Wed.Nov 08, 2023

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The best advice for social workers: ‘Take care of yourself first – it’s not selfish, it’s necessary’

Community Care

At Community Care Live, a panel of experts discussed the role of learning and development in attracting and retaining early-career social workers. As part of our Choose Social Work campaign, we asked each of them for the best piece of advice they would give to new social workers. Sophie Gilbert, head of learning academy, Birmingham Children’s Trust For me it would be: don’t stay put.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending Nov. 7, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

● Who says there’s no learning curve in journalism? Almost exactly 12 years ago, NPR aired a stunning series of reports on the obscene rate at which Native American children are torn from their families in South Dakota. It was called “Native Foster Care: Lost Children, Shattered Families.” Almost as obscene: the response from local news outlets which, having been beaten on a huge story in their own backward, often responded by minimizing the findings or, worse, rallying around state government a

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BELIEVE change is possible!

Living Sober

We can all shout from the rooftops about how getting sober is achievable. But it won't happen for you unless you believe it too.

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Best Practices for Promoting Self-Advocacy Among Your IDD Clients

Relias

For direct support professionals (DSPs) and others working in the intellectual and development disabilities field (IDD), acting as an ally for client self-advocacy is a huge part of the job. But knowing where to start can be tricky. Each client requires different things and has different comfort levels with speaking up. To help your organization better serve your clients on their journey to independence, we’ve put together this list of best practices on being an ally for self-advocacy.

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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.

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Justice for Palestine!

Reimagining Social Work

This text is a formative advance version of a special editorial from the following members of the ANZSW Journal Editorial Collective: Neil Ballantyne, Liz Beddoe, Kerri Cleaver, Yvonne Crichton-Hill, Emily Keddell, Eileen Joy, Ian Hyslop, Deb Stanfield, and Shayne Walker.

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