Community Care

MAY 17, 2022

Social workers who are “passionate and knowledgeable about children’s needs” have helped a council improve from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’, despite “continuous workforce challenges”. In a report last week , Ofsted praised Derby council’s successful implementation of a strengths-based practice model, against the backdrop of Covid-19, for enabling practitioners to support children well and improving supervision.

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Gary Direnfeld

MAY 17, 2022

One of the most challenging situations is having an older teen or young adult whose behavior is quite out of control. The more you seek to set expectations, the more challenging the behavior, up to threats of violence, destruction of property, self harm, suicidal gestures. Most often this situation didn’t happen overnight, but rather there was a history of ever increasing difficult behavior.

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inSocialWork

MAY 17, 2022

Katiuscia Gray. Social work is the person-in-environment profession that so often relies on the biopsychosocial model. And yet, the mind-body connection can easily be overlooked in the assessment and intervention process. How might social workers incorporate bodywork into their practice in order to treat the whole person? Bessel van der Kolk has stated that “the body keeps the score.” Accordingly, it makes perfect sense that helping professionals’ attempts to help people cope and hea

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Nnatasha Tracy

MAY 17, 2022

I'm so pleased to announce that this Thursday , I'm launching Snap Out of It! The Mental Illness in the Workplace Podcast with Natasha Tracy. (You can always find it via "Podcast" on the top menu.) This podcast is unique because, as the name suggests, we are focusing on mental illness in the workplace and not the overly-general mental health in the workplace.

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National Casa Gal

MAY 17, 2022

National CASA/GAL is also celebrating its 40th anniversary and impact, advocating for children who have experienced abuse or neglect. Read More. The post National CASA/GAL Association for Children hosts 2022 Annual Conference June 4-7; Leading child advocacy organization is celebrating 40 years of impact appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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Advocacy 81

Living Sober

MAY 17, 2022

I've been experimenting with some infused waters lately. They're fun to make, easy to drink and make you feel super healthy! Below are the 3 flavour combinations I tried, and at the bottom you'll find even more ideas. The sky is the limit basically! It's important to leave the concoction to steep overnight before drinking. Version One: Fennel & Citrus […].

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