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Are regional care co-operatives the answer to care placement challenge?

Community Care

The last few years have seen a plethora of reports about the lack of appropriate placements for children in care and the dire outcomes that have followed. These include children and young being placed far from loved-ones and social networks, or in unsuitable, and sometimes unlawful, accommodation, and enduring multiple placement breakdowns. Those with the most complex needs have often being the worst affected.

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Paid Social Work Internships Part 2 FED UP - Beth Wagner, Claire Mancuso, Natalia Norzagaray & Parham Daghighi

Doin' The Work

Episode 62 Guests: Beth Wagner, Claire Mancuso, Natalia Norzagaray & Parham Daghighi Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW www.dointhework.com Listen/Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify Follow on Twitter & Instagram , Like on Facebook Join the mailing list Support the podcast Download transcript Doin’ The Work is offering our Racial Justice & Liberatory Practice Continuing Education Series through several of our partner universities.

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Self-Care A-Z: Use These Strategies To Cope With Feeling Disconnected

The New Social Worker

Feeling disconnected? You’re not alone. We all need healthy human contact. Use these self-care strategies to decrease isolation and feelings of disconnect.

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Diversity Spotlight: Dr. Nita Tewari

Society of Clinical Psychology

TCP Vol. 76, Issue 1. Diversity Spotlight The current spotlight is on Dr. Nita Tewari whose work focuses on Indian American, South Asian, and Asian American mental health. Dr. Tewari received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) in 1992. In 2000, she completed her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology at Southern Illinois University.

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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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Victorian child protection cases to consider past Aboriginal mistreatment under landmark bill

The Guardian

Exclusive: Amendment will ‘stop the cycle of higher rates of Aboriginal child removal’, says childcare agency chief Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Victorian judges and child protection workers will have to consider the past mistreatment of Aboriginal families when dealing with cases involving Indigenous children, under an Australian-first bill to be introduced to parliament.

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DONATION TO TURKEY AND SYRIA FROM SOUTH KOREA

International Federation of Social Workers

KASW (Korean Association of Social Workers) announced on February 18 that their board decided to transfer a total of US$20,000, including the Korean Social Workers’ Fund. Dr.

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Ep. 77 – Hosting a Family Conference: The Stages, Skills, and Language

Social Work Discoveries

Ever wondered about what happens in a Family Conference? Well this is the episode that will bring you up to speed. Covering a diverse range of insights around the stages of a family conference, the skills you need to develop to undertake a conference competently, and the language you will use throughout, this anonymous social worker explores this and more in-depth.

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Psychotherapy research in the 21st century

Society of Clinical Psychology

TCP Vol. 76, Issue 1. Lead Article by Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD; John F. Buss, BS; Robinson De Jesús-Romero, BA, MsC; Allison Peipert, BS; Isabella Starvaggi, BS Psychotherapy research in the 21st century Mental disorders account for a substantial proportion of the disability attributable to health conditions (Whiteford et al., 2013). Depressive disorders specifically account for a considerable amount of that disability, partly due to their high prevalence (Patel et al., 2016).

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Achieving Whole Health: A New Approach for Veterans and the Nation

American Board of Clinical Social Work

New consensus study report from the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine is now available. Read now to explore a #WholeHealth approach to improving the health and well-being of both veterans and the nation. The new report identifies five foundational elements of an effective Whole Health care system. It must be people-centered, comprehensive & holistic, upstream-focused, equitable and accountable, and grounded in team well-being.

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Assistance to Ukrainian psychologists

Society of Clinical Psychology

TCP Vol. 76, Issue 1. Section VII by Marc Hillbrand, Ph.D. Section 7 of the Society of Clinical Psychology has become involved in providing assistance to Ukrainian psychologists regarding the management of the current mental health crisis in Ukraine. Alex Lupis, Ph.D., a Washington-area psychologist contacted Section 7. He is a US psychologist of Ukrainian descent who has been assisting the Ukrainian Psychological Association in identifying experts willing to provide trainings to Ukrainian psych

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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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Going into the Care Closet?

Health & Social Care Workforce

Dr Cat Forward is Research Associate at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, King’s College London.

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