Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Remember that movie from 2006, “Failure to Launch?” They finally get the guy in his thirties out of his parent’s house long enough to meet a gal. The movie was based on a social trend of men who never left home. Some had sporadic jobs but otherwise lived in their bedroom or the basement mostly playing video games. Since then, I am seeing another social trend; women who married those men now seeking to separate from them.

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Nnatasha Tracy

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Trigger warnings don't work. I know that's a controversial statement as trigger warnings have crept into seemingly all aspects of media. But trigger warnings did this without anyone studying the effects of including a trigger warning. People started including them with good intentions, but that doesn't mean including them actually produces positive responses.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

We begin with two big events: ? TODAY (Dec. 8) at 10:00 a.m. ET: “Narrowing the Front Door to NYC’s Child Welfare System: COVID-19 Lessons Learned and Charting a Path Forward.” From the description: In New York City, the COVID-19 shutdown forced a temporary but radical reduction in the child welfare system—halving the number of reports, investigations, and family separations, reducing surveillance of families in their schools and in their homes, and restricting support of voluntary preventive se

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Protesters take part in the Women’s March for Reproductive Rights in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021. The National Committee on Women’s Issues (NCOWI) remains firm in its support of women’s rights over their reproductive health. NCOWI denounces efforts in numerous states to restrict access to reproductive health services and undermine rights protected under Roe v.

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The Social Care Elf

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Ashlee Negrone summarises a systematic review and meta-analysis on omega-3 supplements for depression and anxiety in adults, and briefly introduces their Active Ingredients project on omega-3 for youth depression and anxiety. The post Omega-3 supplements for depression and anxiety #ActiveIngredientsMH appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Prosper Health Collective

DECEMBER 8, 2021

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Gateway Foundation

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Medication can change lives. Every day, doctors prescribe drugs to help patients improve their physical or mental health and achieve better overall well-being. Yet, no drug is completely safe. Some, especially prescription opioids, are highly addictive. You must always practice diligence and consideration when taking pills. If a medical professional has prescribed a medication to you, it’s because… The post Keys to Safe Prescription Drug Use appeared first on Gateway.

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KVC

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The newest issue of KVC Health Systems’ print magazine, Thriving , is now available online here ! This late Fall 2021/Winter 2022 issue is packed full of stories about people finding the powerful human connection and help needed to break the cycle of adversity; live happy, healthy lives; and create bright futures. Read below for some of the great content you’ll find inside.

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Famcare

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Toward the end of every year, we like to step back and take a look at the social work profession through a longer lens. Social workers, like all busy professionals, tend to get buried in the minutiae of their work and lose sight of the bigger picture. We find that it helps our colleagues to maintain perspective by taking an annual long look at the profession as a whole and the important work that social workers are engaged in.

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Relias

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Broadly speaking, staff training is about changing patterns of behavior from an over-reliance on habit and personal experience to the consistent implementation of best practices. Unfortunately, staff training often falls short of this goal. Why? Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), like most adult learners, want to be engaged in their job training and learn new skills best by building on their life experiences.

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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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