Mon.May 29, 2023

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Book Review: The Way Up - Climbing the Corporate Mountain as a Professional of Color

The New Social Worker

Errol Pierre argues that achieving success in the corporate world is more akin to scaling a mountain than climbing up steps on a ladder, especially for professionals of color. Read our review.

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CQC case reveals ‘degrading’ conditions in England care home as Covid hit

The Guardian

Residents at Kettering home left lying in faeces, dehydrated and with infected wounds as ministers rushed to free up NHS capacity The depth of suffering in care homes in England as Covid hit has been laid bare in a court case exposing “degrading” treatment with residents being “catastrophically let down”. Care levels at the Temple Court care home in Kettering collapsed so badly in April 2020, when ministers rushed to free up NHS capacity by discharging thousands of people, that residents were le

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Liberation Health Model – Dawn Belkin Martinez, PhD, LICSW

Doin' The Work

Episode 65 Guest: Dawn Belkin Martinez, PhD, LICSW Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW www.dointhework.com Listen/Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify Follow on Twitter & Instagram , Like on Facebook Join the mailing list Support the podcast Download transcript Doin’ The Work is offering our Racial Justice & Liberatory Practice Continuing Education Series through several of our partner universities.

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My father had dementia, and I was his caregiver. Here’s what I wish I had known | Cynthia Dearborn

The Guardian

When Cynthia Dearborn became her 75-year-old father’s caregiver, she knew little about what lay ahead. Two decades on, she shares the insights that helped her help him Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email In 2007, I was suddenly plunged into the role of caregiver for my then 75-year-old father, who had vascular dementia. His short-term memory was severely impaired, as were his judgment and reasoning skills.

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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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Macro Social Workers Gather at the Brown School

Beyond Advocacy

Scores of macro practice social workers and students will gather at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis beginning Thursday for the first in-person conference since the Covid-19 pandemic. The four-day Macro United Conference , organized by Influencing Social Policy, will bring together social work educators, policymakers, practitioners, and students to address the many complex issues facing our polarized society.

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Ep. 80 – The Friday Afternoon Special – A Family and Domestic Violence Social Work Story

Social Work Discoveries

We’ve all been there. That moment on a Friday afternoon, when things are calm and you’ve wrapped up the working week, about to clock-off and hit the weekend. Then… all hell breaks loose and you find yourself in a classic ‘Friday Afternoon Special’ Join Mim and Lis as they listen to this Anonymous Social Worker’s practice in the context of a family and domestic violence situation.