Tue.Dec 21, 2021

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The Holidays Aren’t Easy for Everyone

My Brains Not Broken

As I’ve written before, I tend to get sad during the wintertime. At this point, it’s become something to expect and prepare for more than anything else, but that doesn’t make it any less frustrating when it happens. But it’s not just the wintertime – it’s the holidays, too. Last year, I wrote that it’s okay not to be okay during this festive period , and while the sentiment remains true for this year, I also wanted to issue a gentle reminder that many pe

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Social work education – long and slow or short and fast?

Martin Webber

New 4-year integrated Masters qualifying programme in social work at the University of York is producing confident, skilled and experienced practitioners.

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Tips to Beat Anxiety During the Holidays

Nnatasha Tracy

Anxiety is such a common thing during this time of year, but you can beat anxiety during the holidays. I know things like parties, family, entertaining, and all the other things associated with the holidays can be anxiety-inducing for people -- me too. Just thinking about my family sitting in my apartment while I stress about making Christmas dinner is freaking me out.

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Child welfare lessons from New York City’s “unintended abolition”

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

I began last week’s weekly review of family preservation news and commentary with this video: It’s from a panel on narrowing the front door to the family policing system. The focus was New York City, but it’s just as applicable anywhere else in America – indeed, in most places the harm done by family policing is even greater and even more widespread.

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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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Councils call for billions of pounds to be diverted from NHS to social care

The Guardian

Local Government Association wants policy rethink to earmark 85% of social care tax receipts for NHS Town halls in England are calling for billions of pounds a year earmarked for the NHS to be diverted to social care amid warnings of severe care worker shortages and hundreds of thousands of people not getting the help they need. The cross-party Local Government Association wants a rethink of the government policy announced in October, which is to reserve 85% of receipts from the new 1.25% health

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Harris County Juvenile Centers 2021 Winter Holiday Surprise

Children and the Law Blog

The holidays should be a wonderous time for children. But this year, thousands of children across the United States will spend the holidays behind bars and in residential facilities away from their families and loved ones. With the Covid pandemic continuing to rage on, it has become even more difficult for families to connect with […]. The post Harris County Juvenile Centers 2021 Winter Holiday Surprise appeared first on Children and the Law Blog.

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Home Health Referrals: Grow Your Network

Relias

It’s clear that home-based care is experiencing a growth phase. That’s certainly no secret to agency executives looking to take advantage of the boom. But to successfully capture more home health referrals and benefit from this growth, providing superior care in the home is essential. Cultivating your referral sources for home health requires attention to three pivotal elements: Care quality.

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Cambia Health Foundation Announces 10 New Sojourns® Scholars

CAPC

The 2021 cohort includes 10 new Sojourns® Scholars, who will conduct projects to advance the field of palliative care.

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Disordered Gambling

University of Connecticut

Thomas E. Broffman, PhD, LICSW, CAADAC, CCS, CEAP. Monday, January 31, 2022. 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. 2 CECs. $40 – UConn SSW Alumni and Current Field Instructors. $50 – All Others. Webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. The CT Council on Problem gambling estimates approximately 70,000 Connecticut adults meet the clinical criteria for problem gambling disorder.

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Cambia Health Foundation Opens 2022 Sojourns® Scholar Leadership Program Call for Applications

CAPC

Those interested must submit a Letter of Intent by Monday, March 7, 2022.

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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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‘Inadequate’ council says five-year wait for reinspection has hampered recruitment

Community Care

A council’s children’s services rated inadequate by Ofsted almost five years ago has said the delay to it being reinspected has made it difficult to recruit and retain staff. Ofsted rated Gloucestershire council as inadequate following an inspection in February-March 2017 and it has been working under an improvement notice since August that year. The Department for Education appointed advisor Claire Burgess to work with Gloucestershire and Andrew Ireland, former director of families and social c

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Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing

Social Work Blog

Application to Clinical Social Work Services. Under a new federal rule to protect consumers from surprise health care bills, clinical social workers and other health care provider types must, effective January 1, 2022, provide a good faith estimate of expected charges. December 2021. Under a new federal rule to protect consumers from surprise health care bills, clinical social workers (CSW) and other health care provider types must, effective January 1, 2022, provide a good faith estimate (GFE)

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Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing

Social Work Blog

Alert: Information in this blog post was updated on January 5, 2022. NASW will continue to monitor policy developments pertaining to surprise billing and update members as new information is made available. See January 5, 2022 update. Application to Clinical Social Work Services. December 21, 2021. Under a new federal rule to protect consumers from surprise health care bills, clinical social workers and other health care provider types must, effective January 1, 2022, provide a good faith estima