Thu.Dec 23, 2021

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Five Ways to Take Care of Your Mental Health During the Holiday Season

My Brains Not Broken

It’s not easy to take care of your mental health during the holiday season. Whether it’s handling family dynamics, dealing with unpleasant memories or grieving during an especially sentimental time of year, the holidays can bring challenges for our mental health. Here are some reminders and ways you can check in on your mental health and wellness during this time of year.

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IFSW Climate Justice Program Statement on COP26: A Commitment to Ongoing Action and Accountability

International Federation of Social Workers

It is a crucial time for governments and people across the world to come together and take serious action to address this existential threat. Having access to safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environments is a fundamental human right and something that governments worldwide are failing to achieve. As social workers we are committed to urgent […].

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News Items – December 23, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Social workers are key part of solution to mental health crisis. Boston Globe. Many social workers in community or private settings also accept insurance, consistent with the profession’s ethic to serve all clients. In Massachusetts, many of the 6,300 members of state’s chapter of the National Association of Social Workers provide community-based or private social work practice.

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It’s a Christmas miracle! Tampa Bay Times discovers wrongful removal

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Anybody see any ghosts around here? I don’t know how it happened. Maybe three ghosts paid a recent visit to some reporters and editors one night. But whatever the reason, after years of marching in lockstep with the Miami Herald – ignoring wrongful removal and sometimes fomenting foster-care panic -- the Tampa Bay Times has discovered that maybe all those children don’t need to be in foster care after all!

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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.