Mon.May 01, 2023

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5 Workplace Mental Health Strategies To Promote Workplace Wellness for DSPs

Relias

Studies have shown that healthcare workers are more prone to burnout than other professions, especially since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020. And direct support professionals (DSPs) are no different. Caring for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is emotionally challenging work. The challenges of the job, coupled with its physical demands and, often, low pay put DSPs at great risk for burnout.

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Self-Care A-Z: Self-Care Is a Big Deal

The New Social Worker

All of us have times in life that feel particularly like a “big deal.” But, we owe it to ourselves to honor our human nature, which includes navigating life’s highs and lows while taking care of ourselves.

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Australia’s aged care providers accused of playing down incidents of ‘unreasonable force’

The Guardian

More than 7,000 such cases reported over quarter, the most in two years, and nearly one out of 10 involved staff Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Aged care providers have reported the highest number of instances of “unreasonable force” in a quarter since records began two years ago, with the sector facing accusations that they have downplayed the harm caused.

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On the Importance of Not Knowing for a Young Clinician

The New Social Worker

Utilizing a little radical acceptance of our limitations, a little embrace of our inevitable unknowing, is a fertile place from which to cultivate not only effective practice for clients, but a good and honest life for ourselves as practitioners.

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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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Precision Palliative Care as a Pragmatic Solution for a Care Delivery Problem

CAPC

Study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology advocates for timely palliative care on the basis of patient need, while considering limited human and system resources.

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No, Maine almost certainly is NOT the child abuse capital of America – and the group making that claim ought to know better

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Maine State Capitol One thing data really do show: the Maine family police seem to have an abiding hatred of Hispanic families The Maine Children’s Alliance sure captured a lot of headlines with a claim that is almost certainly false; a claim that will only hasten the state’s retreat from reform and endanger more children. It’s the same false claim, ignoring the same caveats from the same data source, that misled Kentucky media for years: The “We’re #1 in child abuse!