Community Care

OCTOBER 25, 2021

English councils need £2.7bn more in funding for children social care by 2024-25, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned, ahead of the government’s spending review this week. The LGA estimates that costs in children’s social care in England will need to increase from £10.9bn in 2021-22 to £11.4bn in 2022-23; £12.1bn in 2023-24; and £12.6bn in 2024-25 –a 16% cent rise over the three-year period.

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The New Social Worker

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Digital textbooks, discussion boards, online proctored exams, and virtual class sessions. Does this sound familiar? Use these 8 tips to decrease the distance in your distance education.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) issued on July 16 includes a variety of provisions that are relevant to clinical social workers (CSWs) who are participating providers in Medicare. These provisions are outlined below and cover a number of areas, including but not limited to telehealth, the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and reimbursement.

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The Social Care Elf

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Alexandra Pike, Alexis An Yee Low and Jonathan Roiser critically appraise a recent n-of-1 study on 'brain pacemakers for depression', which received extensive press coverage earlier this month. The case study looks at deep brain stimulation (closed-loop neuromodulation) in an individual with treatment-resistant depression. The post Deep brain stimulation for severe depression: could ‘brain pacemakers’ be the answer for some?

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Relias

OCTOBER 25, 2021

There’s a new opportunity for occupational therapists practicing in home health settings. OTs working in home health can initiate the start of care in more situations beginning in 2022 under changes to the Medicare conditions of participation (CoPs). With this change, home health leaders need to ensure proper training, including procedural knowledge and coding, for their OT team members.

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 25, 2021

I can write to you because you are not me. You have undoubtedly made your presence known in my life, but you do not define me. Through the years as I have journeyed with you, I (and my loved ones) have travailed through many struggles and slippery slopes, many tides, textures and tones pervade. I have accepted that you have undeniably chosen to reside with me, and I have a healthy fear of the havoc you can wreak.

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Travelling can be a joyous experience filled with adventures, laughs and the opportunity for unique memories to be created. However, travelling is not excluded from the stress we experience in day-to-day living; it only presents itself in a different form. “Have I packed enough clothes?” “What will the weather be like there?” “What is the check-in time at the hotel?

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The Guardian

OCTOBER 25, 2021

One day, after staring at an academic paper for three hours and writing nothing, I went to an employment adviser. He sent me off in a whole new direction I expected to enjoy university, and when I didn’t I was knocked sideways. I should have done: I was academic, I loved knowing things and equally, I had always thought I was gregarious, and liked having fun.

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A Q&A with Heather Boetto, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Charles Sturt University

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Swhelper

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Garrett Rutledge. On October 11th, the National Football League (NFL) community was shocked when news surfaced that Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden announced his resignation just five weeks into the season. Gruden was one of the most high-profile figures in the NFL over the last 20 years, serving both as a Super Bowl-winning Head Coach […].

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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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The Guardian

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Care work – paid and unpaid – has huge knock-on effects for the climate that can no longer be ignored It is no coincidence that both care and our climate are in crisis. Addressing each requires us to recognise that we are vulnerable and interdependent, as a species and individually. This will only become more apparent, because – as the world gets hotter and consequently more dangerous – we are going to need to care for each other more than ever before.

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Hospice Chaplaincy

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For the last six weeks we’ve been highlighting the voices of six female authors in the field of death, dying Continue Reading.

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The Guardian

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Sajid Javid has said the government is considering making it obligatory for all NHS staff in England to get vaccinated for Covid-19 after a similar move in the care sector, to pass into law on 6 November, led to a surge in vaccines. About 93% of NHS staff have received a Covid vaccine, according to the health secretary, who said the continued lack of uptake by a small minority raised concerns about patient safety Coronavirus UK: latest updates Continue reading.

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Gateway Foundation

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Does drinking make you look older? Alcohol addiction can have a devastating effect on your relationships, career, demeanor, mental health — and, yes, on your physical appearance. From wrinkles to blemishes, the reflection in the mirror of a person who misuses alcohol offers a glimpse of the more profound damage happening under the surface. Without… The post Does Drinking Speed up Aging?

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Housing Crisis Among Issues Pandemic Has Exacerbated. By Laetitia Clayton, Editor. COVID-19 is still here. We’re still seeing hospitalizations and deaths from the virus, and are being urged to get vaccinated, practice social distancing and keep our masks on in many public places. These are measures that aim to protect the overall public health and stem COVID’s spread.

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The Guardian

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Kids’ climate awareness | Philistines | Wordsearch stereotypes | Care costs | Crossword Nicholas Maxwell says universities have scarcely promoted awareness of the climate crisis ( Letters , 22 October). Thank heavens for preschools and CBeebies. My four-year-old grandson tells me he is so happy that his dad has bought a bike with a carrier to take him to school, because he is worried about pollution.

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Social Work Discoveries

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Ubuntu – I Am Because We Are. It was the theme of World Social Work Day in 2021, and we thought we would take some time to unpack what it means and where it comes from. Join Mim and Lis as we hear from two social workers who hail from Zimbabwe, who share their own perspectives of Ubuntu and how the concept developed across the continent of Africa – as well as a gripping story from the field.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Here is a copy of the letter of Social Workers in support of Child Tax Credit. For more info: NASW Communications Director Greg Wright. gwright.nasw@socialworkers.org.

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