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Growing Up With a Difficult Parent

Gary Direnfeld

It can be so confusing when statistically, almost everyone has parents who love them and puts them first and you have a parent whose needs supercede your own. Between the notion that all parents are loving and the child’s need to be accepted and loved, having a parent who does otherwise is befuddling. The child, whether a youngster, teen or adult remains in a struggle seeking to protect themselves from the demands of such a parent whilst still clinging to the need and hope to be appropriat

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Food Insecurity: Youth from the grassroots speak out in the context of COVID 19 crisis

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Food Insecurity: Youth from the grassroots speak out in the context of COVID 19 crisis. Wednesday, February 16, 2022. 10:00 am 11:30 am (EST). Panellists. • Augustine Kaheeru Bahemuka Human Rights Specialist, UNAMI. • Alexandra Mustafá Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil. International. Associatio n of Schools of Social Work IASSW). • Miroslav Budimir , University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. • Videos from youth in Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya. • Concluding remarks Dr.

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Managing Your Child’s Anxiety.

Gary Direnfeld

That childhood anxiety. As you ask the many questions seeking an answer as to why from the child, you may inadvertently be ramping up anxiety for you both. Anxiety, as a disorder, is about feelings betraying the mind as the feelings are either disproportionate to the triggering event or an independent experience. Seeking to know why or even what from the child is very often unanswerable.

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The Year I Spent In Rehab

Sober Courage

A year sounds like a very long time to be in rehab, but that’s exactly what I did last year. My battle with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) had reached its peak and the fight became a full blown war. Why is it so hard to stay sober? I’ve done it before, but ever since I … Continue reading The Year I Spent In Rehab.

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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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Conversations on Social Work Careers: International Social Work With Dean Tanya Voss, MSSW

The New Social Worker

How do I even get started? What are the pros and cons? If you have had these and other questions about international social work, tune in to this conversation with Dean Tanya Voss, MSSW, on the world of international social work.

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In child welfare, where do ethics reviews come from?

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

KEY POINTS ? A “scholar” who insists there is little or no racial bias in child welfare writes a “predictive analytics” algorithm for the State of California. Somehow, the contract to write a so-called “independent ethics review” of the algorithm is given to another “scholar” who also insists there is little or no racial bias in child welfare. In fact, they co-authored a screed on this very topic. ?

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Putting Your Negative Thoughts On Trial: A CBT Technique

Social Work Bubble

Negative on unhelpful thinking can perpetuate harmful beliefs we hold about ourselves and our experience. This can be the basis for continuing to feel distressing emotion, including depression and anxiety. Now before we dive into some proven cognitive behavior strategies to reduce this thinking patterns, a disclaimer: Negative thinking can certainly be unhelpful and continue cycles of intense emotional experiences, but this does not mean positive thinking is the end-all, be-all.

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National Conference on Climate Change

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

National Conference on Climate Change. The PG Department of Social Work, Sree Sabareesa College is hosting its third national conference on climate change on February 12 th to 16 th , 2022 through online mode. It is a scientific platform for climate change education, discussion, and strategy planning. Technical sessions on climate change will be held each day.

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Office of Research and Scholarship Update – Winter 2022

University of Connecticut

Perspective: Associate Dean for Research & Scholarship Researchers at the UConn School of Social Work continue to leverage partnerships with state agencies to confront some of the most critical issues facing our society today. Partnerships with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Department of Children and Families, and the Office of Early Childhood have led to an increase in both scholarly output and funding that will benefit individuals, families, and communities –

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The Great Migration: Educators Leaving the Profession & the Impact it has on Students

Children and the Law Blog

With the pandemic forcing schools online over the past two years, an already dwindling education workforce is seeing a dramatic increase in teachers leaving the profession. Top reasons for this mass exodus include burnout and lack of appropriate compensation, as well as fears related to contracting covid in an in-person setting particularly for those teachers […].

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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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15 Hobbies You Can Take Up in Chicago During Recovery

Gateway Foundation

When you begin recovery, it can seem like you have nothing to do with your time. If all of your recent hobbies involved drugs or alcohol, you might feel isolated from friends you used to drink with or activities you enjoyed while drinking alcohol or using substances. You can have fun and enjoy a variety… The post 15 Hobbies You Can Take Up in Chicago During Recovery appeared first on Gateway.

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CAPC Releases New Podcast, Breaking Point

CAPC

Listen to CAPC's limited-series podcast, featuring stories from health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic.

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Putting Your Negative Thoughts On Trial: A CBT Technique

Social Work Bubble

Negative or unhelpful thoughts can perpetuate harmful beliefs we hold about ourselves and our lives. This can be the basis for continuing to feel upsetting emotions, including depression and anxiety. Before we dive into some proven cognitive behavior strategies to reduce these thinking patterns, a disclaimer: Negative thinking can certainly be unhelpful and continue cycles of intense emotional experiences, but this does not mean positive thinking is the end-all, be-all.

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Voices of six female authors in the field of death, dying and grief

Hospice Chaplaincy

For the last six weeks we’ve been highlighting the voices of six female authors in the field of death, dying Continue Reading.

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Podcast 043: Thinking Critically About Youth Work – Part 2

Ultimate Youth Worker

In todays episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast, “Thinking Critically About Youth Work: Part Two”, Aaron continues to speak with Dr. Brian Belton about the need for youth workers to be critically reflective about who we are as professionals. Taking our conversation up to the next level we speak about the need for supervision to help youth workers become more critically reflective.