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Figuring Out Child Behavior: More Than Meets the Eye.

Gary Direnfeld

The child was almost five. Acting out was an issue. There is much to examine to figure things out. I wonder about a “nonverbal learning disability.” While I am no psychologist, kids have their “tells” that can suggest a disorder. If a “tell” is recognized, observed, then it is wise to have the child further assessed.

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Dealing with the Emotional Fallout of Physical Sports Injuries

Beautiful Voyager

Photo by Harlie Raethel. An ACL rupture may seem like no big deal, but it can affect your sense of self in deep ways. This Q&A features Dr. Keagen Hadley , a doctor of occupational therapy specializing in psychological treatments such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). As an athlete, Keagen tore both ACLs playing college and semi-professional football.

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Show Pride in the Profession: Professional Social Worker Pin!

Social Work Blog

The NASW Social Work Pin Program enables social workers to show pride and commitment to the profession at the same time they support our National Social Work Public Education Campaign. The Social Work Pin Program is available to individuals who make a donation to the NASW Foundation, as well as to schools of social work that purchase professional social worker pins for graduating students.

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Unpaid UK carers 4.5% worse off as cost of living erodes benefits value

The Guardian

Warnings of cost-of-caring crisis as state allowance is cut by £170 a year in real terms Unpaid carers face a real-terms cut of 4.5% in their weekly allowance, amid continued warnings about a major erosion in the value of state benefits. The decision not to make an emergency increase in benefits in response to ballooning inflation has this month seen some benefits fall by the largest amount in 50 years.

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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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Trauma-informed Care in the Age of COVID-19

University of Connecticut

William C. Gilbert, PhD, LCSW, AADC. Saturday, June 11, 2022. 10 am – 12 pm. 2 CECs. $40 – UConn SSW Alumni and Current Field Instructors. $50 – All Others. Webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. Trauma affects many of the clients we serve and is the catalyst for many mental illnesses. Now, our country is faced with a new universal stressor: COVID-19.

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10 Time Management Tips

Counselor Toolbox podcast

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