Community Care

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A review into the “complex and fragmented” social care legal framework for disabled children has opened. The Law Commission will examine how the legal framework – some of which dates back over five decades – can be reformed to improve consistency, clarity and fairness for children and parents. The Department for Education commissioned the review as part of its draft strategy, Stable Homes, Built on Love , in response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.

Disability 334

Disability Government Welfare Disorder 334

Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Yesterday I posed a question to Educational Assistants on my Facebook page. I asked how the year is going so far. There were 452 comments at the time of this post. This is reflective of the comments: “394 violent incident reports filed in 27 days of school, that is how our year is going in our board. In one class alone over 11 evacuations in 27 school days.

Private Practice 264

Private Practice Schools Mental Health Social Worker 264

The New Social Worker

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Why isn’t it okay for me to take a few minutes out of my day and focus solely on myself? Or, be completely disinclined to exert myself for one hour? Why am I expected to be excessively or exclusively concerned with others and constantly in motion?

106

106

International Federation of Social Workers

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Africa ranks high on the acute multidimensional poverty index, contributing the greatest share of the global population living below the extreme poverty threshold of 1.90 U.S. dollars a day.

93

93

Advertiser: Caseworthy

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.

Case Management

CAPC

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Six practical tips on anticipatory guidance for when test results are immediately released to your patients, per the Cures Act.

Clinic 89

Clinic 89

The Social Care Elf

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Daisy Long summarises a qualitative study regarding the emotional experience of learning in and of itself for individual social workers and how early learning experiences can shape current responses. The post Continuing Professional Development is an emotional experience as well as a learning one. appeared first on National Elf Service.

Social Worker 64

Social Worker 64

CAPC

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Article published in JPSM proposes that methodological variations could account for differences in access to or use of palliative care.

52

52

Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 16, 2023

by Aishworya Shrestha, Deputy Chairperson at Antardhoni Nepal Aishworya Shrestha

Mental Health 59

Mental Health 59

Health & Social Care Workforce

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This month sees the start of a new study at the NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King’s College London.

51

51

Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 16, 2023

There’s a concept of narcissistic supply. It refers to those persons who provide adoration to the narcissistic, feeding their ego however it seeks to be fed. It can also be other things the narcissist needs and wants to feed their entitlement too. Things such as attention, financial support, sex or any other demands. The narcissist sees others as per the degree they provide that support.

Private Practice 113

Private Practice Mental Health Social Worker Counseling 113

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.

Private Practice