Tue.Aug 16, 2022

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Before Sending Your Kid to Counseling….

Gary Direnfeld

While I am pleased so many parents value counseling and want it for their kids, do know that it is not always helpful and indeed, can be harmful. Many kids interpret counseling as them having done something bad for which they must now talk to someone. That creates a scary endeavor. In other situations kids are brought to counseling for behavior that actually originates from parental issues such as divorce, abuse and/or drug/alcohol issues.

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I Am Not My Anxiety

My Brains Not Broken

This post comes on a heels of a similar post I wrote recently called “I Am Not My Depression” ( you can check it out here! ). A big part of my mental health journey is the way I’ve noticed that language has built up the stigma surrounding mental health, which means I’m constantly trying to find ways to break down that stigma.

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Global Dimensions in Social Work Education

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Global Dimensions in Social Work Education – Call for Proposal for SW Education Conference. Call for Proposals closes October 1, 2022. Now more than ever, the social work profession is called to action as our world is impacted by social, economic, environmental, and cultural justice issues on a global platform. During. this time of an increasingly interdependent and interconnected world, the social work profession is challenged to incorporate a global perspective in education, practice, an

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A Social Worker’s Guide to Decolonizing the Field of Social Work

inSocialWork

Dr. Autumn Asher BlackDeer. Assuming we all are familiar with the history and lasting legacy of settler colonialism (and genocide) of Indigenous Peoples… If we exist in a society that reflects colonialism, we accept that system permeates education, higher education and specifically schools of Social Work. Schools of Social Work are the institutions that create research, serve the communities that encompass them and prepare and socialize scholars and practitioners alike.

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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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Let’s Build a Partnership

Nicole Clark Consulting

Recently, the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) published data on the 2022 pass rate for the ASWB licensing exam. The analysis concluded major disparities in pass rates for Black test takers, older adults, and other marginalized groups. The data were published as a result of years of advocacy and pressure from the National Association [.]. The post Let’s Build a Partnership appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting.

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NCCPR in the Lexington Herald-Leader: Kentucky does not need to institutionalize young children. Too much goes wrong.

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

On June 4, Ian Sousis, a foster child, ran away from a residential treatment center in Kentucky. Four hours later, his body was found in the Ohio River. He had accidentally drowned. Ian was nine years old. On July 17, Ja'Ceon Terry , a foster child, died in another residential treatment center in Kentucky. The cause of death is unknown. But we do know this: Ja’Ceon was seven years old.