National Casa Gal
JUNE 14, 2023
Board Chair Jim Rishwain threw out the ceremonial first pitch of the game. Read More. The post National CASA/GAL recognized by the St. Louis Cardinals appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
Social Work Haven
JUNE 14, 2023
As a Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW), the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) period can be a daunting and challenging time, especially when you do not have access to the right resources. Knowing where to find the best books for newly qualified social workers could help make your ASYE more enjoyable. Trying to find the right resources can be overwhelming and you may end of wasting a lot of time (time that you do not have).
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Famcare
JUNE 14, 2023
Social workers specializing in criminal justice have been dealing specifically with the rapid rise in police related violence since the onset of the COVID pandemic. They were surprised to discover that police are suffering from PTSD at an elevated rate. Yet this is what’s happening every day around the country as police officers with PTSD are thrust daily into fast-moving and dangerous situations.
Beautiful Voyager
JUNE 14, 2023
Photo courtesy Fight Coop and Richard Sison. I learned about Richard when he emailed to ask if he could share a piece about mental health and martial arts on Bevoya.com. At first, I assumed that he was like so many people who write me — looking for a linkback. (Link backs are the currency of SEO rankings, which means if my site links to another site, it can appear higher in Google results).
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MQ Mental Health
JUNE 14, 2023
Last month saw World Schizophrenia Awareness Day (24 May). MQ supporter Giles Addison kindly shared his personal experience of being diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder. Giles’ condition is related to but separate as a diagnosis from both Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. Our thanks to Giles for this open and honest contribution. The vision behind Schizophrenia Awareness Day (24 May 2023) and World Bipolar Day (30 March 2023) is to encourage understanding about what schizophrenia and bipo
Social Work With Adults
JUNE 14, 2023
and the vital role of inclusive social work practice Pride Month is a time to celebrate and honour the resilience, diversity, and accomplishments of the LGBT+ community. It is also an opportunity to reflect on the importance of inclusive social work practice when working with individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Adopting good social work practices is crucial for providing effective support and creating a safe and affirming environment for LGBT+ individuals.
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Michigan Social Work
JUNE 14, 2023
Professor Luke Shaefer spoke to Minnesota Public Radio about that state’s new child tax credit. “It's not a silver bullet. It's not going to solve all of the challenges that we face, but no policy is. And this one is one that works. It is one that we should be able to see positive impacts in a year's time,” Shaefer said.
MQ Mental Health
JUNE 14, 2023
In April 2023, the DATAMIND Data Science workshop and conference for researchers to share talks and presentations. Emily Ball, Post-doctoral Research Fellow funded by the Wellcome Trust, kindly shares their experiences attending the Data Science workshop and meeting. Emily, could you introduce yourself to our readers and tell us why data is so important to your work?
The Frontline
JUNE 14, 2023
We spoke with Charlie, who is passionate about diversity and inclusion, representation. Charlie is a registered social worker but decided to move out of statutory social work to find new ways to ensure that young people, within the LGBTQIA+ community, receive the support they need from their social workers. I’m passionate about working with children and young people, and that has been the focus of my career so far.
MQ Mental Health
JUNE 14, 2023
In April 2023, the DATAMIND Data Science event included workshops and conference for researchers to share talks and presentations. Dr Amy Ronaldson, an MQ Research Fellow and pictured above, shares her highlights of attending the experience. Towards the end of April (2023), researchers, data scientists, clinicians, and experts by experience came from across the UK to attend the two-day event held in the London HQ of Deutsche Bank.
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.
Michigan Social Work
JUNE 14, 2023
PhD student Olivia Chang received an honorable mention from the 2023 Ford Foundation Fellowship Program. The programs seek to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
MQ Mental Health
JUNE 14, 2023
Young people’s mental health is in a difficult period with multiple sources of strain worldwide. The times we are living through are widely acknowledged as a ‘crisis’ for young people’s mental well-being, no matter where they live. With this in mind, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory last month warning about social media’s impact on younger, still-developing minds.
Social Work Blog
JUNE 14, 2023
People voting at the local community center. By Mel Wilson, LCSW, MBA The United States Supreme Court on June 8 made an important and unexpected decision by rejecting Alabama’s gerrymandered redistricting map that grossly diluted the Black vote. The vote was a narrow 5–4 decision that held Alabama violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Had the Court upheld Alabama’s redrawn map, it would have eliminated one of the remaining protections of the Voting Rights Act.
The Guardian
JUNE 14, 2023
Karen Edmunds and Jol Miskin respond to the government’s plan to use volunteers to plug gaps in social and health care services I had to read your article twice to get over the shock of yet another government sticking plaster ( Ministers seek volunteer social care army to speed up hospital discharges, 6 June ). I’ve worked in the NHS for 14 years and in the voluntary sector for 24 years before that.
The Critical Blog
JUNE 14, 2023
Anti-racism in Education: Stories of Growing Activism ed by Geetha Marcus and Stefanie Van de Peer is now available. Take a look at some of the feedback we have received about this impactful book. “This book is dripping with hope wrung from struggle, Every chapter and every page tells a white story, a black story and then a story, more universal despite all the critical diversity, of change.
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