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Have a Daily Dose of Self-Care During Self-Care Awareness Month This September

The New Social Worker

Download your Self-Care Awareness Month calendar for 2022 and join The New Social Worker as we invite you to deepen awareness and activation of self-care.

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Akerman and the National CASA/GAL Association for Children announce 2022 recipients of Academic Excellence Scholarship for foster youth

National Casa Gal

Read More. The post Akerman and the National CASA/GAL Association for Children announce 2022 recipients of Academic Excellence Scholarship for foster youth appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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Be Prepared for Dobbs Decision Impact on Maternal Mortality

Relias

The World Health Organization has tracked maternal mortality rates across the globe since establishing the improvement of maternal health as one of its top priorities. Through its data, we know that maternal mortality rates in the U.S. have steadily increased over the past three decades, even though most of these maternal deaths are preventable. The recent Dobbs decision may raise U.S. maternal mortality rates even further by prohibiting treatment options that involve pregnancy termination for a

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We cannot squander this moment. Australia must tackle the structural issues behind women’s inequality | Kristine Ziwica

The Guardian

The post-pandemic lessons of care feminism seem to have sunk in, but if we do not seize the moment now, we may waste a historic opportunity “From the early months of the Covid pandemic women have borne the brunt of the economic consequences of the pandemic, largely through their roles as paid and unpaid carers,” Australia’s finance minister and newly minted minister for women, Katy Gallagher, reminded us just last week at the G-20 Women’s Summit.

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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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The Papa WAS Project and Detroit Bass Day

Michigan Social Work

On August 27, 2022, Detroit Bass Day celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Motown hit “Papa was a Rollin’ Stone.” A number one hit by The Temptations in 1972, the song features an immortal and driving bass line, which 50 bassists played on the Motown Museum Plaza. The song’s powerful narrative about family responsibility has inspired the Papa WAS project, which invited participants to share their perspectives, personal narratives and spoken word poetry about fatherhood.

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Must Have Features in a Case Management Software

Famcare

When looking for case management software, an agency should consider a number of factors. You want to find the ideal partner who can assist you in optimizing your case management while making the greatest impact on your performance and client outcomes. Let's look at the Must-Have Features that your agency will benefit from when selecting case management software.

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Clinicians' Views on the Use of Triggers for Specialist Palliative Care in the ICU

CAPC

Study aims to understand views regarding use of clinical criteria (i.e. triggers) for specialist palliative care consultation in the ICU.

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‘A horrible winter lies ahead’: next PM will inherit an NHS on its knees

The Guardian

Experts say Tory leadership rivals appear not to have grasped the scale of the crisis facing the service From crime to the courts: the biggest issues the UK’s new PM will face In a television studio in Stoke-on-Trent last month, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak traded blows over everything from credit card economics to Channel migrants to the accessories chain Claire’s.

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Researchers Test New Model for Enhancing Health Equity in Palliative Care

CAPC

Methodology centers around community health workers, who work with underserved populations to educate patients and families, and promote access to services.

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Terri Friedline Weighs in on the Student Debt Relief Program in Fast Company

Michigan Social Work

Associate Professor Terri Friedline shares her thoughts on President Biden’s student debt relief program in The Conversation. She says that while the relief package will make a real difference, she is concerned that it ignores the role structural racism and sexism play in educational debt. "The Biden administration will have to do more if it aims to adequately address these and the many other remaining structural problems with debt and education," she writes.

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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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Criteria for Referral of Patients With Advanced Heart Failure for Specialized Palliative Care

CAPC

Results of study reveal criteria that may be useful in standardizing specialty palliative care access for patients with advanced heart failure.

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Normalize Palliative Care as Part of the Oncology Treatment Plan

CAPC

How AAPs at a Pennsylvania health system have normalized palliative care as a core component of the medical oncology patient care plan.

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Managing Cancer Pain in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder or Nonmedical Opioid Use

CAPC

Follow-up editorial to the Fitzgerald Jones et al. study.