My Brains Not Broken
MAY 18, 2023
Oftentimes during Mental Health Awareness Month, people share their stories about mental health. They open up about their struggles, the challenges that mental illness can present. These stories can vary in experience, but there is a common purpose: to raise awareness. By sharing our stories, we are creating spaces that help other people share theirs.
Nnatasha Tracy
MAY 18, 2023
I get asked about how I wrote a book about my mental illness all the time. My book is Lost Marbles: Insights into My Life with Depression & Bipolar , and I published it in 2016. It has done very well for me, and I don't regret writing the book for a moment. That said, writing a book about mental illness is not for the faint of heart. It's harder than you think , and many people find it less rewarding than they think.
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The Critical Blog
MAY 18, 2023
Key points: A Family Guide to Living Well with Dementia published in March 2023 by Liz Leach-Murphy who has over 25 years’ experience working within health and social care, and her co-author Jayna Patel, is an easy-to-follow and accessible guide to help families and carers gain the knowledge and insight to be able to support a person with dementia live the life they wish.
The New Social Worker
MAY 18, 2023
Networking and collaboration are big terms heard throughout social work. That old adage of "it's not what you know but who you know" comes to mind.
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The International Association Of Schools Of Social
MAY 18, 2023
New Directions in Social Work Education in Africa: Challenges and Prospects; Guest editors: Susan Levy and Uzoma Okoye New Directions in Social Work Education in Africa: Challenges and Prospects is a newly published Special Issue in Social Work Education: International Journal, edited by Susan Levy and Uzoma Okoye. The collection brings to the fore some of the unique, rich, and varied aspects in contemporary African social work education, and will contribute to the knowledge base to inform, s
Social Work Blog
MAY 18, 2023
By Paul R. Pace As someone who ran a large organization when he was dean at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, says he knows the need for unanticipated expenditures that may not be very large but are timely and important. “Discretionary funding to support leadership can help make an organization run more smoothly and have a greater scale of accomplishment,” Barth says of one of the reasons he donates to the NASW Foundation.
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Social Workers Speak
MAY 18, 2023
Villa pushes to increase social worker diversity in the workforce Illinois Senate Democrats Following findings of testing bias in social worker licensure exams, State Senator Karina Villa moved a bill out of the Senate Licensed Activities Committee on Wednesday to provide social workers who are minorities another, more equitable avenue for obtaining a license.
Social Workers Speak
MAY 18, 2023
Villa pushes to increase social worker diversity in the workforce Illinois Senate Democrats Following findings of testing bias in social worker licensure exams, State Senator Karina Villa moved a bill out of the Senate Licensed Activities Committee on Wednesday to provide social workers who are minorities another, more equitable avenue for obtaining a license.
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