Community Care

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

By Tim Spencer-Lane Determining the ordinary residence of a service user is sometimes a highly contested matter. This is mainly because ordinary residence will normally determine which local authority is responsible for arranging and funding a person’s care plan. Under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) there is the added ingredient that the person cannot be charged for services and therefore the costs for the relevant local authority are often higher.

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Gary Direnfeld

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Soon after returning to the classroom, elementary teachers in Ontario will be voting to go on strike. Doug Ford’s government through Stephen Lecce, the Minister of Education will be spinning tales hoping to pit parents against educators. Don’t fall for it. All you have to do is step into a few schools to see the state of disrepair, crowded classrooms and students whose supplies are often provided by the teachers themselves from their very own salary.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

● When children are torn from everyone they know and love, the emotional trauma is enormous. It is made even worse if the children can’t even visit their parents. Yet in Hawaii, Honolulu Civil Beat reports , children can be cut off from so much as seeing their parents unless the parents confess to abuse or neglect – even if they never abused or neglected the child.

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Untipsy Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Hello Dear Blog Friends! Just a note to let you know, I am celebrating 9 years today! The biggest help for me was support from anywhere I could find it! Mr. UT has been my main support! We are both 70 now, , and recently had our 47th wedding anniversary! We were high school sweethearts, so we’ve been together for 52 years! My knee is still getting stronger!

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Schools 52

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Hospice Chaplaincy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

If you are a hospice chaplain in need of polishing up your IDG/CARE PLAN documentation, this is a webinar for you. This webinar will be on Monday, September 18th at 9:00am Central Standard Time. The registration fee is only $40.

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Hospice 52

Gateway Foundation

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

When a patient with substance use disorder (SUD) visits, it’s essential to talk to them in a way that shows sensitivity and empathy while avoiding stigmatizing language. Psychologists have found that using medically accurate language can help dismantle stereotypes outside the clinical space while providing more effective, compassionate support for people with addiction.

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Disorder Addiction Recovery Empathy 52

Hospice Chaplaincy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Dr. Saul Ebema There was a time when I visited a hospice patient. The family seemed concerned that he had withdrawn himself from a lot of family activities. Mr. J used to be very outgoing but as his illness progressed, he begun to withdraw from a lot of social activities.

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Hospice 40

Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

As a social worker have you ever stopped to think about what makes Tuesday such a special day of the week? Could reading some Tuesday Positive Quotes and Images make it special? TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN Most of us tend to associate Mondays with the start of the workweek, while Fridays usher in the much-awaited weekend especially when you have had do juggle a lot during your work week as a social worker.

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