Tue.Jun 28, 2022

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I Took Time Off And It Felt So Good

My Brains Not Broken

I’ll be honest – it wasn’t my plan to not write a post last week. I’d had a few things planned but never hit the button to schedule them, so they didn’t happen. But for the first time in a long time, I took a vacation where I was totally, completely and 100 percent offline for a whole work week. And let me tell you…it was wonderful.

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Social work has a critical role to play in transformational change in co-building our shared futures

International Federation of Social Workers

Co-building our shared futures starts now. The People’s Global Summit, ‘Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind’ begins on the 29th June and will run 24 hours for four days, to the 2nd July. The summit effectively starts a grass-roots global people’s movement that proudly comprises differing world cultures and values, with a holistic […].

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Councils pledge not to ignore families’ warnings about vulnerable children

The Guardian

Alarms raised by relatives of Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes were disregarded before their deaths Council officials have pledged to give more weight to warnings from wider family members about vulnerable children after the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson, after alarms raised by relatives were disregarded before their deaths. Executives from Solihull and Bradford local authorities told MPs on the education select committee that concerns raised by children’s wider families

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Tragedy for displaced peoples in North African highlights urgent need for new structures

International Federation of Social Workers

Six days after World Refugee Day, we have witnessed the response of two nation-states, Morocco and Spain, to displaced people resulting in death, injury and trauma of 100s of people. The Spanish territory of Melilla, on the North African coast is a land border between Africa and Europe. Last Friday some of the 2,000 migrants […].

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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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Medicare Launches New Enhancing Oncology Model

CAPC

Emphasizes health equity, symptom management, and psychosocial health, and encourages care partners.

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Seminário sobre Internacionalização do Serviço Social

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Seminário sobre Internacionalização do Serviço Social. Scheduled for Jun 29, 2022 Este Seminário apresentará algumas experiências de intercâmbio internacional e discutirá o processo de internacionalização do Serviço Social Brasileiro para fortalecer o debate sobre a atuação de assistentes sociais, docentes, discentes, pesquisadores e intelectuais na cena acadêmica internacional do Serviço Social, com o fim de alargar a visão sobre o significado da inserção do Serviço Social Brasileiro no Serviço

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Presenting Complaint: Use of Language That Disempowers Patients

CAPC

A BMJ study highlights the effect of language on the attitudes and perceptions of patients and doctors.

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Join IFSW-Sponsored Global Summit June 29 to July 2!

NASW Foundation

Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind. The People's Global Summit. 29th June to 2nd July 2022 – Online. . The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is.

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Prevalence and Predictors of Symptoms in Persons with Advanced Dementia Living in the Community

CAPC

Members of the general population carry similar burden of dementia symptoms as nursing home residents; palliative care can help.

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Researchers Devise a Two-Tiered Payment Model for Community-Based Palliative Care

CAPC

Building on the field’s 2017 proposal and accounting for both intensity and stability.

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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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The Case for Integrating Social Determinants Into Palliative Care

CAPC

Why palliative care should address social determinants of health and how this improves patient outcomes and reduces costs.

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