Wed.Mar 30, 2022

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Boundaries and Limits – Establishing a New Social Contract with the Narcissist

Gary Direnfeld

If you have lived with a narcissist, you have developed a social contract. We have social contracts with everyone we relate to. A social contract is an implied agreement for how we interact and our code of conduct. With a narcissist, that social contract includes that their needs must be met over yours and that you are there to feed their ego. Leaving a narcissist requires you to break the social contract.

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Foster Care in America: Realities, Challenges and Solutions

KVC

Whether foster care seems like something you’re called to or your are simply curious to learn more, you’re in the right place. On any given day, nearly 407,000 children are in foster care in America. That includes more than 40,000 children in areas served by KVC Health Systems. The primary goal of foster care is reunification. At KVC, we work toward this goal by helping families with the tools and support they need to function in a healthy way.

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Dominic Raab to appeal against release of Baby P’s mother from prison

The Guardian

Parole Board directs release of Tracey Connelly, jailed in 2009 over death of son who suffered months abuse Dominic Raab said he plans to appeal against the Parole Board’s decision to free the mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse. The board said on Wednesday that a panel had directed the release of Tracey Connelly, who was jailed indefinitely with a minimum term of five years in May 2009 for causing or allowing the death of her 17-month-old son, Peter.

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Immigration Social Work: Big Ideas From Texas

Social Work Blog

By Peter Craig . If there was ever a perfect place to study immigration social work—especially in light of the ongoing influx of migrants into the U.S.—it would have to be Texas. So how are different social work schools there addressing this increasingly important subject area? . Special coursework on immigration would seem a natural, but the subject is already baked into the curricula at most Texas social work schools. .

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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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Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Bandit

TikTok Video. YouTube Video. Infographic. PSYCHOTHERAPY. Cognitive-Behavioral Information. Psychodynamic Information. Humanistic. Integrative/Holistic. IPSRT (Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy) Information. MEDICATIONS. Antipsychotics Antipsychotics A–Z Information. Mood Stabilizers Information. Benzodiazepines. Anti-Depressants. Anti-Convulsants.

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CAPC Faculty Respond to Article About Delivering Antiracist Care

CAPC

Faculty offer thoughtful response to recent JPM article outlining "tips" for delivering antiracist care.

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Age checks needed urgently to protect children from online porn, say charities

The Guardian

Safety experts call for immediate action to stop millions of underage viewers being damaged by extreme material An “immediate and urgent” introduction of age verification is needed to stop children accessing extreme content on pornography websites, children’s charities have warned. In a strongly worded open letter to the largest pornography sites in the UK, a coalition of charities and child safety experts led by Barnardo’s said the harm being done to children was so severe that the issue could

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CAPC Releases Its 'Growth of Palliative Care in U.S. Hospitals: 2022 Snapshot'

CAPC

Snapshot of the exponential growth of palliative care in U.S. hospitals since 2000.

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Sobriety Chat: Claire

Living Sober

Claire Robbie is a meditation teacher, sobriety advocate, partner, mother, and she is sober. Click below to watch the video or listen to the audio of our Sobriety Chat. We talk (among other things) about Claire's pathway to sobriety, finding ways to connect in with your emotional needs, and the profound impact a regular meditation practice can have on your […].

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Joan

Famcare

Joan began her career in the helping professions as a nurse in small town New England. A critical shortage of obstetric facilities and practitioners motivated her to specialize as a midwife eventually opening a private practice that thrived for many years. But vulnerable populations pressed in from all sides, and Joan went back to school to get her MSW, enabling her, as she saw it, to respond to need wherever she found it.

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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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Terri Friedline Shares Overdraft Fees Research with U.S. House Committee on Financial Services

Michigan Social Work

Associate Professor Terri Friedline was invited to share her research on overdraft fees with the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services. Friedline is part of a nationwide movement to eliminate overdraft fees which are excessive, predatory, and punish lower-income people for not having enough money in the bank.

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California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) Releases Palliative Care Resource Center

CAPC

New resource center provides blueprint for health care systems training nonpalliative care clinicians in core palliative care skills.

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Exploring the effects of the rise of living costs on small to medium sized care home providers and care professionals

Health & Social Care Workforce

Dr Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green, Post-Doctoral Fellow at the ARC South London, introduces a new study. Caroline works within the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London: Social Care Theme at HSCWRU.

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Six Sigma

The New Social Worker

This is a supplemental chapter to the book, Improving Quality and Performance in Your Non-Profit Organization, authored by Gary M.

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Improving Your Relationship with Yourself_ Developing Healthy Habits

Counselor Toolbox podcast

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