Mon.Sep 18, 2023

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Attachment Style?

Gary Direnfeld

Attachment style is something that is developed in the first few years of life. It can determine how we connect to others in intimate relationships come adult life. In short, the degree to which the infant to toddler is raised in a calm and safe environment with their needs met in a timely basis, they are caused to feel secure and trusting in their attachments.

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Why Professional Care Workers' Week matters

Social Care

Celebrating the best of the care sector As the much-anticipated Professional Care Workers’ Week in 2023 gets underway, I am thrilled to share why The Care Workers Charity promotes this vital week of awareness and appreciation. Professional Care Workers’ Week is an annual celebration of care workers and their essential work, created to promote awareness and raise the profile of care workers in the UK.

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LGBTQ2

Gary Direnfeld

Please know I support persons of the LGBTQ2 community, BIPOC community, women, immigrants, working poor… I value inclusion and social policies that provide for choice on matters concerning one’s own body. This will not sit well with some followers. Some may seek to engage, argue, blame, etc. I value my Facebook page as a safe place. With that, I do not allow opinions that are contrary to the well-being of these groups to be posted.

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It’s Time To End Suicide Stigma

Relias

The increasing rates of suicide in the United States has been an issue for decades. As with many mental health conditions, American society has unfortunately applied stigma to suicide and those coping with suicidal ideation. To overcome the U.S. mental health crisis and decrease the yearly rates of suicide, we must address these stigmas. What is suicide stigma?

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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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Celebrating 25 new and expanded local CASA and GAL programs in 2023

National Casa Gal

Each organization will create local resources for families and children, and recruit volunteers from the communities to become a voice for children who have been abused or neglected. Read More. The post Celebrating 25 new and expanded local CASA and GAL programs in 2023 appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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UK care home bosses demand next government funds 44% pay rise for staff

The Guardian

Exclusive: Firms call on future PM to introduce £15-per-hour minimum wage for frontline workers Care home bosses are demanding the next government funds a 44% pay rise for frontline staff to stabilise the crisis-hit sector and boost a system that is “in an extremely precarious state”. Care England, whose members include the largest care home chains, is calling for the next prime minister to set a £15-per-hour minimum wage for care workers as part of a £10bn a year support package.

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CAPC Announces the Front-Runners of the Third Tipping Point Challenge

CAPC

See which organizations are leading the way in the clinical training category of The John A. Hartford Foundation Tipping Point Challenge.

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Why children (and adults) need down time

Lawson Psychology

Many of us underestimate the importance of having down time in our lives, that is time to do nothing in particular. When we allow ourselves to let go of focusing on specific activities, the brain stays VERY active. Unfocused time activates parts of our brain known as the default mode network. This helps us reflect, process and think about events, concepts and feelings.