Community Care

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

“Things have never been so bad,” for people needing care, carers and staff, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has warned. In a speech to the National Children and Adult Services (NCAS) Conference yesterday, Sarah McClinton said the sector had been left with “no certainty, no plan and increasingly little time”, as it entered a challenging winter.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Positive behavior support is a holistic approach to improving a person’s quality of life that can reduce challenging behavior. Grounded in applied behavior analysis , the concept of positive behavior supports emerged in response to deinstitutionalization and the move toward person centered supports and services. This focus on the individual has led positive behavior supports to include features such as: Collaboration with other caregivers.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Investigating transdiagnostic factors across mental disorders is of high importance as transdiagnostic factors can be targeted for both diagnosis and treatment in a diagnostically mixed sample. Rumination is one such potential transdiagnostic factor, whereby one repetitively and passively fixates on symptoms, causes and consequences of distress in a maladaptive way that does not lead to taking action (Nolen-Hoeksema, Wisco, & Lyubomirsky, 2008).

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This live blog has now closed, you can read more on this story here This is from Bloomberg’s Alex Wickham, who has been engaging in the time-honoured lobby practice of U-turn counting. Alok Sharma , the Cop26 president, said he was “delighted” Rishi Sunak will now be attending the Cop27 summit in Egypt. And he said he completely agreed with Sunak’s comment that “there is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change”.

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Case Management

The New Social Worker

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

With recent backlash against the term woke, anti-woke laws have been proposed in at least 17 state legislatures in 2022, and Florida enacted its own “Stop WOKE Act.” What is a social worker to do when such laws affect ability to practice ethically?

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Councils receiving 5,400 new requests for help each day while capacity has reduced significantly The state of social care in England has “never been so bad”, the country’s leading social services chief has said, with half a million people now waiting for help. Sarah McClinton, president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), told a conference of council care bosses in Manchester: “The shocking situation is that we have more people requesting help from councils, more ol

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Invitation to Ubuntu Annual Lecture 2022. We cordially invite you to the Ubuntu Lecture for 2022 being hosted by the African Social Work Network (ASWNet) and Association of Schools of Social Work in Africa (ASSWA). This is a free event but registration is required. Details about the event and registration are available here [link] It takes only about two minutes to register.

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Therapist Development Center

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The past couple months’s blogs highlight two therapy theories that can show up on the test: Gestalt and Interpersonal Psychotherapy. Today’s blog covers another of the many therapy theories that can show up on the ASWB exams: Structural Family Therapy. … Continued. The post ASWB Exam Prep: Structural Family Therapy appeared first on Therapist Development Center Blog.

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Famcare

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Few people outside the social work profession are aware that juvenile justice is administered on a state-by-state basis. While there is no national system that establishes norms beyond the adult criminal justice system, (processes include arrest, detainment, petitions, hearings, adjudications, dispositions, placement, probation, and reentry) the juvenile justice system in most states operates according to the premise that youth are fundamentally different from adults, both in terms of level of r

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CAPC

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

New Challenge launches to catalyze the spread of skills, ideas, and solutions that will improve health care delivery for all people living with a serious illness.

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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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Nnatasha Tracy

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Believe me, when I tell you bipolar disorder can absolutely feel like a punishment from God (or the universe, or bad karma, etc.) It doesn't even matter if you believe in any particular god; bipolar disorder can feel like a punishment nonetheless. But why does bipolar disorder feel like a punishment from God, and what can we do about it?

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CAPC

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Learn about new tools and resources on capc.org.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Conference – Social Work as a Human Rights Profession. 9-10 December, 2022. Purpose of the conference: The purpose of the conference is to raise awareness about social work as a global profession focusing on human rights of global citizens. Motto of the conference: Advancing human rights in global social work profession The conference is dedicated to 18 years work of Georgian Association of Social Workers.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Psychological science has advanced knowledge on sexual minority (e.g., gay, bisexual) men’s health, finding that: Sexual minority men experience higher rates of depression, anxiety, substance use disorders , and HIV acquisition than heterosexual men. Sexual minority men’s disproportionate exposure to stigma-related experiences, such as childhood bullying , family rejection , and institutional discrimination , largely explains these disparities.

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