Gary Direnfeld
AUGUST 31, 2022
Toxic masculinity doesn’t begin in adulthood. It begins in infancy with the expectation that boys must tough it out, suck it up, not cry and never need soothing. Indeed, that toxic masculinity for some is beat into them verbally, some physically. “I’ll give you something to cry about.” “Don’t be a suck.” “You’re a cry-baby.” The infant come toddler learns from an age that young that their acceptance and worth depends upon submerging the
Doin' The Work
AUGUST 31, 2022
Episode 56 Guests: Charla Yearwood, LCSW; Cassandra Walker, LCSW, CCTP; Alan Dettlaff, PhD, MSW Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW. www.dointhework.com. Listen/Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify. Follow on Twitter & Instagram , Like on Facebook. Join the mailing list Support the podcast Download transcript. We are now offering our Racial Justice & Liberatory Practice Continuing Education Series at Columbia University , Michigan State University , and the University
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Social Work Blog
AUGUST 31, 2022
Recent flooding in Mississippi caused an already struggling water treatment plant in the state capital of Jackson to collapse. Residents in the city of 150,000 are having difficulty getting water to drink or to flush toilets, prompting the city to close schools and business and residents to wait in long lines for water. The NASW Mississippi Chapter has mobilized volunteers to help and is seeking donations.
Gateway Foundation
AUGUST 31, 2022
Alcohol has significant short-term and long-term effects on the body’s organs, including the liver. The liver serves critical purposes, and one of its main roles is to help break down substances and eliminate toxins from the body. Excessive and long-term alcohol consumption can overwhelm the liver and hinder its ability to filter alcohol, damaging liver cells beyond repair.
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The Guardian
AUGUST 31, 2022
My friend Jan Dewing, who has died aged 61 of ovarian cancer, was the Sue Pembrey chair in nursing and director of the Centre for Person-centred Practice Research at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, where she was also head of the university’s graduate research school. Jan was a leading scholar in person-centred practice, with a particular focus on care services for people living with dementia; she worked with health and social care teams to ensure care was delivered in a way that respected
Psychological Health Care
AUGUST 31, 2022
Have trouble turning off the mental chatter? You want to relax, but your brain keeps analysing your last conversation, overthinking past mistakes, or replaying an unpleasant incident on repeat. If you’re stuck in a loop of repeated negative thoughts, replaying past events or conversations in your head, you may be ruminating. Read on to understand and overcome your rumination habit for better mental health.
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Swhelper
AUGUST 31, 2022
Deona Hooper. Jay Sanders’ presentation on Body Safety aims to empower children with skills and knowledge that will lessen the likelihood of them becoming victims of childhood sexual abuse. Citation Sanders, Jay. Body Safety Education. SWHELPER Summit, 20 March. 2018, [link]. View Full Article - Body Safety Education for Children to Help Lessen or Prevent Sexual Abuse.
Living Sober
AUGUST 31, 2022
This week's Sober Story comes from Shane, a 60-year-old living in South-East Auckland. = Mrs D: How long have you been in recovery? Shane: This time about 40 years. Mrs D: What can you tell us about the last months/years of your drinking before you gave up? Shane: My drinking was getting more often and way out of hand , […] Sober Story: Shane was first posted on September 1, 2022 at 7:00 am. ©2019 " Living Sober " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.
Famcare
AUGUST 31, 2022
Originally, social services were meant to serve as emergency rooms for society's most vulnerable. They took in orphans and the homeless and fed the hungry. As the twentieth century wore on, social work expanded services to all segments of the less fortunate population, and nonprofits as well as government social agencies began to define their missions by identifying the quality-of-life outcomes their clients achieved.
University of Connecticut
AUGUST 31, 2022
Lori Ratchelous, LMSW. Saturday, December 3, 2022. 10 am – 12 pm. 2 CECs. $40 – UConn SSW Alumni and Current Field Instructors. $50 – All Others. The webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. Animal assisted therapy (AAT) has become increasingly popular over the past decade. Questions surface as to what AAT really is.
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.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
AUGUST 31, 2022
? Montana is the child removal capital of America, tearing apart proportionately more families, by far, than any other state when rates of child poverty are factored in. That may change if a bill approved by a legislative committee becomes law. But the family policing establishment already is mounting a fear-and-smear campaign against the bill. ? Add to the long list of those condemning the racism of the American family policing system the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Di
Community Care
AUGUST 31, 2022
“I want to help set BASW on the path to doubling our membership in the near future. It will be difficult, especially with the cost-of-living crisis, but with a larger representation we will be in an even stronger position to influence policy makers and represent social workers with employers.”. New British Association of Social Workers chair Julia Ross is setting out one of her key priorities for her two-year term as chair, which began in June.
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