Community Care
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. When speaking to Elaine James, her passion for upholding the rights of people with learning disabilities is almost infectious. This is also evident in her accomplishments as the head of service for learning disabilities and preparation for adulthood at Bradford council.
Gary Direnfeld
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Remember those education workers who at the beginning of the pandemic, switched their approaches on a dime to as best as possible accommodate their students? These are the same ones who managed their own kids at home while doing their best to accommodate yours while on-line and in some cases, still in-person. Now these are the same people doing their best to catch those same students up academically and even socially.
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My Brains Not Broken
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
I’m not sure how many other people do this, but I get hyper-fixated on what I do in my day-to-day life. I constantly analyze my habits, hobbies, and what I choose to do (or not do) during my day. Whether it’s for work or fun, I’m in a near-constant state of thought, lost in my head about my choices. But in all this thinking, I forget that I don’t always have control over what impacts my mental health, which is what I’d like to talk about today.
The Social Care Elf
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Introduction This paper, from Muir and colleagues (2023), details a systematic review exploring the lived experiences of children and young people whose parents use substances. We know from a wide range of research and policy, that parental drug and alcohol use has wide ranging impacts on young people throughout their lives, and this study, which includes the [read the full story.
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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Yesterday’s post was, in effect, a guest blog. The Complaint filed by the Family Justice Law Center , the New York University School of Law Family Defense Clinic and two private law firms – especially the introductory section – reads like great journalism. So I reprinted that part, in full. Given its pitch-perfect portrayal of how the New York City Administration for Children’s Services treats children and families, it’s no wonder it generated at least nine ten news stories, including: The New Y
MQ Mental Health
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
This Eating Disorders Awareness Week, MQ’s copywriter Juliette Burton who also works as a writer, comedian, and mental health activist, shares her experience of what happened the day she was sectioned under the mental health act for anorexia. When I was 17 it was decided I was “insane”. So, I spent my 18 th birthday sectioned under the mental health act in hospital.
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Gary Direnfeld
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
On a daily or weekly basis, how many alcoholic beverages do you consume? “I’m only a social drinker.” OK, then on a weekly basis, how often do you socialize? “Maybe three to five times a week.” OK, and when you socialize, how many beverages will you consume? “Maybe three or four.” OK, and what is your beverage of choice?
My Brains Not Broken
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
After writing my most recent post about misunderstanding the meaning rest , the idea continued to sit in my mind. As I wrote in that post, it’s clear that many of us know we’re not getting enough rest. Even the people who are getting enough rest feel like they aren’t. And in the way the world has changed in recent decades, there are more reasons than ever for exhaustion.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The Japan College of Social Work and the University of New South Wales is co-hosting a joint workshop on field education. It is also supported by JASWE. It is a hybrid event (at JCSW, UNSW and online) and completely free with simultaneous interpretation. Date is March 2, 2014 and time is 11:00 AM 3:00 PM(SYD) / 09:00 AM-1:00 PM(TYO) For registration, Please apply by February 29.☞ [link] For more details click here : JCSW/UNSW International Seminar The post JCSW/UNSW International Seminar on Soci
Social Work With Adults
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
"Moving Social Work focuses on increasing physical activity [opportunities for disabled people] and the benefits this generates for mind and body." [Image created by freepik.com ] Equality of opportunity Modern social work is many things, but one of its central tenets involves the belief that everyone should have access to the same opportunities to live full, active, healthy lives, regardless of circumstance and background.
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.
MQ Mental Health
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
In this webinar, presented by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and hosted by MQ’s own Director of Research Partnerships and Development Emily Wheeler, we heard from some experts into what the latest developments have been in the area of depression research. Michael Browning , Professor of Computational Psychiatry at Oxford University talked about his research into the mechanisms and treatment for depression, and his work running a clinic for people with depression that
Community Care
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Councils would be able to exceed regionally agreed agency social work price caps under proposed statutory guidance issued by the Department for Education. Leaders would be able to sign off on breaches of the caps, but all such cases must then be reported to regional partnerships and the DfE, said the draft guidance. The flexibility comes despite Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) concerns that breaches would risk undermining national rules on councils engaging child and
Gary Direnfeld
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Some things are just difficult to appreciate without the experience. One of those things is life with a narcissistic ex. It’s hard to believe a former partner and coparent would so deliberately poison their kids against the other parent. It’s beyond comprehensible to think that in doing so, they would let their own kids be psychologically and emotionally destroyed by their own actions.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
South Dakota tears apart families at a rate well above the national average. Native American children are 13% of the child population and 74% of the foster child population. But hey, a slogan is a slogan, right? There were two important news stories last week from states that destroy astounding numbers of Native American families every year. The stories make one thing clear: State officials and many state lawmakers don’t give a damn about it. ● Montana continually vies with West Virginia for the
International Federation of Social Workers
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
February 6, 2023- February 6, 2024 The earthquake on February 6, 2023, marked the deadliest seismic event in Turkey since the 2010 Haiti earthquake. With magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.
Social Work Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
October 4, 1935 – January 19, 2024 Diana Lee Guida Brown Throughout a career in social work at New York area hospitals, Diana Guida Brown gave passionate voice to the needs and dignity of hospital patients when she perceived them as being overlooked, sometimes going to the state house in Albany to fight for new legislation, or advocating for policy changes locally such as for the first AIDS patients in the early 1980s.
The New Social Worker
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
In this episode of Conversations on Social Work Careers, Your Social Work Career Coach Jennifer Luna interviews Dr. Jonathan Singer. Jonathan is the founder of The Social Work Podcast and was inducted as an NASW Social Work Pioneer® in 2023.
Community Care
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Staff and volunteers working with children will face a duty to report child sexual abuse they are aware of, the government announced yesterday. Those who fail to fulfil the mandatory reporting duty face being referred to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and potentially banned from working with children.
Gary Direnfeld
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
As much as parents believe they are using the best approach for their kids, most are using an approach either best suited to their own personality, or something consistent with their own growing up experiences or something chosen to be in effect, the opposite of their growing up experience. To use what is truly “best”, one must have considerable self-awareness, an ability to differentiate their needs from those of the child, a good understanding of child development and a range of st
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
The New York City Administration for Children's Services Uses Highly Coercive Tactics to Illegally Search Tens of Thousands of Families’ Homes Every Year. I didn’t write the headline and subhead above. Rather they are the headline and subhead that begin a lawsuit against New York City’s family police agency, the Administration for Children’s Services.
Social Care
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
DanceSyndrome is an award winning dance charity based in Lancashire with a special focus on including everyone, with or without disabilities. They provide dance workshops, leadership training and consultancy. Their performance artists attend special events and exclusive performances, emphasising what people with learning disabilities can really do. Julie Nicholson, Managing Director of DanceSyndrome, is proud to share the story of its origins through the inspiration of its founder, Jen Blackwell
Social Work Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
By Marisa Markowtiz, LMSW, CASAC-T The National Institute of Mental Health defines specific phobia as an intense, irrational fear that poses little or no actual danger. Approximately seven to nine percent of the United States population experience specific phobias. Glossophobia, or fear of public speaking, affects up to 75 percent of the population.
The Guardian
FEBRUARY 3, 2024
Plans to reform social care and House of Lords are trimmed as Keir Starmer’s party opts for caution ahead of vote Labour is planning only limited first-term reforms of social care and the House of Lords and a smaller green investment plan as part of a stripped-down general election manifesto, as it seeks to make its policies “bombproof” to Tory attacks.
Community Care
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
By Beverley Barnett-Jones Addressing ethnic inequalities in children’s social care requires an understanding of the disparities that families face, as well as the factors that shape them. The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory recently added to the evidence base by publishing a briefing paper on the ethnicity of children in care and supervision proceedings in England.
Gary Direnfeld
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
It can be difficult to appreciate the impact of mental illness on one’s capacity to meet the daily demands of life and on the capacity to manage stress. Hence when expectations aren’t met or mood disrupts attitude, blame can quickly set in. Having a mental health diagnosis is like carrying additional weights on one’s back. Depending on the diagnosis and severity, that weight can be significant.
The New Social Worker
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Empowering Social Workers. Please spend Social Work Month with us at The New Social Worker. THANK you for all you do. Follow us all month (March 2024) to celebrate the social work profession and the ways we empower and are empowered.
Social Care
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Support workers are the backbone of health and social care organisations, providing year-round care for service users, patients and residents. Leanne Flint joined Cygnet Healthcare as a support worker in 2008. Here, she writes about the training and personal development which has helped her progress. Leanne takes a positive approach to life's challenges.
Blurt It Out
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
One thing we love about the Internet is that it opens the door for conversation about mental health. Across the world, people use blogs as a platform to share experiences, increase awareness and understanding, and provide comfort and support. And that’s a very good thing. 10 Mental Health Blogs We Like Across the world, people use blogs as a platform to share experiences, increase awareness and understanding, and provide comfort and support.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Rhode Island State Rep. Patricia Serpa says she can tell things are soooo much better at a residential treatment center because "I could smell the Pine-Sol" Ever wonder why “residential treatment centers” almost always look so good? It’s amazing how much these places, which always claim to need even more money, lavish on making sure the grounds are gorgeous the “cottages” are nicely painted and the lawns are mowed.
Community Care
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Pre-court meetings between children’s social workers and Cafcass guardians have the potential to improve the care proceedings process, a pilot study has concluded. However, a longer, forthcoming pilot will be needed to assess whether the meetings can curb current case backlogs. According to Cafcass, the average length of time it worked with families in these cases from July to September 2023 was 44 weeks , well above the 26-week target for the duration of proceedings.
CAPC
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
A social worker explains ‘living loss’ and provides five ways for clinicians to help patients, and their families, acknowledge and move through their grief.
Reimagining Social Work
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
A guest post by Ai Sumihira I wrote this because I wanted to see more positive stories of minority women in our community. I do not intend to support or critique any particular political party through my writing. I watched the former justice minister Kiri Allan’s interview the morning I began writing this.
Beautiful Voyager
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Meet real humans. Not friendly bots. Have you heard of the group chat platform called Slack ? If yes, read on for how to join the Beautiful Voyager Slack community. If not, here’s a short video that introduces the concept: Increasingly, Slack has becoming a way for special interest groups to gather, meet, and “talk” (virtually) about whatever’s on their mind.
Social Work Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
By Tashara Robinson, LICSW Travel Social Worker I’ve been a social worker for the past 8 years, and let me tell you, it’s been a wild ride. I’ve navigated through various social work roles such as working within an Employee Assistance Program, to working with foster children and families within CPS. Now, I am a travel medical social worker.
The Guardian
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
As an election approaches, both parties must end their irresponsible silence about the crisis in England, pleads the architect of funding reforms The Conservatives and Labour need to “grow up” and end an irresponsible refusal to talk about solving England’s social care crisis before the next election, the architect of seminal care reforms has warned.
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