Tue.Oct 04, 2022

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Everything Serves A Purpose

My Brains Not Broken

I’ve written about it before, but the way different aspects of our health connect is fascinating to me. I often think about the connection between my physical health and mental health. To be honest, the main reason I focus on my physical health is because of the way it helps me manage my mental health. But today, I want to talk about the unique purpose that certain activities have.

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Why Focusing on the Small Details Makes a BIG Difference In Nonprofit Case Management

Famcare

Some people say that the devil is in the details, but some say details can be a devil to deal with! According to Heather Lytle, Executive Director of F.A.C.T. (Family Advocacy and Community Training), an agency that mentors and empowers families to improve the quality of life and opportunities for children and adults with disabilities, “FAMCare was our first choice for case management because they understand that a small, family organization of 40 employees needs a software that focuses on the d

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NASW Foundation Lyons and Gosnell MSW Scholarships Promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Social Work Blog

By Paul R. Pace. While Tamara Harris has a background in finance, her second career is a first-generation social worker. In addition to helping people improve their mental health, her other passion is supporting education, particularly aiding first-generation college students achieve success. Harris is fulfilling that desire by having her foundation, the Tamara L.

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Self-Care A-Z: Celebrating Hispanic-Latinx Heritage Month—Promoting Expansive Self-Care

The New Social Worker

For some in the Latinx community who have been taught to work hard, slowing down and taking care of oneself is seen as devaluing one’s self-worth. It’s imperative that self-care not be limited to a mainstream privileged lens.

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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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NASW Recognizes October 6th as National Depression Screening Day

Social Work Blog

By Denise Johnson, LCSW-C. Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social Work. Depression is a very common and serious mental health condition that can significantly impact a person’s ability to function in all aspects of life. It can result from a number of social, emotional, and biological factors. In fact, those with other health conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and substance use disorder are also at greater risk of developing depression [1].

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Actress tackles childhood trauma in new play

Social Workers Speak

Actress Mary Neiderkorn. Meet Actress Mary Neiderkorn, whose one-woman show on mental health called “Thank You for Trying to Make Me a Better Person,” make its off-Broadway debut later this month. The play sheds light on one woman’s pain and frustration in light of familial abuse, and the power of discovering that her destiny is in her hands alone. “This play is not the story I planned to tell,” says Niederkorn, who also portrayed an adoption social worker in the short film, “The Commitment.

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Understanding The Meaning of Human Services

Famcare

What exactly does "human services" mean? The solution appears to be simple. Despite the existence of professions such as counseling and social work since the nineteenth century, the field of human services as a whole did not become recognized as a topic of study until the 1960s. Learn about what human services are, who provides them, and what they entail.

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Dementia Caregivers Urgently Need Early Access to Palliative Care

CAPC

Opinion piece on The Hill makes case for early palliative care for people living with dementia.

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Future Medicare Models Expected to Take Lessons from Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM)

CAPC

MCCM shines in its results compared to other Medicare models.