My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 5, 2023

It happens every so often: I’ll be having a good day, minding my business and enjoying myself, when a thought pops into my head. Sometimes it’s an anxious, irrational thought. Other times it’s a negative thought about myself, one that I’ve likely had a hundred times before. It doesn’t matter what the thought is, really; what matters is whether or not I engage with it (or them, if the thoughts are persistent enough).

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Community Care

JANUARY 5, 2023

Social care leaders from across local and central government and provider bodies have been recognised in the New Year Honours as the sector battles one of the toughest winters in many years. Leaders of the two of the main provider organisations, Nadra Ahmed, of the National Care Association (NCA), and Jane Townson, of the Homecare Association, were awarded a CBE and OBE, respectively, in the annual list.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 5, 2023

NHS trusts in south-west using hotels to free up beds to help them cope with winter crisis UK politics live – latest news updates Hospitals in several parts of England are discharging patients into “care hotels” in an effort to free up desperately needed beds to help them cope with the NHS winter crisis. NHS trusts providing acute care in Devon, Cornwall and Bristol and surrounding areas have begun moving patients who are medically fit to be discharged into hotels.

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Swhelper

JANUARY 5, 2023

SWHELPER. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Anthony Estreet, a professor and former chair of the Master of Social Work Program at Morgan State University and chief executive officer of a behavioral health company in Baltimore, will be the new chief executive officer of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) beginning February 6. Estreet, PhD, MBA, LCSW-C, succeeds […].

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Advertiser: Caseworthy

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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The Guardian

JANUARY 5, 2023

After the child abuse scandals of 80s and 90s, many said they did not know what was being done to children, but nobody can make that claim today, says Carolyne Willow Our work with advocates who directly support children in care echoes Become’s research ( England’s care crisis forces 1,200 children to move over Christmas, 2 January ). Children are moved across the Christmas period, as they approach significant birthdays and during important school and college years.

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Swhelper

JANUARY 5, 2023

Deona Hooper. Tech and Movement Building: How to Hold Space in the Digital Age Part 1 by Avani Parekh of Facebook. Avani explores using technology to build community and provide service. This presentation was created for our global virtual summit for Spring 2020. View Full Article - Tech and Movement Building Part I.

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Swhelper

JANUARY 5, 2023

Deona Hooper.  Social Worker and Twitter Employee, Jerrel Peterson MSW, created this presentation for our virtual spring 2020 summit. This is a discussion on how to leverage research, data, and ethics to address complex social and political issues at a global scale. Topics covered include making the transition from micro to macro practice, the challenges of […].

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Social Workers Speak

JANUARY 5, 2023

Rebekah Gewirtz is executive director of NASW-MA: The state’s ‘front door’ to behavioral health care set to open as demand for services soars. The Boston Globe. In addition to the Help Line, the “Roadmap for Behavioral Health Care Reform” establishes mobile teams ready to respond immediately to those in crisis and calls upon 25 Community Behavioral Health Centers to provide swift and flexible care in every city and town across Massachusetts.

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Famcare

JANUARY 5, 2023

Many families in the US receive help and services from child and family services also known as family support services. Due to a variety of factors, the number of families participating in these community-based support programs has grown recently. And today, a lot of individuals who live in poverty benefit from child and family care. It becomes increasingly important to use technology, such as cloud-based non-profit software, as family support services assist more people who are in need.

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Relias

JANUARY 5, 2023

The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) 2023 Health Care Workforce Scan examined the current state of the healthcare workforce with a deep dive into employment challenges across U.S. hospitals and health systems. The report provided recommendations to address major issues that healthcare organizations will face in the coming year. Workforce issues are still one of the top concerns in the healthcare field since the COVID-19 pandemic, along with supply chain disruptions, inefficiencies, inequiti

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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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CAPC

JANUARY 5, 2023

The award recognizes an individual who has made a significant impact on hospice and palliative care.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

JANUARY 5, 2023

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 How do I set and maintain personal boundaries intro 00:35 Symptoms of weak personal boundaries 04:55 Symptoms of rigid personal boundaries 15:28 Physical personal boundaries (I have the right to my personal space and to not be touched) 28:13 Affective or emotional boundaries (I have the right to my own feelings) 35:51 Cognitive […] TIMESTAMPS 00:00 How do I set and maintain personal boundaries intro 00:35 Symptoms of weak personal boundaries 04:55 Symptoms of rigid persona

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