Sat.Apr 23, 2022

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Improving self esteem through self compassion

Prosper Health Collective

Self esteem refers to the way in which we view and think about ourselves, and the subsequent value we attribute to ourselves. When our self esteem is low, we have an overarching negative outlook of ourselves, we judge or evaluate ourselves negatively, and we place little value on ourselves. Someone with low self-esteem might think “I’m not as cool/ beautiful as other people so they won’t want to be my friend”, “I can’t believe I made a mistake, how can I be so

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ADHD: Here Are Five Steps I Use to Rein In My Focus

A Splintered Mind

A lack of focus is the one common trait that all adults with ADHD seem to have, but focus isn’t as elusive as you might fear. The other day, a friend texted me out of the blue. He wanted a list of some of the things that I do to maintain focus. Initially, I panicked. I’ve been chronically ill since getting COVID–19 last October. I haven’t blogged in four months, so my ADHD advice muscles were all out of shape.

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Joint World Conference On Social Work Education and Social Development 2022 – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

The SWESD 2022 Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the JOINT WORLD CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: REDEFINING SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN A POST-PANDEMIC SOCIETY: SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AT A CROSSROADS. Authors are warmly invited to submit abstracts for Oral, Symposium, Workshop, and Poster presentations and invite both traditional papers and innovative contributions of various kinds.

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The Observer view on failures of the child protection system

The Guardian

Two decades after the Victoria Climbié case led to an inquiry, recent deaths show we have learned little from such tragedies Twenty years ago, Britain was confronted with the horror of what can happen when the child protection system fails. Victoria Climbié, a “happy, smiling, enthusiastic little girl”, was tortured to death over a period of months by her relatives, in the worst-ever case of child abuse the professionals who investigated her death had seen.

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.