.
Social Work Blog
MAY 3, 2022
Getty Images. By Diana Ling, MA, Program Manager and Leslie Sirrianni, LCSW, Senior Research Project and Training Coordinator; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin. . A troubling trend has taken hold over the past two decades: drinking patterns among men and women have converged – and in some cases, young women are now drinking more than young men.
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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
MAY 3, 2022
? BuzzFeed News examines the enormous harm to families when parents are wrongly placed on “central registries” of alleged child abusers. A listing can shut parents out from the very jobs most often open to low-income workers, driving their families further into the poverty that often is confused with “neglect” in the first place. And, because of who is disproportionately likely to be included in these registries, the story is aptly titled “The Black List.” ?
Prosper Health Collective
MAY 3, 2022
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.”. Dalai Lama. “Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is right now.”. Roy T. Bennett. . Happiness is a curious thing. Have you ever thought about what truly makes you happy, what you do or think that makes you happy? Research tells us that the key to being happy is not solely based on what we have, it is not based on our wealth or health, it is not based on if we ar
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Michigan Social Work
MAY 3, 2022
PhD student (Social Work & Psychology) Andrea Mora was awarded a scholarship from the Association of Latina/o Social Work Educators. The scholarship supports the advancement of social work education especially among the Latino population.
Health & Social Care Workforce
MAY 3, 2022
The DHSC’s Out-of-Hospital Care Models Programme provided £16m of funding to 17 test sites across England to improve discharge arrangements for people experiencing homelessness.
Social Work Blog
MAY 3, 2022
Here is a list of reproductive rights legal cases handled by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) NASW Legal Defense Fund. McRae v. Mathews (U.S. Dist. Ct, E.D.N.Y., 421 F. Supp. 533 (E.D.N.Y. 1976)). Case Desc.: Challenge to Federal Appropriation Act that denied funding to indigent, pregnant women for elective abortions. NASW Supported: McRae.
Michigan Social Work
MAY 3, 2022
Assistant Professor Katrina Ellis has been named an inaugural Rogel Scholar in Cancer Health Equity. The award recognizes exceptional faculty dedicated to achieving impact on cancer prevention, patient outcomes and quality of life. “It's truly an honor to be selected as an inaugural Rogel Scholar in Cancer Health Equity. I am very passionate about improving the support we provide to families after a cancer diagnosis as part of larger efforts to address the disproportionate burden of cancer we se
Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.
You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.
Social Work Blog
MAY 3, 2022
Retail alcohol sales spiked 20% during the first six months of the pandemic. A study shows Americans drank 14% more often in response to pandemic-related stress, according to an article posted at thelily.com. However, more people are considering staying sober for a period. A New Year tradition called “Dry January” has helped to grow this trend. “A month off and then some can do so much good for your overall well-being, your memory, your sleep, your digestion,” said NASW member Sabrina Spotorno ,
Michigan Social Work
MAY 3, 2022
PhD student (Social Work & Anthropology) Yun Chen was awarded a Barbour Scholarship from Rackham Graduate School for the 2022-23 academic year. Barbour established a U-M scholarship for women of the highest academic and professional caliber from the area extending from Turkey in the west to Japan and the Philippines in the east. Barbour scholars study science, medicine, mathematics and other academic disciplines.
The Guardian
MAY 3, 2022
Health groups welcomed $12bn investment in the sector, but not everyone is happy with the budget Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing Victoria’s peak social services body says the state’s election year budget has delivered “lean” funding for the community organisations sector to advocate for the most vulnerable, but welcomed “significant” investments in health and education.
Michigan Social Work
MAY 3, 2022
The Child Welfare Student Association visited the Michigan state capitol on April 25 to mark National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The students listened to inspirational speakers, networked with legislators and took a tour of the capitol building.
Living Sober
MAY 3, 2022
A lot of the time I'm just chugging on in my sober life feeling fair-to-middling. Worrying about my studies, my work, my family, the environment, the world. No great highs or great lows. just ordinary day-in-day-out stuff. Everything is normal … I'm happy being sober … I love my online recovery world … I'm striving to be healthy and a […]. The post The Fire Within… first appeared on Living Sober.
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