Community Care

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) is certain to be delayed again, with the government yet to consult on how to put the scheme into practice. The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) replacement was originally due come into force in October 2020, but this was then put back to a target of April 2022, due to the impact of Covid on health and social care.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Mental health is important for everyone, but it’s especially important to spotlight teenagers and mental health. For today’s post, I was able to talk with Monica Utley, the Executive Director of Tilly’s Life Center. Located in Irvine, California, Tilly’s Life Center teaches life skills to teenagers that build confidence, inspire compassion, and encourages adolescents to pursue their dreams.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Pandemic-related delays in responding to adult safeguarding concerns have resulted in “severe consequences” for people accessing or in need of services, with many reports being made later, meaning problems have become far more acute, complex and harmful. The warning came among a series of findings in the latest report from the Covid-19 Adult Safeguarding Insight Project, through which the Local Government Association has been tracking the impact of the pandemic on adult safeguarding

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Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 14, 2021

I am thinking of step-families, those that are blended with kids from one or other parent, sometimes both. Of these, not all stepkids and stepparents form a loving, let alone caring relationship or even a tolerance for each other. Indeed, it can be highly conflicted and result in much disruption and challenging behavior on the part of those involved.

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inSocialWork

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Danielle Hamner. The social work profession places a high value on diversity, inclusion, and social justice. In the context of working with marginalized populations – specifically Black clients – to what degree is this story of social work values reality versus myth? Even while the NASW Code of Ethics places emphasis on racial and social justice, a number of people and scholars have mentioned an “empathy gap” when it comes to social work practice involving White social worker interactions with B

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Frankie Smith was ‘obsessed’ with Savannah Brockhill, an amateur boxer eight years her senior Mother’s girlfriend found guilty of murdering toddler Star Hobson killing: timeline It was only a few months after Star Hobson’s birth on 21 May 2019 that her mother, Frankie Smith, seemed to lose interest in her daughter. She took a holiday that September and got a friend to look after Star as soon as she boarded the coach to Bridlington, leaving the friend to babysit in the evenings so she could go ou

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Amateur boxer punched 16-month-old to death in Keighley, West Yorkshire, while mother found guilty of allowing her death Star Hobson: victim of an ‘immature’ mother and her violent partner Star Hobson killing: timeline A “cunning and clever” woman has been found guilty of murdering her girlfriend’s toddler daughter after being caught on CCTV “terrorising” the child when she was left to babysit.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

? Who says the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act hasn’t accomplished anything good? Well, OK, I do. But leaving that aside, this odious law has done one thing that’s worthwhile: It bridged America’s great political divide. Read why experts from Left and Right oppose it in this column from the Washington Examiner. ? ASFA has helped create a generation of legal orphans, with no ties to birth parents and no adoptive home either.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Social work department had been struggling for years, was deluged with work and had huge staff turnover Another week, yet another terrible case involving the murder of a child after months of abuse, by parents and carers whose casual violence, threats and neglect had led others to raise the alarm with social workers. Yet they slipped through the safeguarding net, with tragic consequences.

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Shelter, Inc

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We wish you the happiest of holidays from all of us at Shelter and thank you for making the season memorable for Shelter’s children, youths, and families! Between COVID and the staff shortages we share with the country, and the ups and downs of social services, it hasn’t been an easy year. Yet, because of you and other members of our Shelter family, we have accomplished so much!

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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 Foundation

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This Holiday Season the NASW Foundation extends warm wishes and deep appreciation to professional social workers who work tirelessly to address some of society's most challenging issues. You make.

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Michigan Social Work

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Assistant Professor Fernanda Cross is featured on Deutsche Welle (DW) website. The article explores her journey to the U.S. and her research at U-M School of Social Work. “It is as an immigrant that Cross finds the necessary empathy for her work. As a researcher, she analyzes precisely the insertion of Latin American immigrants in the United States.

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Famcare

DECEMBER 14, 2021

FAMCare is a leader for agencies who want to improve how they manage their data and outcomes for our society's most vulnerable. FAMCare is a social services software system that includes best practice data collection forms and workflow designed to optimize how a caseworker works with their clients each day.

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Social Work Discoveries

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Hello Listeners, This is a great episode for all those who are interested in finding out more about social work and education in the university. In particular, how it is that students are learning about social work in contemporary times. In this episode I interview Dr Mim Fox (University of Wollongong) who explores her recent research in this space, as well as going into detail around her experiences of, and lessons learnt from, the popular Social Work Stories podcast (socialworkstories.com).

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CAPC

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Listen to learn more about spirituality in palliative care from three chaplains in the field.

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