Tue.Feb 04, 2025

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Thoughts and Feelings Are Not Facts: How to Reality-Test Your Brain

Nnatasha Tracy

Your thoughts and feelings arent always telling the truthbut they feel like they are. This cognitive trap can fuel anxiety, depression, and even destructive behaviors. So how do you reality-test your thoughts and emotions? Here, I break down why thoughts and feelings arent facts, how they trick you, and practical ways to challenge them. Learn how to stop believing everything your mind tells you!

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2nd International Social Work Students Virtual Conference

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Students for Global Change(SGC), in collaboration with the Students Association for Micro Social Work, is organizing an international virtual conference on 24th of March 2025 for social work students to showcase the contributions of social work students in addressing global challenges through research and practice, foster opportunities for peer engagement, collaboration, and cross-cultural learning among social work students, facilitate discussions on advocacy, equity, and inclusion in addressin

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‘How the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill can be improved for care-experienced young people’

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. By Katharine Sacks-Jones, chief executive, Become As social workers, playing a leading role in the lives of care-experienced young people, you know more than anyone the immense pressure the system is under. The Childrens Wellbeing and Schools Bill , introduced in December, clearly intends to improve childrens social care, through measures including better oversight and regulation about wher

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Jacob Inosencio and Sabrina Lanker Named 2025 Dow Sustainability Fellows

Michigan Social Work

MSW students Jacob Inosencio and Sabrina Lanker have been named 2025 Dow Sustainability Program Fellows by U-Ms Graham Sustainability Institute. Fellows are chosen through a competitive nomination and application process designed to attract and recognize top talent from across U-Ms academic disciplines. Each fellow will receive a $25,000 stipend along with supplementary project funding, professional development opportunities, and hands-on experience collaborating with external organizational par

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Social care means-testing thresholds frozen for 15th consecutive year

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The social care means-testing thresholds are being frozen for a 15th consecutive year, dragging more people into having to self-fund their care. The upper and lower capital limits governing access to care in England in 2025-26 will remain at levels set in 2010, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said yesterday in its annual social care charging circular.

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Ask Nicole: How Can I Make My Grant Application Stand Out to Funders?

Nicole Clark Consulting

Applying for funding doesnt have to be overwhelming. The post Ask Nicole: How Can I Make My Grant Application Stand Out to Funders? appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting.

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Showing Kids Care and Compassion This Valentine’s Day

All For Kids

Valentines Day is special for couples and loved ones but also for families with children. It offers a great teaching moment for parents to share the importance of being loving, kind, and caring with their kids. Demonstrating it yourself is the best way to teach your children kindness and compassion. According to Psychology Today , your childrens ability to care about others must be nurtured by you in their early years and woven into your familys life.

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Starsky Wilson becomes First Black Chair of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Children’s Defense Fund

Media Contact: John Henry, jhenry@childrensdefense.org, CDF Media Relations Manager, 708-646-7679 WASHINGTON, D.C. On Wednesday, January 29, Childrens Defense Fund President and Chief Executive Officer, Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, assumed the gavel as chair of the Board of Trustees for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). He was elected to the role in July 2024, after serving as a trustee since January 2022.

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NCCPR news and commentary roundup, week ending February 2, 2025

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

When the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act, that challenge came from Texas. Now, The Imprint reports , the most comprehensive legislation anywhere in the country to expand the protections of ICWA to all children has been introduced in Texas. If anything this law would go further than ICWA, in that its more specific about the obligations the courts and the state family police agency would have to meet.

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Where Did Weighted Blankets Come From, Anyway?

Beautiful Voyager

Keith Zivalich with Pugsly, the Beanie Baby that led him to his aha moment in 1997. Bevoya: Can you tell us about your background -- where did you grow up? where do you live now? What do you do for a living? And a little about your own mental health journey, if you have a journey to share? Keith: I grew up in Los Angeles. Now I live with my family in Valencia, CA, a suburb outside of LA.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.