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The Challenge of Recognizing Our Shortcomings

My Brains Not Broken

I don’t know when I realized this, but I’m awful at compartmentalizing things. For a long time, I didn’t even know what it meant to compartmentalize things and when I did learn, I wasn’t sure how to put it into practice. It can be very frustrating to discover you’re not good at something, and that frustration can grow even more when you realize it’s holding you back from wellness in an area of your life.

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Council’s decision on ‘pay cut’ for emergency duty social workers delayed after dispute

Community Care

Wiltshire council has delayed a decision to change unsocial hours payments for staff, after emergency duty social workers warned they could see their earnings dwindle by £7,000 as a result. The authority hopes to save £10m on staffing over the next two years, with £2.1m coming from proposed changes to unsocial hours, overtime, standby and callout allowances as well as a temporary freeze on pay increments.

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Two almost identical “child welfare” cases. Same state. One mother’s treatment is “respectful and understanding” the other is arrested, hogtied and jailed. You’ll never guess the difference. (OK, you probably will.)

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Geographically, Castle Rock and Aurora are less than 30 miles away. But when it comes to what happens to those investigated for "child neglect" they can be worlds apart. All over the country, there are efforts to pass what should be called “right to childhood laws” – that is, very good laws specifying that, no, it is not “neglect” if you use your common sense to decide when your child is old enough play by himself in a playground, or walk to or from school by herself, or watch younger siblings w

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WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY AT THE UNITED NATIONS – GENEVA – 16 March 2022

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY AT THE UNITED NATIONS – GENEVA – 16 March 2022. Wednesday 16 March 2022 (ONLINE). Positioning Social Work in an Eco-social World: Building New Partnerships and Alliances. Like every year, social workers around the globe will celebrate World Social Work Day in March this year to promote and disseminate a common message worldwide.

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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.

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NASW on amicus brief on case involving repatriation of a child, mother who suffered abuse

Social Work Blog

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and 13 other organizations on January 26, 2022 participated in an amicus brief filed in the United States Supreme Court in Golan v. Saada , a child abduction case. NASW had previously participated in this case filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Courts at the lower level decided that the child and Ms.

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Care home visitors in England will have to pay for Covid tests

The Guardian

Policy is criticised as ‘tax on caring’, and orders of free tests are limited to deter stockpiling Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People visiting care homes in England will have to pay for Covid tests from April, Downing Street has said, as people were limited to ordering one pack every three days while they remain free in an apparent attempt to limit stockpiling.

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Action not words: Race Equality Week 2022

Health & Social Care Workforce

Adele van Wyk, social worker and PhD student at University of Edinburgh, reports from Race Equality Week, which is run by London ADASS and supported by the ARC South London Social Care Theme (based at the NIHR Policy Research Unit … Continue reading →

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CAPC Releases New Serious Illness Strategies Publication

CAPC

A summary of implementation best practices for health plans and ACOs driving value in the care of high-need, seriously ill populations.

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NASW joins amicus on timing of Equal Rights Amendment

Social Work Blog

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the ERA Coalition, along with numerous women-centered advocacy groups and organizations that work against sex-based discrimination and violence, on January 10, 2022 participated in an amicus brief supporting the view that Article V of the U.S. Constitution did not intend to recognize a time limit on the ratification process of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

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CAPC Updates Hospital Palliative Care Impact Calculator

CAPC

With this tool, programs can calculate savings attributable to the palliative care team.

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Get Connected: Using Social Media for Social Work Success

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.

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NASW joins amicus brief in legal case involving sex abuse of Ohio State University students

Social Work Blog

The National Association of Social Workers on February 9, 2022, j along with 48 organizations, participated in the Moxley and Snyder-Hill v OSU amicus brief filed in the United States of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The brief is led by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and the Women’s Sports Foundation in support of two groups of Ohio State University (OSU) male students, many of whom were student athletes, who were sexually abused by Dr.