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Are You Struggling With a Social Worker Personal Statement?

Social Work Haven

This personal statement will suit social work students who will soon qualify as social workers, and may want to look into applying for a Newly Qualified Social Worker role within children services. Having completed two placements as part of my social work degree, I have gained some experience in working with children and families. I have worked on a range of caseloads and worked effectively with other agencies to support vulnerable individuals within the community.

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How to Address Body Image Concerns in Patients with Breast Cancer

CAPC

An oncologist, who is also a palliative care physician, shares how to help patients with their changing bodies when living with breast cancer.

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1-10 OCTOBER IS OLDER ADULT MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK

International Federation of Social Workers

Social workers enhance later life by upholding rights, fighting discrimination, and ensuring compassionate care. Roughly one in five older people will experience some kind of mental health condition.

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Self-Care A-Z: Maybe It's Me?

The New Social Worker

"Maybe it’s me" can be a painful insight. It’s critical that we don’t internalize it as blame and shame. Explored compassionately, this insight can be empowering.

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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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Sheila Scott obituary

The Guardian

My mother, Sheila Scott, who has died aged 74, was chief executive of the National Care Association (NCA) for 26 years. She will be remembered for her inspiring leadership at a time of huge growth in the sector as community care was being expanded. In 1987 she was appointed chief executive of the NCA, which represents small and medium-sized providers.

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Emotional Support Animal Idaho: ESA Laws For 2023

Blurt It Out

Are you a resident of Idaho interested in getting your own emotional support animal [1] (ESA)? If so, you need to know the laws and regulations governing ESAs to protect you against discriminatory practices, as well as to take advantage of the benefits that come with having an emotional support animal. In this article, we will talk about the different federal and state laws that apply to ESA ownership, how to get an ESA letter, and some other important points to remember about owning an assistan

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Emotional Support Animal Idaho: ESA Laws For 2023

Blurt It Out

Are you a resident of Idaho interested in getting your own emotional support animal [1] (ESA)? If so, you need to know the laws and regulations governing ESAs to protect you against discriminatory practices, as well as to take advantage of the benefits that come with having an emotional support animal. In this article, we will talk about the different federal and state laws that apply to ESA ownership, how to get an ESA letter, and some other important points to remember about owning an assistan

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Submission Period Opens for Tipping Point Challenge Innovation Category

CAPC

On Sunday, October 1, 2023, the submission period opened for the Innovation category of CAPC's third John A. Hartford Foundation Tipping Point Challenge.

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Emotional Support Animal Idaho: ESA Laws For 2023

Blurt It Out

Are you a resident of Idaho interested in getting your own emotional support animal [1] (ESA)? If so, you need to know the laws and regulations governing ESAs to protect you against discriminatory practices, as well as to take advantage of the benefits that come with having an emotional support animal. In this article, we will talk about the different federal and state laws that apply to ESA ownership, how to get an ESA letter, and some other important points to remember about owning an assistan

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Calls for a big increase in UK spending on preventative policies

The Guardian

Demos says Treasury should create separate spending category to help prioritise measures that prevent problems before they arise Government spending on preventative policies, from vaccines to family hubs, should be significantly increased, and the Treasury should create a accounting category to monitor it, according to a report by the thinktank Demos.

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Get Connected: Using Social Media for Social Work Success

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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Podcast: A conversation on one of the first of its kind “A Guided Journal for the Bereaved Muslim Parent.”

Hospice Chaplaincy

In Today’s episode, Saul talks with Paul Nash- Senior Chaplain at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital in the England , Arooj Rashid Hussain- Editorial Director at Ta Ha Publishers and Zamir Hussain- Author and Chaplain at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital in the England.

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Rupal Parekh Awarded Environmental Protection Agency Grant

University of Connecticut

In collaboration with colleagues in UConn Civil and Environmental Engineering, Assistant Professor Rupal Parekh has secured a $5 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency for Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) in geographical areas 1. The primary goal of this grant is to empower New England states, tribes, communities, and various stakeholders to collectively address the prevention, assessment, safe cleanup, and sustainable reuse of brownfields.

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NCCPR in The Imprint: Child Well-Being Doesn't Require Family Policing

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

This is what America's "child welfare" systems call a success story: A family is victimized by a false allegation of child abuse. After they are cleared, they miss one doctor's appointment for their child, so they are accused again. After authorities "carefully consider" their situation, they are referred to a prevention program while constantly monitored.

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Jon Phillips and Cristina Mogro-Wilson Receive U.S. Administration for Children and Families Grant

University of Connecticut

Co-Principal Investigators Jon Phillips and Cristina Mogro-Wilson have been awarded a U.S. Administration for Children and Families Grant cooperative agreement sub-award of $300,000. The grant will support their project, known as “ PRESERVE & CONNECT: P artnerships in R igorous E valuation of S ervices that E nhance family wellbeing in R ural VE rmont, and urban Latine and Black communities in CONNECT icut.

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Save on All NASW Press eBooks: 15% Off!

Social Work Blog

Interpersonal Violence: The Social Work Response , edited by Tricia B. Bent-Goodley, proposes that it is essential for social workers to understand the evolving and persistent landscape of interpersonal violence, including concurrent victimization, overlapping patterns, and intersections. The book encourages a three-pronged approach, one that is trauma informed, culturally responsive, and survivor centered.

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Pilot to test whether early social worker-guardian meetings can help curb care proceedings delays

Community Care

Social workers and children’s guardians in 25 areas will hold pre-court meetings in order to test whether this will curb delays to care proceedings. Under the pilot , council or children’s trust and Cafcass practitioners will have an information sharing meeting once proceedings have been issued but before the case management hearing (CMH).

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Do You Need a Boost? | Tuesday Motivational Work Quotes

Social Work Haven

Do you think Tuesday motivational work quotes could help? For countless social workers, Tuesday morning is more than just the beginning of another work week; it’s a fresh start, a clean slate, and a chance to embrace the endless possibilities that lie ahead. As we bid farewell to the depression of the weekend ending and look ahead to the rest of the week, Tuesday morning reminds us that our best days are yet to come.

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UConn School of Social Work Faculty and Ph.D. Students Present at CSWE 2023

University of Connecticut

At CSWE's 69th Annual Program Meeting, which takes place in Atlanta, GA starting October 26, several School of Social Work faculty and Ph.D. students will offer presentations of their work. Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Time : 3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Panel Presentation : Organizing for Voting Rights and Justice: A National Collaboration to Elevate the Vision and Voice of Social Work Session : National Association of Deans and Directors (NADD) Schools of Social Work Fall Meeting Breakout Session #3 A

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