Mon.Mar 28, 2022

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Councils selected to pilot cap on care costs

Community Care

The government has selected five councils to pilot the cap on care costs and accompanying social care funding reforms from next January. The “trailblazer” authorities – Blackpool, Cheshire East, the London Borough of Newham, North Yorkshire and Wolverhampton – will implement the reforms nine months before their national rollout in October next year.

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Supporting the Education Assistant is in Everyone’s Interest

Gary Direnfeld

I am of an age when the educational assistant used to work only on behalf of the student to which they were assigned. In so doing the EA was to facilitate the student’s academic achievement as best as possible. Nowadays, the EA is often an agent of control on behalf of the administration to keep the assisted student and other disruptive students from disturbing the other non-identified students.

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TDC’s 6HR Suicide Training is Here!

Therapist Development Center

Imagine sitting on the Edge of Life with the person in the picture. What emotions do you experience? What physical sensations arise? What thoughts do you have? Treating suicidality is scary for both the patient and the therapist. To help … Continued. The post TDC’s 6HR Suicide Training is Here! appeared first on Therapist Development Center Blog.

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Giving In to a Narcissist Doesn’t Buy Peace

Gary Direnfeld

Many hope that by giving in to a narcissistic ex, they can buy peace. What many of these folks come to realize is that their ex is never gratified. Indeed, the ex learns that holding you hostage pays off. Hence it continues in as many ways possible. Your emancipation is not something the ex will likely grant. It is yours to take. The longer one takes to set boundaries with such a person, the more challenging it will likely be.

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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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Cloud-Based Case Management Systems. Preparing NGOs for The Future

Famcare

In ten years, where do you see your NGO? Most likely somewhere prosperous, serving the needs of the group you've chosen to assist. Of course, if you're in charge of an NGO, you'd want to see it grow—both operationally and geographically, with operations spanning multiple states, if not entire continents. However, for many non-governmental organizations, this scenario is far from reality.

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NCCPR in Honolulu Civil Beat: Hawaii Should Curb ‘Grab And Go’ Mentality In Child Welfare Services

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Lawmakers should take the money earmarked for more personnel and use it to ameliorate the worst aspects of poverty. Case No. 1: Six-year-old Ariel Sellers is taken from her home by Child Welfare Services. Relatives are ready to take Ariel in, but they say CWS ignores them. Instead Ariel is placed with strangers, Isaac and Lehua Kalua. Ultimately, they adopt her and change her name to Isabella.

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Grooming the Next Generation of Social Work Leaders

Beyond Advocacy

The future belongs to the young and I am encouraged by the incredibly gifted young people who are joining the social work profession these days. Our 2022 Student Advocacy Day was a testament to growing activism among young people generally and the passion within our profession to have an impact on the trajectory of our society. CRISP Fellows are mining data to tell the story of our incredibly special event.