NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

I don't know if you can say "the handwriting is on the wall" for New York City's family policing agency, but this is one of the messages JMacForFamilies projected onto the wall of the fisrt-stop parking place "shelter" where some children are taken when they're torn from their parents in New York City. It was part of a protest last week. ? Hey, remember when New York City schools and the city’s family policing agency, the Administration for Children’s Services, promised that this year they would

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Swhelper

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

SWHELPER. As we give thanks at the holidays, it’s easy to overlook someone important: your past self. While it’s well documented that gratitude toward others can improve wellbeing, two University of Florida scientists find that gratitude toward your past self also has benefits. Does thanking yourself seem a bit…selfish? The researchers, UF psychology professor Matt Baldwin, […].

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The Big House, London This immersive show creates a raucous energy as Maz runs away from her care home and tries to carve her place in the music scene Every year there are new immersive shows trying to shepherd big audiences around a story. Few of them manage to create something with as much raucous energy and emotional integrity as Redemption. Made by the Big House , a venue that nurtures talent in young adults who have spent time in the care system, this immediate and ambitious promenade perfo

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Swhelper

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Lewis Bivona. In his original plan for the city of Philadelphia, William Penn declared that every home should have ample space “for gardens or orchards or fields, that it may be a green country that will never be burnt and always be wholesome.” Before militiamen or throngs of protestors, the Boston Common nourished grazing cattle. Urban agriculture […].

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Labour leader accuses Boris Johnson of breaking promise that homes would not have to be sold to fund care Politics news – latest updates Keir Starmer has called Boris Johnson’s social care plan a “working-class dementia tax”, accusing the prime minister of breaking the Conservatives’ manifesto promise that no one would have to sell their home to pay care costs.

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Social Care

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This winter, without full vaccination, it won't just be COVID-19 we have to worry about. [Image supplied by freepik.com ]. COVID-19 is not the only viral risk. The nights are drawing in and autumn is becoming winter. This change in season brings with it increasing risks from seasonal viruses, including flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and gastro-bugs like norovirus.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Northumberland national park | Solar panels | Care costs | Influencers | Housework It’s not just Wales that is depleted of curlews ( New initiative aims to save curlew from extinction in Wales, 22 November ). Forty years ago, I regularly walked stretches of Hadrian’s Wall in the Northumberland national park to the constant warbling of curlews, which was almost deafening.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Heather Stewart and Polly Toynbee discuss the government’s narrowly approved social care plan and Boris Johnson’s bizarre CBI speech. Plus: Can Priti Patel solve the issue of Channel crossings? Rowena Mason is joined by Rajeev Syal and Sunder Katwala Continue reading.

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Save the Social Worker

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Introduction. When you graduated from university, threw your mortarboard, and entered the world of work, did you ever expect this? Not doing well at your job. Feeling incompetent. Asking stupid questions all the time. Staying silent in meetings. Not being interested in your job. Why? Why do you dislike your work after working so hard to get to a job?

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Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

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