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Poverty Simulations in Social Work Education

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

As many of you may already know, simulations are increasingly being incorporated into social work education in various ways (online, in-person, virtual or augmented reality, large-scale, standardized patient, OSCE (Objective structured clinical exams), formative assessment, etc.). In addition, simulations often cover a range of topics such as child welfare home visits, assessment skills, and interprofessional teamwork.

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How to Build Better Relationships for Mental Health, Happiness

Psychological Health Care

Your relationships with others can have a big impact on your mental health and wellbeing. Whether it’s friends and family, romantic partners or work and school life, the quality of your close relationships can affect your long-term health. Research shows that people with positive relationships are more socially connected and tend to be happier, physically healthier and live longer, with fewer mental health problems than people who are less well connected.

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How to attune self-report measures for people with cognitive impairments

Society of Clinical Psychology

Recent articles by Havercamp et al. (2020) and Shogren (2021) emphasized the importance of using self-report measures to gain insight in the thoughts and feelings of individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). Proxies can provide useful observations of an individual’s functioning, but they can never directly observe nor fully understand another person’s subjective mental states such as emotional distress, worries or happiness (Lindsay & Skene, 2007).