Community Care

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Older people are being unlawfully detained in mental health hospitals “in very many cases” because of poor practice around the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), the Care Quality Commission has warned. The CQC said that, in some older people’s wards, staff were applying for a DoLS authorisation after the expiry of a patient’s stay for admission under section 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983, in cases where the person needed ongoing hospital care. “In very many

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Earlier this week, I wrote a post about getting stuck in my head. Some days, I really wish I could get out of my head. I have so much going on in my brain, it can be exhausting trying to engage with it on a daily basis. This is easier said than done, of course, but I’d still like to have that option when possible. But even when we want to get out of our own heads, where do we start?

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Community Care

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board (ASGLB) will close this month, the Department for Education has confirmed. The DfE said it was considering the creation of new structures to deliver on the recommendations of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care , including its focus on kinship carers not covered by the ASGLB’s remit.

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CAPC

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A palliative care program administrator shares the ins and outs of stay interviews, including how and when to conduct them for team retention.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in care has grown by 34% over the past year, driving the latest increase in the care population. Department for Education’s (DfE) statistics on looked-after children in England, released earlier this month, showed the number of unaccompanied children in care grew by 1,430 in the year to March 2022, surpassing the overall increase of 1,390 in the care population.

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Social Care

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The Shared Lives care model is growing again and it's a great way to care - and live. [Image created by freepik.com ]. Going for growth. The word ‘growth’ has attracted a bit of negative press in recent months. We have seen growth in bad things: cost of living, instability at home and abroad, and care worker turnover. But I want to talk about good growth, in this case, the growth of Shared Lives.

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MQ Mental Health

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A link has been found between joint hypermobility and the emergence of depression and anxiety in adolescence, according to a new study by Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the United Kingdom (BSMS) published in the BMJ Open. Researchers found that young people with joint hypermobility were more likely to have depression and anxiety , and that psychiatric symptoms were also more severe among hypermobile participants.

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Untipsy Teacher

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Dear Readers, Hello again from Minnesota! We got 8.5 inches of snow, and it’s very cold here today, but absolutely beautiful. Nothing major has happened since I last wrote. I have started so many posts, but I’m just not excited enough about anything to finish the posts. I seem to write about the same things over and over. But then again, isn’t that life?

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

There’s been so much news from Florida lately that, this week, it needs a round-up all its own: ? NCCPR was included in two stories from WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach: One is still another example of why the Florida Department of Children and Families is a spouse abuser’s best friend. In a second story, an overwhelmed grandmother seeks help from Florida DCF.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

By Alison Laurio. Managing student debt; concerns about risk and liability; how to begin a job search; what is a social work license, and why is or isn’t it important?; and landing your dream social work job are topics many social work students and recent graduates are eager to find out more about. Now they can, thanks to a free program conceived, launched and directed by NASW Michigan Chapter Executive Director Duane Breijak.

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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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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

There’s been so much news since the last round-up that I’m dividing this one up into two parts. Part two, tomorrow, is just for stories about Florida. ? Two years ago, New York City’s family policing agency, the Administration for Children’s Services, commissioned a study of racism in the agency. Among the recommendations: “Transparently share information and data around decision-making.

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CAPC

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Read the joint statement from NHPCO and NAHC.

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Kylie the Creative Social Worker

DECEMBER 1, 2022

You’ve taught and practiced the skills in your office, even in a group setting, and your student is blowing you away! It’s even become automatic to them and they can answer the hardest questions.

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The Frontline

DECEMBER 1, 2022

My name is Julie and I am a qualified social worker. For the majority of my social work career I was a senior practitioner in a children with disabilities team. I moved to Frontline in 2016 as a Practi ce Tutor before joining the Curriculum team in 2021. Though I am no longer in Frontline practice, I am still passionate about safeguarding children with disabilities and I have recently achieved a Masters degree in Advanced Child Protection. .

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MQ Mental Health

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This blog was written by Mariana Bolivar, Mental Health Inequalities Programme Lead at MQ Mental Health Research. For the last eight years, MQ has hosted an annual event that convenes experts, researchers, experts by experience, policy makers and mental health practitioners all into one place so that together, we can tackle some of the biggest challenges in mental health.

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Famcare

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As we peer into our crystal balls to forecast future trends for human service organizations, all indications point to a highly tech-backed and advanced operational path. Disruptive technologies are being implemented by an increasing number of welfare organization managers and case workers in order to improve performance and case management. Here are the three most sought-after tech trends for non-profit organizations in 2023.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 1, 2022

I learnt early in my social work career that social work can easily take over your life. Social work to do list helped me manage my time effectively after trying different approaches. Trending Content on Social Work Haven. To begin with, I focused most on my cases and tried to stay on top of emails, voice messages, reports at all times. In doing this, I took work home with me, missed tea and sometimes lunch breaks just to ensure I have covered everything.

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Social Workers Speak

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Ken Page is a member of NASW-NYS: What Is The Ambivalent Attachment Style? Therapists Explain. Mind Body Green. As relationship therapist Ken Page, LCSW , explains, with an ambivalent resistant attachment style, children become upset and/or emotional when their caregiver isn’t present, including feeling intense anger or anxiety. They may engage in attention-seeking behaviors, and then when their caregiver does become available again, he explains, “they may become angry or even withd

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