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MARCH 15, 2022

Dr. Juan Rios. How does a community define safety, caring, and justice? How do we use those definitions as a focal point for interventions that aim to build community? In this episode, we speak with Dr. Juan Rios – a scholar practitioner who is striving to bridge the academic/real world divide. His work is focused on his community of Newark, NJ and its surrounding communities working collaboratively with citizens, professionals, church leaders, and youth to reimagine traditional approaches to in

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Community Care

MARCH 7, 2022

Children’s homes are profiteering from a “broken” market in which demand far exceeds supply, the children’s minister has warned. This is driving huge spending on placements by local authorities, with fees of £8,000 plus a week “not unusual”, Will Quince told the House of Commons’ education select committee last week. How big are your caseloads? The Department for Education calculates average caseloads for children’s social workers in England as 16.3.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

MARCH 17, 2022

Editor’s Note: Dr. Amy Werman, DSW, LCSW , is a lecturer at the Columbia School of Social Work , with over 20 years of teaching experience in social work education. In this blog post, she shares two practical suggestions for social work research courses, focusing on ways to decolonize traditional content and integrate an anti-racist/anti-oppressive approach to teaching about research methodology.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 1, 2022

Recently, I came to terms with the fact that I’ve been experiencing a tricky bout of depression for the past month or so. It wasn’t easy to spot, and even though I’ve lived with depression for almost a third of my life, I couldn’t recognize it for a long time. However, it took putting some dots together (and a very patient partner who gives as much support as she can) for me to realize I was living under a fog of depression.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 14, 2022

Heard from a person who follows my professional Facebook page. We spoke of toxic positivity. That is when people try to out-do the negative by being totally positive. We’ll get through this. Think positive thoughts. Surround yourself with goodness. That toxic positivity can inadvertently disallow a person to mourn or address real issues affecting themselves.

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Martin Webber

MARCH 31, 2022

We're starting a new project evaluating supported volunteering at the Ripon Museum Trust.

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Community Care

MARCH 18, 2022

One-third of social workers across England have experienced racism from people they work with in the past year, a survey of almost 2,000 practitioners has found. Almost one in ten (9%) had had experienced racism from colleagues or managers at least five times in the past 12 months, a figure that rose to 31% among black social workers and 28% among Asian respondents.

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The Guardian

MARCH 27, 2022

Observer investigation uncovers NHS trusts and private care homes charging staff who leave to recoup recruitment costs • Trapped and destitute: how foreign nurses’ UK dreams turned sour International nurses working for NHS trusts and private care homes are being trapped in their jobs by clauses in their contracts that require them to pay thousands of pounds if they try to leave.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 22, 2022

Over the years, I’ve added many coping techniques and strategies to my mental health toolkit. While these techniques have provided a lot of support on my mental health journey, they’ve also created some problems. I realized I was putting too much pressure on my coping techniques, and that’s what I want to share today. My best example of this problem is my current relationship with meditation.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 23, 2022

Pets. They are all special. Family. We love them. Our little guy, Kugle came to us about 12.5 years ago the result of much begging on my part with Arlene. She had three rules to agree to his coming home with us: She owned the front half; He would stay on the main level of the house; He would only sleep on his bed. I agreed and shortly after his arrival, I suggested we go to a puppy class to learn how to train him.

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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.

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Nnatasha Tracy

MARCH 22, 2022

The scariest parts of bipolar disorder depend on who you ask, I guess, but I can think of quite a few scary things; after all, serious chronic illnesses like bipolar disorder tend to be scary on their very face. From having to deal with bipolar disorder for the rest of your life to possibly losing your life to bipolar disorder, there's a lot of which to be scared.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Image description: Multiracial group of seven older adults, all smiling and positioned closely together. Posted April 1, 2022. The federal government is soliciting proposals to fund various programs that prevent and address elder abuse. As noted in a recent NASW Practice Perspective , social workers are currently involved in similar grant-funded programs and play critical roles in elder justice.

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Community Care

MARCH 25, 2022

Children’s social workers’ caseloads are bigger, more complex and harder to manage, taking a toll on their mental health and family life and leaving some contemplating quitting. That was the message from Community Care’s annual caseloads survey, whose respondents painted a picture of severe pressures – arising from Covid, staffing shortages, court requirements and a lack of other services – that undermined practice quality.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

MARCH 2, 2022

Invitation to the National Conference. The Department of Social Work, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous), Kerala, India cordially invites you to *DYUTI 22 (22nd Edition) – National Conference on Equitable and Inclusive Education* which will be held online on March 10-11, 2022. Please see the brochure attached. For registration: [link] gle/YxucrNFyEboZ6vCX7.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 15, 2022

As I write this, I am looking out the window to another 50-degree, so-so winter day. But I don’t care because to me, March means one big positive for my mental health – the no-good, rotten, very bad days of winter are almost at an end. And even though spring isn’t “officially” here yet (at least not according to the calendars I looked up), I’m an early adopter of spring because of what it represents and what it can mean for our mental health.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 1, 2022

Some young people don’t leave home. They flee. They flee those conditions that being harm to self and others within the home. Some flea at a young age, teenagers, not yet fully formed, not yet adults. Not yet with all supports in place. They are at tremendous risk even when once fled. Mere survival, let alone exploitation challenge them. They seek to find their way.

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CAPC

MARCH 31, 2022

Drew Rosielle, MD, shares how to keep patients safe when prescribing opioid therapy, including risk assessment, comprehensive exams, and more.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 5, 2022

School Social Work Week gives individuals and school communities the opportunity to celebrate the rich history and deep contributions of school social work professionals. The theme for the week is “Time To Shine.

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Community Care

MARCH 6, 2022

The decline in the number of adoptions since 2015 is continuing while children are waiting longer on average to be placed despite an expanding pool of approved adopters, official figures show. The data was published this week as the Department for Education announced £144m in renewed funding for the adoption support fund (ASF) plus £19.5m for regional adoption agencies, from 2022-25, sparking renewed calls for investment in the rest of the care system.

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International Federation of Social Workers

MARCH 23, 2022

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) International Short Course by the Social Services in the Context of Conflict Network Download Course Brochure Co-organisers: Educating for Peace – Social Work in the Context of War and Conflict This 6-week CBT Short Course critically explores different dimensions of social work in the context of conflict.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 8, 2022

When it comes to marking moments and memories in my life, I tend to reflect whenever a significant marker comes around. I think about what the world was like in that moment being marked and how I fit into that specific moment. Sometimes I pick and choose what to reflect on, which is what happened last week. Though I haven’t quite sat with the March 2022 of it all (yes, that’s two years of pandemic for us in the States), I’ve come to realize that in those past two years, I’

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 28, 2022

I am of an age when the educational assistant used to work only on behalf of the student to which they were assigned. In so doing the EA was to facilitate the student’s academic achievement as best as possible. Nowadays, the EA is often an agent of control on behalf of the administration to keep the assisted student and other disruptive students from disturbing the other non-identified students.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

MARCH 14, 2022

Redefining social policy and social work practice in a post-pandemic society: Social welfare programs and social work education at a crossroads. Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 all around the world, we are now facing newly emerging social problems and social demands. Inequality, exclusion, discrimination, global unemployment and food insecurity has been intensified, and it is expected to be increased even more as the COVID-19 pandemic continues for over two years.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 9, 2022

New social work graduates should not have to settle. Apply for your dream job and ask for fair pay and work-life balance. Employers need you to apply. This is your chance to set the stage for your future.

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Community Care

MARCH 17, 2022

Councils could consider outsourcing Care Act needs assessments to external organistions in order to manage the workforce demands of implementing the cap on care costs, the goverment has said. With the policy expected to result in hundreds of thousands more assessments and reviews a year , the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has already said that councils will need to recruit more social workers, which it plans to support by increasing the number of qualifying routes into the professi

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International Federation of Social Workers

MARCH 1, 2022

Phil is founding member of the Care Leavers Association in England. He writes about the failings of the care system from the from the perspective of his experiences in England, but he sets them against wider international cultures and policies. Ruth Stark, who wrote the foreword to this book, commented: “The unique perspective that Phil […].

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 3, 2022

One of the most exciting things I’ve experienced was watching my niece learn to walk. It didn’t happen overnight; there was a long time of her getting comfortable at different stages of scooting, standing and moving, but one day it all came together, and she hasn’t stopped moving since. I thought about her today because it made me realize just how important those little steps are – a fitting metaphor for dealing with mental health challenges.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 20, 2022

There’s something about the passing of a loved one who was your rock, your source of strength. Even if they were a flawed person, if there for you, that was all that mattered. With their passing it feels like you could never continue. You miss their support. You grieve and that’s OK. Keep them more than in your heart. Think of carrying them on your shoulder.

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The Critical Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Having co-authored Effective Personal Tutoring in Higher Education which detailed what we thought was happening in the sector at that point, what I personally found exciting about co-editing (with Andy Stork and Ben Walker , two of my previous co-authors) The Personal Tutor’s and Advisor’s Companion was that it details what is happening in the sector right now – at a very interesting time for higher education.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 2, 2022

We live in interesting times. The time is right for social workers in research, technology, and leadership roles. And the time is always right for social work.

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Community Care

MARCH 18, 2022

By Tim Spencer-Lane, legal editor, CC Inform. The draft updated Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice, was published for public consultation on 17 March. As well as updating the existing MCA code, the updated version also includes details on how the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) should be implemented. The LPS is the new scheme for authorising health and social care arrangements that give rise to a deprivation of liberty, replacing the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Court of P

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

MARCH 11, 2022

WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENEVA – Programme & Presenter’s details. Wednesday 16 March 2022 (ONLINE). Positioning Social Work in an Eco-social World: Building New Partnerships and Alliances. Like every year, social workers around the globe will celebrate World Social Work Day in March this year to promote and disseminate a common message worldwide.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 29, 2022

Like many people, I have a love/hate relationship with therapy. This space has provided so many good, beautiful moments for me over the years, and even when I learn something that isn’t always so positive about myself, I’m grateful for the space that’s been created to process and feel. But, as someone who has seen a number of therapists over the past decade, it can also be extremely frustrating to try and find that space, or create it for yourself.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 30, 2022

If you have lived with a narcissist, you have developed a social contract. We have social contracts with everyone we relate to. A social contract is an implied agreement for how we interact and our code of conduct. With a narcissist, that social contract includes that their needs must be met over yours and that you are there to feed their ego. Leaving a narcissist requires you to break the social contract.

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Sober Courage

MARCH 10, 2022

Boredom is sometimes a part of life, but it can be dangerous for someone newly sober. People who are early in recovery find themselves with more time on their hands, time that used to be spent acquiring, using, or recovering from alcohol. Oftentimes people move away from healthier habits when they are actively drinking, and … Continue reading 50 Things To Do Sober.

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