Mon.Apr 25, 2022

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That Sense of Abandonment

Gary Direnfeld

That sense of abandonment doesn’t mean someone left you intentionally. It can also arise from a parent’s lack of availability. That can be work, mental illness, hospitalizations, the distraction of life events. It tends to be particularly impactful on the younger child, the infant, toddler, preschooler. The child that young cannot make sense of the parent’s absense.

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Grounding in Toes & Yoga

Stop Abuse Campaign

← ACE 101: Intimate Partner Violence. ACE 101: Parental Substance Abuse → My story began when I was 5, I was molested by my stepfather. This was the beginning of my true self being compromised. I was a tiny little girl, sitting on the cold doctor’s table made for women, with lots of nurses and investigators in white gowns taking notes. They waited patiently, whispered, and talked.

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Proud Foster Parent Urges Giving Back to Your Professional Association

Social Work Blog

By Paul R. Pace. Kristi Wood says her eyes were opened to the work of NASW when she was a student in the part-time MSW program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The NASW-Wisconsin executive director, Marc Herstand, came to our class and explained the profound work that NASW does to advocate for our profession and the people we serve,” Wood says.

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School Social Work and Leadership: Putting Racial Equity into Practice

The New Social Worker

As a schooo social worker, have you ever perceived yourself as a leader in promoting racial equity? Consider current interventions your school system may be using. In what ways can you build upon those efforts?

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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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Managing Mental Health with a Chronic Illness

Psychological Health Care

If you suffer from a chronic illness, you will know how it affects your physical health. But did you know that it can also affect your mental health? Illness can affect your mental health in many ways. For example, it may cause you to feel depressed or anxious. It may even make you feel isolated. In fact, living with a chronic illness can be debilitating both physically and mentally.

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Sobriety Chat: Dai

Living Sober

Dai Henwood is an award winning comedian, actor, TV host, husband, father, and he is sober. Click below to watch or listen to my Sobriety Chat with Dai. He talks about being known as the 'pissed comedian guy', the ten years it took for him to quit drinking, embracing spirituality, managing performance adrenaline without booze, and how being sober has […].

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How Do Food Banks Operate? A Comprehensive Guide

Famcare

It's not difficult to find reports on the state of the world's food supply. According to the United Nations , the world's food production will need to increase by 60% by 2050 to feed a projected population of 9.6 billion people. This is a daunting task, made even more difficult by the threat of climate change, which is expected to reduce crop yields by up to 25% in some areas.