My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 2, 2023

After my (in my opinion) grumpy post about how challenging the month of February is , I’d like to try a different approach today. I’m glad I’ve admitted that the winter is a difficult season for me; doing so has helped shift the way I manage my mental health this time of year. While it hasn’t solved my problems, I’m glad that I’m more aware of what I’m up against.

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Community Care

MARCH 2, 2023

The government will “strongly encourage” councils to appoint social work leads for special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision, it said today. It confirmed its support for authorities appointing designated social care officers (DSCOs), in its improvement plan for SEND and alternative education provision (AP). As set out in last year’s consultative green paper on SEND and AP , it said it would do this by proposing an amendment to the SEND code of practice , the st

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Social Work Futures

MARCH 2, 2023

I decided to invite Chat GPT to co-write a celebratory remark about “Social Work Month.” It took a couple of rounds to get it where I wanted to go…but here’s the results! Screen shots so you can have the “full experience!” It was fascinating to see how it grabbed the prompt and what it chose to include. How do you think it did?

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

When it comes to snap decisions, we can all benefit by pausing to reflect first By Lorrie R. Appleton, LCSW The theme for Social Work month is descriptive and inspiring – Social Work Breaks Barriers. At our best, Social Workers are analogous to Super Heroes. When clients and families are faced with challenges, we rise to the occasion. Social workers advocate for justice, leap over mountains of agency red tape, and scale mountains of paperwork.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 2, 2023

A recent survey shows that social workers are positively touching lives of millions of Americans each year. There are challenges to the profession and barriers we must continue to break to empower the millions of people social workers serve.

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The Guardian

MARCH 2, 2023

Senior employee caused ‘lasting disability’ to former partner, who appealed against decision not to disclose judgment A senior social worker found to have abused his ex-partner and caused “lasting disability” has lost his fight to block details being shared with the regulator Social Work England (SWE). In a high court ruling, Mrs Justice Knowles said details of the case should be disclosed to the organisation, overturning a decision by a family court judge.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 2, 2023

The 12th edition of Social Work Speaks is a comprehensive and unabridged collection of policies adopted and revised by the NASW Delegate Assembly in 2020. The Delegate Assembly, NASW’s key policymaking body, meets every three years. The policy statements set the parameters for NASW’s positions and actions on a broad range of public policy and professional issues.

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Famcare

MARCH 2, 2023

Human trafficking is one of the darkest yet most undeniable realities of today's world. According to the Human Trafficking Institute, there are 25 million victims of human trafficking worldwide, many of whom never receive the assistance they require. Social service organizations assisting human trafficking victims have recently joined forces with federal, state, and local agencies, technology companies, and the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief System Group to emphasize not only the us

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CAPC

MARCH 2, 2023

Specialized palliative care was shown to be beneficial to adolescents and young adults with cancer receiving high-intensity end-of-life care.

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 2, 2023

Chris McLaughlin is executive director of NASW-ME: Social Work Breaks Barriers Telehealth Certification Institute Every year, the month of March is recognized as Social Work Month. Social Work Month is a time to not only honor the past achievements and successes in the field but also to serve as a call to action for the work ahead of us still left to do.

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 2, 2023

Chris McLaughlin is executive director of NASW-ME: Social Work Breaks Barriers Telehealth Certification Institute Every year, the month of March is recognized as Social Work Month. Social Work Month is a time to not only honor the past achievements and successes in the field but also to serve as a call to action for the work ahead of us still left to do.

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