Community Care

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

An ‘inadequate’ council is still at risk of losing control of its children’s services despite a government adviser finding signs of improvement. The Department for Education (DfE) has appointed a second commissioner to direct children’s services improvements at Sefton council after the first, Paul Moffat, found it had “made a good start to its improvement work” under a new leadership team.

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Government Social Worker 248

My Brains Not Broken

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

When it comes to mental health, there are many cliched phrases I find myself gravitating toward to talk about health and wellness. I like to think of these phrases are things to turn to when my brain is tired, or I feel like I’ve been moving too fast and need to take a moment to reacclimate myself. One of the phrases I turn to often is a reminder: take things one day at a time.

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Mental Health 130

CAPC

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Medical student brings course to her school, to teach first-year medical students essential skills to care for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Disability Schools 105

International Federation of Social Workers

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell met with the Malaysian Social Workers Association, these are some of his reflections. Chow Kit, a suburb in the Centre of Kuala Lumpur, offers mix of […].

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Social Worker 90

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Stop Abuse Campaign

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

← Crime prevention starts with protecting children Is Santa real? → America must embrace a public health approach to gun violence prevention, which includes improved child abuse prevention, mental health access, and common-sense gun control. The Stop Abuse Campaign, a national organization dedicated to preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences through public education and public policy, issues its deepest condolences to the LGBTQI+ community in Colorado Springs, throughout the country

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Advocacy Interventional Mental Health 52

Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Holiday Sale Sampling. Currently, about 5.4 million South Asians live in the United States, with family origins in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Bhutan. When working with South Asian clients, it is crucial to understand their level of acculturation to the mainstream and the profound impact it has on their stress levels, coping mechanisms, and lived experiences.

Domestic Violence 52

Domestic Violence Child Welfare Welfare Human Services 52

Relias

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Maternal mortality rates have been documented extensively. Data is available from U.S. government entities and from international entities such as the World Health Organization. Findings show that rates have decreased significantly worldwide, but preventable maternal deaths are still occurring — and even rising — for some marginalized populations, even in high-income countries like the U.S.

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Healthcare Patient Safety Hospitals Interventional 52