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Cap on care costs: government reportedly planning delay of a year

Community Care

Council leaders have welcomed reports that the government will delay implementing its cap on care costs for a year, but warned that the funding allocated to the reform should be retained by authorities. The Times reported today (behind paywall) that the government would postpone the adult social care charging reforms until October 2024, as part of measures to reduce government spending initiated by incoming chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending October 18, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

? Drop everything and read this one, too: In the second part of their series , ProPublica and NBC News examine how the family police decided that, for all their constant blather about “children’s rights,” those rights do not include the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. They document the trauma this inflicts on children and how, almost always, the family police find nothing.

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School of Social Work’s Centennial Timeline Wins CASE Award

Michigan Social Work

The School of Social Work’s marketing and web teams have won a Best of CASE District V Award for the School’s Centennial Timeline Project. The timeline depicts the School’s history from its origins to its current position as one of the world’s most prominent schools of social work. Initially designed as a physical installation, the timeline was reenvisioned during the pandemic as a three-prong initiative: .

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Strengthening the role of Social Service Workforce in Social Protection Systems

Social Service Workforce

by Tomoo Okubo, Social Protection Specialist, UNICEF and Aniruddha Kulkarni, Global Technical Lead, Child Protection Systems, UNICEF (originally developed as a discussion paper by UNICEF and Global Social Service Workforce Alliance)

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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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Six Michigan Social Work Students Named as 2022 CEW+ Scholars

Michigan Social Work

Six School of Social Work students have received CEW+ awards: . MSW student Irma Maribel Andrade Guzman — Margaret Dow Towsley Scholar. MSW student Rossi Clark — Beatrice Kahn Scholar . MSW student Justine D’Souza — Margaret Dusseau Brevoot Scholar. MSW student Jennifer Harris — Susan Quackenbush Scholar . MSW student Judith Hettich — Margaret Dow Towsley Scholar.

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Film Review: The God Committee

The New Social Worker

The God Committee follows deliberations of a hospital transplant committee making a difficult decision. With all of its flaws, it brings attention to issues that are important in social workers and could be used as a starting point for discussion.

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Case Worker Burnout = Turnover

Famcare

Burnout. Over the course of the 20th century, as American society became ever more complex, industrialized, urbanized, and a safe haven for the world's most vulnerable, our society gradually became more socially conscious and the case worker's burden more laden. The paperwork required for patient safety, privacy, accountability, and continuity has grown algebraically alongside documentation to secure funding.

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Frozen Berry Iced Tea

Living Sober

This is very delicious, I love tea-based drinks and making it with frozen berries gives it a lovely frosty edge. You make your iced tea by brewing it as normal (in a large mug), removing the tea bag after 5 minutes and leaving it to go cold. Ingredients (per person): 60ml iced tea (English Breakfast or similar) 15ml peach or […] Frozen Berry Iced Tea was first posted on October 20, 2022 at 2:00 am. ©2019 " Living Sober " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only

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Your Medical Test Results Are Available. But Do You Want to View Them?

CAPC

New York Times piece covers issues behind the 21st Century Cures Act, especially with people learning about serious illness diagnoses.

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“A problem shared is a problem halved”

Social Service Workforce

by Rebecca Smith , Head of Child Protection Programmes, Save the Children International .

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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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Pediatric Palliative Care Underutilized in the United States

CAPC

Article in Contemporary Pediatrics recaps finding that 1 in 5 hospitals lack access to pediatric palliative care programs.

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MacAlister appointed to co-lead merged evidence body for social care and early intervention

Community Care

Care review lead Josh MacAlister has been appointed to co-lead a new merged evidence body for children’s social care and early intervention with children and families. The ex-Frontline chief executive will become executive chair of the organisation merging What Works for Children’s Social Care and the Early Intevention Foundation (EIF) in December.

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GeriPal Podcast: Updates in Infectious Disease and Nephrology

CAPC

Learn from infectious disease experts and nephrologists about updates in the care of older adults.

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Empowering Pediatric Palliative Homecare Patients and Caregivers with Symptom Management Plans (SMPs)

CAPC

JPSM study found that SMPs enabled caregivers to confidently manage their child's symptoms from home, and more.

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GeriPal Podcast: Evidence-Based Messaging for Serious Illness Care

CAPC

Listen to learn more about evidence-based messaging with Tony Back and Marian Grant.

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