Wed.Feb 16, 2022

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That Challenging Kid Needs Help

Gary Direnfeld

It’s difficult to get a simultaneously conducted interdisciplinary assessment these days. That is one where the child (and parents) meet with multiple professionals of various disciplines all of whom have some degree of cross-training and where those professionals then meet together to review their findings to arrive at an integrated understanding of the child’s strengths and issues.

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Is There a Link between Childhood Trauma and Heart Disease?

Stop Abuse Campaign

← Types of Therapy and Mental Health Providers. We know unhealthy habits often lead to a life of chronic pain, disease, and immune disorders, but many of us don’t think to trace those habits back to childhood. Research has discovered that our health outcomes are affected more or less harshly depending on how many of the ten types of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) we may have endured during our formative years. .

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World Social Work Day 15 March 2022-An international commemoration

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

World Social Work Day 15 March 2022-An international commemoration. This is a momentous collaboration across several continents: Africa, Asia and Europe. This webinar is open to all, internationally. We also hope that you will participate in our student-driven interactive breakaway sessions for lively discussions on how, together, we build a new eco-social world.

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NASW News Hits – January 2022

Social Workers Speak

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) reached a potential news audience of more than 550 million readers in January 2022, thanks partly to coverage of an Ohio feeding program that won an NASW Ohio State Chapter Award and coverage of a mental health crisis in New Jersey. Here are the highlights: An Ohio feeding program that won an NASW award was featured in Yahoo News.

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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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Is a Post-MSW Fellowship the Right Next Move for Your Social Work Career?

The New Social Worker

Post-MSW fellowships are an option for upcoming MSW graduates. They can be a great way to launch your social work career, and some can be completed at any time during your career.

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Statement of the IFSW – Asia Pacific Regional Commission to the United Nations on Afghanistan

International Federation of Social Workers

Statement of the IFSW – Asia Pacific Regional Commission to the United Nations on Afghanistan The International Federation of Social Workers. UN Commission Asia-Pacific expresses its deep concern about the situation of the people of Afghanistan. While over two million people were forced to flee to other countries in the past few months, many […].

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Hunger Plain and Simple

Famcare

A case worker who has worked her entire career feeding the hungry in America recently told us: "When I was a girl and hesitated to eat my spinach, my eagled-eyed mother would notice and say, ' What about all the starving children in China? Think of them and be grateful you have enough to eat. Finish your spinach.' Like so many other middle-class Americans, I believed hungry children lived in China, India, or Africa, not in America.

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All You Need to Know About the Tuskegee Syphilis Study

Social Work Haven

Before we delve into the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and any ethical concerns, first let us try to understand the meaning of Tuskegee. According to Wikipedia , the name “Tuskegee” comes from Spanish “Tasquiqui”, which came from the Muskogee word “Taskeke”, a name of a Greek settlement at this site, meaning “warriors.” Tuskeegee is also a city in E Alabama.

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CBT for Depression Treatment Series Week 8

Counselor Toolbox podcast

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