Thu.Nov 10, 2022

article thumbnail

Two-year delay to cap on care costs on cards, amid fears reform will be dropped altogether

Community Care

The government will delay the introduction of the cap on care costs for two years, in chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement next week, The Times has reported. The measure is designed to contribute to government plans to make expected reductions of over £30bn a year in spending to shore up the public finances. Delaying the £86,000 cap and the associated reform of making the means-test for care more generous, from October 2023 until 2025, would save about £2bn.

article thumbnail

Practice Alert: Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment November 1 to January 15

Social Work Blog

Open Enrollment for the health insurance marketplace is November 1 to January 15, 2023. For coverage to begin on January 1 , enrollment must be completed by midnight on December 15. NASW is a Champion for Coverage and recognizes the importance of social workers who help individuals and families connect to health insurance coverage and health care services.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Removing children’s services from council ‘would distract from improvement’, adviser tells DfE

Community Care

Removing a council’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services would “distract from its improvement”, and its new leadership team should be given the chance to make progress, the government has been advised. Sefton’s Department for Education-appointed commissioner, Paul Moffat, has recommended that the DfE should not turn the Merseyside authority’s services over to an independent trust or invite another council to take them over, in a report completed in Se

article thumbnail

Social Work Licensure Portability: A Necessity in a Post-COVID-19 World

Social Work Blog

COVID-19 highlights the need for portability of social work licensure to be a priority. The Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) spearheaded some initiatives, such as the creation and promotion of the Social Work Registry and Model Social Work Practice Act, with the hope that these efforts would enhance the ability of social workers to be licensed in multiple states.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Developing our care colleagues and keeping everyone safe

Social Care

Our ultimate goal is to transform the care available to people living with dementia and provide the best possible care for our residents. [Image copyright Vida Healthcare]. Making connections. My name is Terri Spruce and I’m the Clinical Development Lead at specialist dementia care provider, Vida Healthcare. Working in social care gives me the opportunity to do something different every day and build relationships with incredible people, from colleagues to residents and their families.

article thumbnail

Leaders Across the Country Share Their Health Equity Interventions

CAPC

Interventions developed to improve care for Black people living with serious illness?—and how the palliative care field can leverage this work.

More Trending

article thumbnail

Kindness Starts Within

The New Social Worker

On this World Kindness Day, acknowledge that disenfranchised grief exists in the social work profession. Self-kindness can effectively combat professional challenges and prevent burnout for social workers.

article thumbnail

Watch the 2022 John Lewis Christmas advert – video

The Guardian

John Lewis has kicked off the festive season, breaking with tradition in its annual campaign with a simple but moving ad to raise awareness of the challenges faced by children in care. This year the department store's Christmas ad shows the touching but bruising efforts of a foster dad to learn how to skateboard so he can share the passion with his foster daughter.

76
article thumbnail

Nursing Time Awards 2022 with added social care!

Social Care

Our time to shine (we always have). To some ears it may sound glib, but it really isn’t. Awards matter. Recognition matters. Why? Because it proves the social care nursing profession matters. We know how good we are, the value we add and the lives we transform, but to hear it from our peers and those beyond the walls of care homes, clinics and community centres means so much.

article thumbnail

Why Nonprofits Should Digitize Their Operations

Famcare

The United States has over 1.5 million non-profit organizations and a vast human services network. From child and family services to juvenile justice, veteran services, senior services, and mental health services, the United States has a plethora of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) dedicated to the betterment of humanity. In recent years, as more caseworkers used technology to better serve their communities, digitization has grown in popularity among non-profits.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

NCCPR in Bridge Michigan: Judges can — and must — solve Michigan’s child placement crisis

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Amid all the concern over children in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems forced to endure makeshift placements — some even shipped more than a thousand miles away — Michigan has lost sight of the real causes of the problem. As a result, everyone from the state’s probate judges to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services pursue solutions that will make things worse.

article thumbnail

Substance Use Disorders DSM 5 TR Changes

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Define addiction / substance abuse Eldentify the general categories in the DSM 5 TR Explore diagnostic criteria for SUDs and addictions Define addiction / substance abuse Eldentify the general categories in the DSM 5 TR Explore diagnostic criteria for SUDs and addictions

article thumbnail

What Causes Coke Bloat? What You Need to Know

Gateway Foundation

Cocaine is a powerfully addictive drug that can create numerous severe side effects. Once a person becomes addicted to the illegal drug, they can experience physical, mental and emotional changes that take a toll on their quality of life. One of these changes includes facial puffiness, often referred to as coke bloat. Coke bloat can alter the appearance, affecting one’s self-esteem and perception of self-worth.

Addiction 138
article thumbnail

News Items – November 10, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Social Workers from Mississippi and Alabama come together. WTOK. The Riley Center hosted over 150 social workers and students this afternoon for a two-day conference on different ways social work affects the community around them. This conference was a way to reach and educate future social workers by teaching them the many different roles they play in others’ lives.