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It's a Wrap, 2021! The New Social Worker's Top 12 (+) Articles for 2021, Year in Review, & Getting Ready for 2022

The New Social Worker

2021 is a wrap. The New Social Worker's list of Top Articles for 2021 tells us what has been on social workers' minds. We look forward to spending 2022 with you, our readers, as we move into a new era of the magazine.

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I didn’t want anyone else to look after Mum – until I realised what she wanted | Simon Hattenstone

The Guardian

My sister and I thought we knew best for our 93-year-old mother but we neglected something crucial: her independence There was always one thing I was sure of – I’d not let Mum go into a care home or be looked after by a stranger. Marje has always been a brilliant mother, forever loyal when others wrote me off. So come the day when she tired of living by herself in Salford, or couldn’t cope, I’d be there for her.

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Let’s Reset for 2022: Celebrating a New Year of Social Work

The New Social Worker

The beginning of a new year is the ideal time to examine our narrative, break free from comfort zones, create a vision for ourselves, and celebrate our evolving careers as social workers. Dr. Veronica Hardy is Your Social Work Mentor.

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Kids and the Mental Health Pandemic

Shelter, Inc

Since March of 2020, the pandemic fists have been pummeling children from every direction, just as they have adults, but often in different ways. Before we can learn how to help our kids, we need to know their challenges , and there we have help. For example, psychologist Tali Raviv from Northwestern University published a study involving over 40,000 Chicago Public School children from kindergarten through 12 th grade in April 2021.

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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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Why Family Caregivers Need Help Too

Hospice Chaplaincy

By Nancy Dexter According to an article by the American Psychological Association, 66.6% of caregivers for older adults experience adverse symptoms for Continue Reading.

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Shelter’s Pride is Showing!

Shelter, Inc

What is Pride Month? The U.S. is among many countries around the globe celebrating Pride month at various times throughout the year. Ours began June 28, 1969, when New York City Police raided one of the area’s most popular gay bars, the Stonewall Inn. Over the next six days, people in the LGBTQ+ community fought back in what has become known as the Stonewall Uprising.