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Ukraine: council heads raise safeguarding concerns as UK starts accepting unaccompanied children

Community Care

Council leaders have issued safeguarding and resource concerns, after the government opened its Homes for Ukraine scheme to unaccompanied children. Levelling up secretary Michael Gove announced yesterday that 1,000 Ukrainian children who had already made applications under the scheme would be allowed to travel to the UK without their parents to stay with a sponsor, so long as they had parental consent.

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Thoughts of Suicide Every Day

Nnatasha Tracy

Some people live with thoughts of suicide every day. I have lived this way. It's hell. Persistent suicidality can happen in depression , although it's not talked about very much. There is a notion that people think about suicide, and they either get help, which rids them of the thoughts, or act on the thoughts. And while I have no doubt some people have had that experience, for many, this just isn't reality.

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PART TWO OF FOUR: Reputation laundering in "child welfare": The Child Welfare League of America

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

CWLA co-opts the rhetoric of reform to promote the same old family policing agenda The hearings about the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection have prompted a lot of talk about “reputation laundering” as former Trump Administration officials try to distance themselves from the president they served so faithfully – the most notable example: former Attorney General William Barr.

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Tricky, sticky habits: what are body-focused repetitive behaviours?

Lawson Psychology

The post Tricky, sticky habits: what are body-focused repetitive behaviours? appeared first on Lawson Clinical Psychology.

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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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IFSW Africa Publishes 2021 Conference Abstract Book

International Federation of Social Workers

The IFSW Africa is pleased to publish the 2021 International Social Work Conference Abstract book. The Hybrid conference held in Rwanda Kigali hosted by the Rwanda National Organization of Social Work was the first-ever successful hybrid social work conference with over 750 participants. The theme was a continuation of the discussion of the first 2020 […].

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Tricky, sticky habits: what are body-focused repetitive behaviours?

Lawson Psychology

Tricky, sticky habits: what are body-focused repetitive behaviours? We’ve all heard the phrase “pulling their hair out” used to describe someone who is particularly stressed, or “splitting hairs” to refer to being overly fussy. But you might not realise that these sayings can be traced back to compulsive hair-pulling disorder and other body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs).

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Societal Benefits of a Case Management System

Famcare

The significance of non-profit's efforts in the lives of so many people cannot be overstated. People from different cultural and social backgrounds take advantage of such non-profit organization services in completely diverse ways. However, how does case management software help society? We respond by examining the significance of human services software in relation to the nonprofit organizations that choose to use this specialized software.

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Overcoming Barriers to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Healthcare

Relias

The need for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in healthcare is not new, but DEI is still a new focus for many healthcare organizations. As you move forward with DEI efforts, thinking about the potential challenges to success is important. Let’s explore ways to overcome barriers to DEI in your organization. In a 2021 Relias survey of 1,310 healthcare and public safety professionals, only 62% of respondents said that their organization participates in diversity, equity, and inclusion

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?? Subjective and objective difficulty of emotional facial expression perception from dynamic stimuli

Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction

You can find the original article here (open access). Is it difficult to read emotions? It can be. Is it always equally difficult? No. Why? That was our question in our study. Background. For some people reading people’s emotional expressions is easier that for others, and that varies in different situations. But why? Is it about the observer? The person showing the expression?