Wed.Mar 23, 2022

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Higher early help spend and less poverty strongly linked to positive Ofsted ratings, research finds

Community Care

Councils that spend more on early help and those with wealthier populations are more likely to receive an outstanding or good Ofsted grade, research has found. Researchers said this meant the “most deprived local communities with the greatest needs are least likely to have access to good quality children’s services”, and that the findings challenged a “dominant” narrative of there being no link between spending and performance.

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They Mean the World to Us

Gary Direnfeld

Pets. They are all special. Family. We love them. Our little guy, Kugle came to us about 12.5 years ago the result of much begging on my part with Arlene. She had three rules to agree to his coming home with us: She owned the front half; He would stay on the main level of the house; He would only sleep on his bed. I agreed and shortly after his arrival, I suggested we go to a puppy class to learn how to train him.

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Continuous Professional Development. International Short Course

International Federation of Social Workers

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) International Short Course by the Social Services in the Context of Conflict Network Download Course Brochure Co-organisers: Educating for Peace – Social Work in the Context of War and Conflict This 6-week CBT Short Course critically explores different dimensions of social work in the context of conflict.

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Book Review: LatinX in Social Work

The New Social Worker

The willingness of the authors to be vulnerable and share their journeys is a reminder to all Latinx social workers (and others) that we are not alone, and our stories are always evolving. Read our book review of Latinx in Social Work.

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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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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending March 22, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

? This week we start with an upcoming event: The New York debut of Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ new book, Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families -- and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World The event, sponsored by Rise, takes place April 16, and it’s available in person or online. You can register here. ? Also from Rise: This column in The Imprint about how family policing systems harm families, based on their extensive research with families forced to encounter New York City

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Palliative Care Featured on FOX's The Resident

CAPC

Popular TV show accurately portrays palliative care to viewers.

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CAPC Launches Chronic Pain Strategies Clinical Training Unit

CAPC

New courses provide comprehensive training in chronic pain management, risk mitigation, assessing opioid misuse, and access to treatment for OUD for patients with serious illness.

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Ashley Cureton Named 2022 U-M Center for Academic Innovation Engagement Faculty Fellow

Michigan Social Work

Assistant Professor Ashley Cureton has been named a 2022 Public Engagement Faculty Fellow by the U-M Center for Academic Innovation.The cohort of 14 fellows will participate in an intensive program designed to build engagement skills, understand key public-engagement concepts and reflect together on how public engagement fits into their scholarly identities.

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Try This: Reproductive Justice & Program Design

Nicole Clark Consulting

Try this activity, and let me know how it goes for you. I partnered with a client organization to engage staff and board of directors in understanding the Reproductive Justice framework, and its application to organizational programming and other areas respective areas. We started with a RJ 101 session in December 2021, followed by a [.]. The post Try This: Reproductive Justice & Program Design appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting.

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PTSD

Famcare

The entire civilized world is suffering from a form of collective PTSD. Social workers report being overwhelmed with cases of alcoholism, drug addiction, anxiety, divorce, depression, and suicide. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention says: "Suicide rates in the United States are often the result of circumstances beyond the individual's control.

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Get Connected: Using Social Media for Social Work Success

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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Nightmares and what to do about them

Lawson Psychology

The post Nightmares and what to do about them appeared first on Lawson Clinical Psychology.

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Getting Unstuck and Achieving Your Goals with the 4 Ms

Counselor Toolbox podcast

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