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Social worker pay ‘becoming uncompetitive’ at Cafcass, warns chief

Community Care

Social worker pay at Cafcass will be “uncompetitive” in many places unless the government gives the family courts body more freedom to set salaries, its chief executive has warned. Jacky Tiotto made the comments at Cafcass’s latest board meeting last week, where she said staff losses could double from 20 to 40 a month without action to improve its offer to social workers, relative to councils’.

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Why Can’t I Get Over Fatphobia?

Nnatasha Tracy

Lately, I've been wondering why I can't get over fatphobia. I've gotten over so much bad programming in my life, I would have thought I could have gotten over that toxic set of ideas as well, but it seems I just can't. Ideas of fatphobia just seem to own my brain. Skinny is good; fat is bad. Skinny is lovable; fat is unlovable. Skinny is beautiful; fat is ugly.

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‘I don’t want to die’: the shielders who fear the end of Covid restrictions

The Guardian

Thousands of vulnerable people say they face permanent house arrest as others abandon masks and social distancing Shielders are feeling abandoned. In the nearly two years since they were first told to cut themselves off from the world, people whose health conditions made them particularly vulnerable to Covid have seen official support fragment and then lapse , mask wearing become politicised, and lockdowns that have come and gone.

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Time for New Outreach to Social Workers

Social Work Blog

February 2, 2022. About Social Work Responds. The Association of Social Work Boards, the Council on Social Work Education, and the National Association of Social Workers are committed to collaborating on the range of issues affecting the social work profession and the people and communities we serve. The time is right for new outreach to social workers.

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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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‘Absolutely a crisis’: almost a quarter of Australia’s aged care shifts unfilled each week

The Guardian

Disability sector also suffers critical loss of workers as they miss out on government’s promised $400 bonus Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Post-Covid protection: what happens after you get the virus? Vaccine rollout and rates tracker ; cases and data tracker Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing Aged care providers estimate about a quarter of all shifts – or the equivalent of 140,000 shifts a week – are going unfilled, while the disability sector has

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Step Up and Stand Out! Annual Performance Evaluations for Social Workers

The New Social Worker

A performance evaluation is a formal procedure that supervisors use to assess social workers’ performance based on their job description. Your Social Work Career Coach Jennifer Luna guides you through the process.

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The IFSW 2021 End of Year Report highlights the need for new partnersips to champion change

International Federation of Social Workers

2021 was a journey of challenge for everyone and a year when the social work profession can be proud of its achievements. Throughout the world, National Associations of Social Work and social workers advocated, championed and fought for people’s safety, community involvement in decision-making and the rights to equality, health and a good life.

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Article Review and Discussion: Determining Best Fit for Newly Licensed Nurses

Relias

Highlights. Newly licensed nurses transitioning into clinical practice can experience stress, uncertainty, and lack of confidence. If left unaddressed, these negative perspectives can impact turnover rates within the first year. Prior to the pandemic, nurse turnover was already an existing challenge and amidst numerous disruptions, this has only been exacerbated.

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Fun Things to Do in Chicago That Don’t Involve Alcohol

Gateway Foundation

Completing your recovery treatment and living out your sober lifestyle are major accomplishments. You’re beginning to adapt to your new life and enjoying time with family and friends. Your previous interests and hobbies may not align with your new lifestyle, and searching for activities you can enjoy with loved ones that don’t involve drinking alcohol… The post Fun Things to Do in Chicago That Don’t Involve Alcohol appeared first on Gateway.

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Build a Continuous Learning Culture With Reskilling and Upskilling Programs

Relias

As a human services leader, you spend every day thinking of new ways to help your community. But unlike your days in the field working directly with persons served, your position as a leader means building out systems so your organization can help as many people as possible, as efficiently as possible. One way of doing this, which often goes overlooked, is to create a continuous learning culture through upskilling and reskilling programs.

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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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Disenfranchised Grief

Hospice Chaplaincy

Kenneth J. Doka Ph.D. Editor’s Note: You can purchase Dr. Doka’s book “Disenfranchised Grief “Here! Every society has external rules Continue Reading.

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In Their Own Words Social Workers Reflect on the Pandemic's Fatal Blow

Famcare

(Excerpted from an article by Paul Moakley in Time Magazine, " Deaths Amoung America's Homeless Are Soaring in the Pandemic. A Photographer Captures a Community In Crisis ").

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What's in the sauce? The Specific Benefits of Palliative Care for Parkinson's Disease

CAPC

Increasing evidence demonstrates the benefits of palliative care among individuals with Parkinson's disease.

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Take IFSW’s First Global Survey of Social Worker Working Conditions

NASW Foundation

The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) and Bath Spa University Centre for Health and Cognition (in association with Ulster University Social Work Department) have launched the next.

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Celebrating Black History Month

University of Connecticut

From the Office of Dean Heller. Dear Colleagues, As we begin the celebration of Black History Month, we are called to remember both its origins and its importance in our current contexts. As we are all aware, these last few years have been challenging ones for our Black and African American communities. The story of Black History Month can be traced back to the beginning of the last century when Negro History Week was first recognized in 1926.

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Physician Burnout, Depression Compounded by COVID: Survey

CAPC

Medscape's findings from the National Burnout and Depression Report 2022.

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CBT for Depression Part 4

Counselor Toolbox podcast

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Primary Palliative Care in Dementia

CAPC

A study in Neurotherapeutics discusses primary palliative care as a fundamental aspect of high-quality care for patients with dementia.

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Association of Nursing Home Organizational Culture and Staff Perspectives With Variability in Advanced Dementia Care

CAPC

Study in JAMA Internal Medicine discusses how to achieve health equity for nursing home residents with advanced dementia.