Mon.Aug 14, 2023

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When Someone You Love has Anxiety…

Gary Direnfeld

For many, there is a relational aspect to anxiety. They seek others to help them manage, make them feel safe or less anxious. They draw others in. Those that get drawn in become part of a dynamic where as they try to comfort, cajole, support, facilitate, the one with the anxiety experiences and expresses greater fear. This causes the helper to increase their supportive efforts.

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The ASASWEI International Social Work Conference, Conference’23

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Advancing Social Work Praxis: Uniting Communities to Tackle Adversity, Vulnerability, and Trauma South Africa continues to experience unprecedented weather patterns that place members of society at more risk than they already are due to unabating historical inequalities and injustices linked with colonisation and apartheid. Moreover, the global community is also grappling with complex socio-economic, political, religious, and environmental challenges, which directly and indirectly impact South A

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Rebuilding After an Affair?

Gary Direnfeld

That affair, it dismantles trust. Trust cannot be restored by a promise. Trust is an outcome of trustworthy behavior over time. Trustworthiness is facilitated by transparency and accountability. That means your partner must have full access to your phone, devices, and all means of communication. It also means you check in frequently to advise of your whereabouts and you are where you say you are and can account for your time.

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Rural Hospital Disparities in Goals of Care Documentation

CAPC

A study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, finds low prevalence of goals of care documentation in rural hospitals.

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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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Does Your Child have GAD?

Gary Direnfeld

The parent had anxiety. It was of a concern for their kid’s safety. The parent did have some tragic experiences when they were a child. Their fear, although not necessary now, had a basis in reality from the past. Their child had anxiety. It was labled GAD – Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The child had fears, but they weren’t pinned down to something specific.

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The ASASWEI International Social Work Conference, Conference’23

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Advancing Social Work Praxis: Uniting Communities to Tackle Adversity, Vulnerability, and Trauma South Africa continues to experience unprecedented weather patterns that place members of society at more risk than they already are due to unabating historical inequalities and injustices linked with colonisation and apartheid. Moreover, the global community is also grappling with complex socio-economic, political, religious, and environmental challenges, which directly and indirectly impact South A

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Fourth Season Episode 10: A conversation with Adam McHugh on his memoir “Blood from a stone.”

Hospice Chaplaincy

In today’s episode, Saul talks to Adam McHugh on his book “Blood from a stone: A memoir of how wine brought me back from the dead.” Adam McHugh is a wine tour guide, sommelier, and Certified Specialist of Wine.

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‘There is no justification for agency and permanent social workers having very different pay’

Community Care

By Rachael Wardell Kate Shoesmith’s recent article for Community Care argued that the Department for Education’s (DfE) proposed rules on agency work won’t fix the issues facing the local authority children’s services workforce. I think your readers would benefit from an alternative perspective. I chair the Association of Director’s of Children’s Services (ADCS) workforce policy committee.