Community Care

APRIL 27, 2022

A government change reducing the cap on care costs’ benefit to less wealthy people has become law, following a parliamentary battle. Opposition peers failed to prevent the change in a vote last night in the House of Lords. As a result, the Care Act has been amended so that only client contributions – rather than the full costs to the local authority of personal care – will count towards the £86,000 cap, for people receiving means-tested support.

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The Guardian

APRIL 27, 2022

High court judgment deals blow to claim government threw ‘protective ring’ around vulnerable residents in England The government’s policy towards care homes in England at the start of the Covid pandemic has been ruled illegal, in a significant blow to ministers’ claim to have thrown a “protective ring” around the vulnerable residents. The high court said the policy not to isolate people discharged from hospitals to care homes in the first weeks of the pandemic in spring 2020 without testing was

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Therapist Development Center

APRIL 27, 2022

In this month’s MFT FREE practice question we are talking about suicide. This is an important and relevant topic, not only because you are guaranteed to see it on the exam, but also because it is a major public health … Continued. The post MFT Practice Question: Suicide appeared first on Therapist Development Center Blog.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 27, 2022

Getty Images. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and 41 other public interest and civil rights organizations on Aug. 26, 2021 committed to gender justice and participated in an amicus brief led by the Purple Campaign, National Women’s Law Center, and Legal Momentum in support of Jane Roe v. United States et. al. (now Caryn Devins Strickland v.

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The Guardian

APRIL 27, 2022

Analysis: The high court found policy that sent untested people into homes was illegal and irrational Covid care home discharge policy was unlawful, says court This time of year brings bad memories for families of care home residents who died in Covid’s first wave when the virus swept, mostly unchecked, through nursing homes. Just over two years on, the high court ruling that the government’s hospital discharge policy that sent thousands of people untested into care homes was not only illegal bu

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CAPC

APRIL 27, 2022

A clinician shares how she vets home-based palliative care companies to ensure they are providing the best possible palliative care.

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The New Social Worker

APRIL 27, 2022

Jordan has a mental illness. Continue Breathing follows the character through his struggles as he develops symptoms, first seeks help, becomes stabilized, becomes hospitalized, and falters along the way. Read The New Social Worker’s review.

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The Guardian

APRIL 27, 2022

The high court ruling that sending untested patients into care homes in early 2020 was unlawful gives those of us who lost loved ones some hope Joy. Anger. Sadness. I felt every emotion you could think of when I heard the news that the government’s early policy on care homes in England – when elderly and vulnerable people were discharged from hospitals into care homes without being isolated – had been ruled unlawful.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 27, 2022

? I am proud to serve on a special committee of the Philadelphia City Council examining the child welfare system in that city. We released our report last week. There’s a story about the report in Billy Penn. And, because many of the recommendations apply statewide, in the York Daily Record. My statement about the report is on this blog here. ? One of our recommendations is to abolish mandatory child abuse reporting – something that would be in line with decades of research showing that mandator

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International Federation of Social Workers

APRIL 27, 2022

The Social Workers’ Association of Zambia Act, 2022 was passed this week. It represents a significant effort by the Social Workers’ Association of Zambia to ensure that the profession and its essential role are protected under law. Joachim Mumba, General Secretary of the SWAZ and the IFSW Africa Regional Vice President said, ‘This is a […].

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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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Michigan Social Work

APRIL 27, 2022

Clinical Assistant Professor Justin Hodge, MSW ‘13, has been appointed Chair of the Commission on Community Action and Economic Opportunity by Governor Whitmer. The commission was created to develop policies and programs to reduce poverty in the state of Michigan. Hodge was appointed to the commission in October, 2021.

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Clinical Philosophy

APRIL 27, 2022

Awais Aftab and I have been having a discussion, via our respective blogs, about the intelligibility of certain notions in cognitive science. This stemmed from our opposing valuations of Anil Seth's book 'Being You'. Here's his latest post; below: my response. Orbits and Explanations What's an orbit, and what in a celestial system is properly said to orbit what?

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Michigan Social Work

APRIL 27, 2022

Los Angeles recently opened more than 40,000 bank accounts – one for every first-grader in the Los Angeles Unified School District and contributed $50 to the students’ accounts. William Elliott discussed the LA program and advantages of children’s savings accounts with Here & Now. “Research shows that even small amounts of savings can open up possibilities for kids who might ordinarily never be able to save for college,” says Elliott.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

APRIL 27, 2022

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Michigan Social Work

APRIL 27, 2022

Associate Professor Terri Friedline’s op-ed in The Emancipator on how reviving post office banking could advance racial equity. “More than 60 million Americans – one-fifth of the population – live in communities without a bank. They’re left either to travel long distances to handle their money or use more expensive nearby options like check-cashing companies, payday lenders and currency exchanges,” writes Friedline.

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