Tue.Dec 28, 2021

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Remembering The Connection Between Physical and Mental Wellness

My Brains Not Broken

As someone who celebrates Christmas, this past week was a busy one. The holiday season can take its toll on us in many ways, and while I tend to shine a spotlight on mental wellness during the holidays, there are other areas of wellness that are important to remember. Sometimes I forget about the connection between my physical health and my mental health, but when I forget to take care of my wellness, my body reminds me in a major way.

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IASSW Announces The Release Of Social Dialogue Magazine # 25

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

IASSW Announces The Release Of Social Dialogue Magazine # 25. Dear Friends, International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) is ready with an excellent volume of Social Dialogue. on the theme “The Pandemic that Shook Social Work Education It is a collaborative effort from academics, students, practice teachers and service users from across the globe exploring social work’s educational response to the current COVID-19 pandemic, focusing specifically on how they have responded to the ma

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Infographic: What to look for when choosing Case Management Software

Famcare

When you’re contemplating investing in case management software for your human services organization or governmental agency, it’s not like walking into a computer store and grabbing software off the shelf. The huge advantages human services software can bring to your agencies vital work takes careful time and consideration. You’re picking an important partner!

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Thoughts on the New Year

Beyond Advocacy

People will be popping champagne corks and yelling “Happy New Year” in a few days but too many may not live to experience that moment as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the planet. We at CRISP were so looking forward to returning to the Hill and connecting more young social workers with their federal government. However, Capitol Hill remains closed to the public and with the new omicron surge accelerating, who knows when the People’s House will again be open to the people.

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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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Children’s social care system ‘unfit for purpose’ in England

The Guardian

Former children’s commissioner Anne Longfield says it often puts vulnerable teenagers in greater danger The children’s social care system in England is unfit for purpose and often puts vulnerable teenagers in greater danger, according to the former children’s commissioner. Anne Longfield now runs the Commission on Young Lives, which warns in a report that the children’s social care system is “handing over” some vulnerable teenagers to criminals and abusers by moving them “out of area” to live in

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Thinking out of the Box: Reminiscences of an Out-of-Hours Social Worker #5

The Masked AMHP

Throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s, as well as being a social worker during the day, I also used to do shifts on the emergency out of hours service. You were pretty much on your own, based at home, receiving calls via a deputising service.