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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.
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Counselor Toolbox podcast
AUGUST 21, 2022
Addictions and Cluster B Disorders Addictions and Cluster B Disorders
Social Work Update brings together the best content for social work professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Community Care
AUGUST 2, 2022
Over half (54%) of foster carers are considering resigning because of the cost of living crisis, a survey of over 1,000 has found.
Teaching & Learning in Social Work
AUGUST 25, 2022
In my role as the Director of our undergraduate social work program this summer, I have been onboarding several new adjunct instructors to our Department.
Famcare
AUGUST 25, 2022
With over 400,000 children in foster care and over 100,000 adoptable children in the United States, we are passionate about improving the adoption process with the right social services software.
Save the Social Worker
AUGUST 23, 2022
Two years of doing social work. Two years after working full-time as a social worker, it ended. It wasn’t an active decision on my part. It just happened. My contract expired after two years. It was as simple as that. There was no ‘Big Bang!’ Celebrating the end of my time as a social worker.
Social Care
AUGUST 3, 2022
Around a fifth of the adult social care workforce are from a black or minority ethnic background. This increases to 40% of nurses. Sadly, this diversity is not reflected at senior management and leadership level. A new leadership programme aims to change that. Image copyright Lauren Hurley/DHSC].
Gary Direnfeld
AUGUST 6, 2022
It was 1985. I had recently graduated with my Masters in Social Work. I was working for the Catholic Children’s Aid Society in downtown Toronto. The case involved a young boy. If I recall correctly, maybe about twelve-years-of-age. The issue was school truancy.
Community Care
AUGUST 17, 2022
A lack of awareness and support systems in the social work sector has cultivated a climate of apprehension and exhaustion for social workers with neurodiverse conditions such as autism , ADHD and dyslexia.
International Federation of Social Workers
AUGUST 9, 2022
Photo by the UN The IFSW Message on World Indigenous Peoples Day Today on World Indigenous Peoples Day, IFSW acknowledges the indigenous social workers that have for decades worked patiently to steer the profession towards understanding, respecting and celebrating diverse cultures.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
AUGUST 24, 2022
Roundtable: Asian Perspective for Social Work Education. . Date: 9 September 2022 (Friday). Time : 3:00-6:00 pm (HKT, GMT+8). Organizer: China and Global Development Network, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Location: Online via Zoom.
inSocialWork
AUGUST 16, 2022
Autumn Asher BlackDeer.
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.
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.
Community Care
AUGUST 26, 2022
The cost of living crisis is ‘severely’ affecting people accessing children’s and adults’ services, fuelling a host of issues including poverty, debt, mental ill-health and domestic conflict, social workers have warned.
My Brains Not Broken
AUGUST 30, 2022
Here on My Brain’s Not Broken I have a tendency to write blog posts that serve as reminders. Sometimes they’re reminders that would be beneficial for whoever’s reading the post.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
AUGUST 16, 2022
Global Dimensions in Social Work Education – Call for Proposal for SW Education Conference. Call for Proposals closes October 1, 2022.
Beyond Advocacy
AUGUST 25, 2022
As economic inequality grows unabated in the United States, policymakers are reaching for solutions to ensure the future of children born into low-income households. This is a quest that Brown School professor Michael Sherraden has been at for decades with notable success in the US and abroad.
Karen Zgoda
AUGUST 22, 2022
Read all about it! Here is the press release from my amazing employer, Villa Maria College : Book Cover. Karen Zgoda, LMSW, Director of the Care Center, has authored a new book.
Gary Direnfeld
AUGUST 16, 2022
While I am pleased so many parents value counseling and want it for their kids, do know that it is not always helpful and indeed, can be harmful. Many kids interpret counseling as them having done something bad for which they must now talk to someone. That creates a scary endeavor.
Community Care
AUGUST 22, 2022
The Welsh Government has opened a consultation on plans to eliminate profit-making residential and fostering provision for children in care.
Social Work With Adults
AUGUST 22, 2022
"The challenge of integrating health and social care cannot be fixed simply by addressing one part of the jigsaw." Image created by freepik.com ]. Digital determination.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
AUGUST 22, 2022
The IASSW Task Force on the Global Standards (2020). The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), in collaboration with the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), has launched its latest iteration of the Global Standards for Social Work Education and Training.
International Federation of Social Workers
AUGUST 23, 2022
Note from the IFSW news editor: The following article and call for support has been written by Ana Radulescu, the IFSW European President and global Vice President. Ana has been the key facilitator of the Social Work Response in Ukraine since the Russian invasion.
Kylie the Creative Social Worker
AUGUST 15, 2022
It took me a long time to plan and determine class lessons for the year. And, they will probably change again! I always try to keep some of the topics the same, but for others,… Uncategorized class lessons SEL social skills
Gary Direnfeld
AUGUST 15, 2022
She only had one drink a day. It happened to be when the kids were arriving home from school. There were three kids, all girls. The eldest, nine, came in first. She was excited about the grade and comments on a project and wanted to show her mom.
Community Care
AUGUST 11, 2022
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards caseloads hit record levels in 2021-22 , official figures show. Councils in England received 270,650 applications to deprive a person of liberty from care homes and hospitals, up 5.5% on the 2020-21.
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