Community Care

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Incoming prime minister Liz Truss has appointed new cabinet ministers to take responsibility for social care, as the sector battles the cost of living crisis and widespread staffing shortages, while facing substantial policy change. Kit Malthouse has become the fourth education secretary to hold office this year – following Nadhim Zahawi, Michelle Donelan and James Cleverley – giving him responsibility for children’s social care.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Headshot of Jelan Agnew, LCSW , Name, Profession Title and Employer, SSW Class & Concentration. Jelan Agnew, LCSW, fo under of Nalej of Self, LLC. Class of 2011, clinical concentration. . Brief description about your career path. . Jelan Agnew, LCSW is a 2022 Hartford Business Journal Top 40 Under Forty Honoree, highly rated TEDx Speaker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Investing in social workers in the face of “extremely challenging constraints in funding” has helped a council improve its Ofsted grade from inadequate to requires improvement. Following an inspection in July, Ofsted found children and families were receiving a much better service at Luton since it was last inspected in 2020, when inspectors found serious decision-making failures across child protection in the context of significant workforce instability.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Collections of policies in the United States have produced and perpetuated ubiquitous social disadvantage. To overcome this reality, policymaking must be more democratic and participatory with active allyship in support of social justice. By deepening contextual understanding of systemic barriers and promoting macro perspective taking, social empathy may foster allyship from socially advantaged group members.

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The Guardian

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

New health secretary examining proposals for care homes to look after patients whose discharge is prevented by lack of social care Thérèse Coffey is considering handing hundreds of millions of pounds to care homes to help free up hospital beds as part of her emergency plan to tackle the growing crisis in the NHS. The new health secretary is examining proposals to pay care homes in England to look after patients who are medically fit to leave hospital but cannot be discharged because of a lack of

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

When Robin Arndt was a freshman at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, he met with a social work professor. After a one-hour conversation where Arndt discussed his interests and aspirations, he said he left knowing he was going to be a social worker. “I gained a mentor from that meeting who would help me navigate my undergraduate experience and shape my professional social work identity,” says Arndt.

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Famcare

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

For most organizations, case management software is about a lot more than just making your day slightly easier through the adoption of new technology. It's about leveraging the power of the digital world both to your advantage and to the advantage of the people you serve. It's about enabling superior communication that gives way to better, stronger collaboration.

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Swhelper

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Lisa Rymshaw. Survivors of Sex Trafficking: It’s Not as Simple as ‘Get a Job’ What happens to individuals in underserved communities who have survived sex trafficking and exploitation? According to the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, a great number of these individuals have been coerced, forced, or engaged in ‘The Life’ due to poverty and other conditions […].

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Blurt It Out

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

1 in 6.8 people in the average workplace experience mental health problems. Working whilst living with depression can be exhausting. There is a lot that people don’t see. Sometimes it can feel as though we’re almost living two different lives. When others understand our experiences, it can help us to feel less alone. SEPARATE WORK LIFE While some are very open about their mental health and happy to share their experiences with colleagues, others prefer to keep home life separate from work life.

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Swhelper

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

David Jackson. Psychoeducation is a type of psychological treatment that focuses on giving information about mental illnesses and the treatments they provide. Psychoeducation therapy seeks to assist individuals to understand their ailments and discover how to effectively manage them. Psychoeducation therapy is an effective treatment option for many mental illnesses, such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders as […].

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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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Living Sober

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

T?n? koutou! Ko Leah Rothman t?ku ingoa, E mahi ana ahau ki New Zealand Drug Foundation. T?n? koutou, t?n? koutou t?n? t?tou katou. Living Sober has supported thousands of people to reflect and make positive changes with how they use alcohol, with many members saying it is the community that is the most supportive aspect. Many members have expressed interest […] A new donate function for Living Sober (Guest Post) was first posted on September 8, 2022 at 1:32 am. ©2019 " Living Sob

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Swhelper

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

MJ Fernandez. People these days are often so busy with work and their responsibilities that sometimes they forget to take care of their mental and physical health. However, if you keep this up, you risk your chances of burning out and developing certain illnesses that may be hard to treat later on. This is why it is […]. View Full Article - 6 Useful Tips to Keep Your Mind and Body Healthy.

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Famcare

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Addiction is a disease, not a crime. The American Society of Addiction Medicine recognizes addiction as “a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences. People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and often continue despite harmful consequences.”.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

? The drop-everything-and-read-it item this week is from Irin Carmon in New York Magazine: A profile of legal scholar, activist (oh, and NCCPR Board Member) Dorothy Roberts. It’s called Dorothy Roberts Tried to Warn Us: The legal scholar and sociologist wrote about the criminalization of pregnancy 25 years ago. Why didn’t more listen? Prof. Roberts understood before anyone, that family policing – a more accurate term than “child welfare” – is a reproductive justice issue.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

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