Thu.Sep 15, 2022

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Getting to Know Ourselves Better

My Brains Not Broken

Getting to know ourselves is a lifelong journey – full of twists, turns, surprises and disappointments. What doesn’t matter to us one year could be monumentally important the next, and so on and so forth throughout our lives. I used to think that learning new things about myself was more cinematic. Time would slow down, and my moment of clarity would spring forward.

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Shelter Partners With Let It Be Us for Emergency Foster Care Program

Shelter, Inc

Shelter is proud to announce a $2,000,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to partner with Let It Be Us for a new Emergency Foster Care Program. Being removed from their home, for whatever reason, is a traumatic time for a young person, and having a soft place to land is critical. However, it may take days or even weeks to match the child with the right foster home.

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No One Would Want Me If They Knew the Real Disabled Me

Nnatasha Tracy

I have thought that no one would want me if they knew the real me for, oh, my whole life. It's not because I'm an ax-murderer or puppy-hater or anything; it's just because I'm me, and "me" is very messy, indeed. The inner life of a bipolar can be torture. And then there's whatever Natasha has to offer on top of it. And then there's Ehler's-Danlos. And then there's fibromyalgia.

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Book Review: Conscious Service—Ten Ways To Reclaim Your Calling, Move Beyond Burnout, and Make a Difference Without Sacrificing Yourself

The New Social Worker

Book Review of Conscious Service—Ten Ways To Reclaim Your Calling, Move Beyond Burnout, and Make a Difference Without Sacrificing Yourself

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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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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending Sept. 14, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

? The family police are always finding new ways to dress up their crusade to tear apart more families in pseudo-science. As soon as one fad – predictive analytics – is debunked, they come up with another: taking “health terrorism” – extrapolating from horror stories to justify more removal of children – and slapping a more acceptable name on it: “safety science.

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3 Ways Technology Can Simplify a Caseworker's Routine

Famcare

If you work in human services, you may occasionally feel overburdened. Work processes that are time-consuming and intensive, as well as manual procedures for gathering, retrieving, and distributing information, result in inefficient use of a caseworker's time. Fortunately, technological advancements allow you to make your casework operation easier and more efficient.

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Expansion of an Inpatient Specialist Palliative Care Service to 24/7 Onsite Presence

CAPC

The results of a palliative care team's decision to provide around-the-clock coverage in a metropolitan, dedicated cancer hospital.