Community Care
JANUARY 14, 2022
The Department for Education has scrapped its national assessment and accreditation scheme (NAAS) for children’s social workers. It plans to introduce a replacement accreditation programme later this year, designed to be “more sustainable” and deliver “a better overall experience for social workers” that was “more meaningful” for them and employers.
Gary Direnfeld
JANUARY 13, 2022
The call came from a close friend. Moments ago. His five-year-old grandson’s best friend died in a car crash. His grandson’s friend was six. My friend asked me for words. What does one say to a child so young whose friend has passed over? As the story unpacks, there is also the family of the child, coping now with his loss. What do we say? There are times, moments, where words are unavailable, where words seem so inadequate.
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My Brains Not Broken
JANUARY 13, 2022
I’ve written about my dislike for wintertime before, but a new thought popped into my head as to why this time of year isn’t great for me. We know about seasonal affective disorder, shorter days and colder nights and all that, but there’s another big reason that I don’t love this time of year. I have several activities and hobbies that I do that relieve/help me manage my mental health challenges, and the winter is one of the most challenging times because it limits what I
The New Social Worker
JANUARY 12, 2022
Recent events have given us lots of opportunities to practice meditation. For people new to meditation and practicing under these conditions, it might seem daunting. There are a lot of quality meditation apps to help you find your way.
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Community Care
JANUARY 13, 2022
One in eight councils moved to delivering “life and limb” care only for at least some people in need over the Christmas period as a result of the severe pressures arising from the Omicron variant. Over half have taken the “least acceptable” actions in response to the situation including prioritising life-sustaining care, being unable to undertake reviews of risk, relying on family members, carers or providers for these or leaving vulnerable people isolated for longer per
Gary Direnfeld
JANUARY 12, 2022
Chatted recently with two persons separated from partners they identified as narcissists. These were both follow-up meetings. The change in their disposition was truly amazing. From scared and intimated to confident and empowered. Both had been significantly traumatized by the experiences with their ex. Both had also recently started medication for anxiety.
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Bipolar Bandit
JANUARY 13, 2022
When handling trauma, therapists, counselors, health professionals, caregivers, and others that are helping, seek to understand the person, get a pulse on the crisis, engage in triaging the most devastating issues, and offer interventions that help to restore, or create in some cases, stability. None of these previously stated tasks are easy. In fact, the challenges that these helpers face, especially in working with trauma, can lead to an apathetic state of mind, body, and spirit.
Social Workers Speak
JANUARY 13, 2022
Photo courtesy of Mattel. National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Social Work Pioneer, journalist and activist Ida B. Wells has been honored by toymaker Mattel with her very own Barbie doll. According to Barbie’s Twitter account , Wells, a social worker, is a part of Mattel’s Inspiring Women series and spotlights “heroes who inspire us to dream big.
Gary Direnfeld
JANUARY 8, 2022
In the family law world, January is a busy month. It is traditionally the month with the most divorce filings of the year. Many people hang on through holidays, hoping for things to improve or at least not wanting to undermine the enjoyment of the time for the kids. Then bang. Things come to a head. I have to imagine that with this lockdown upon us, those whose lives together were difficult enough, are even more so without a break from each other.
Nnatasha Tracy
JANUARY 13, 2022
Our society encourages people to push their limits, and there is no out for people with mental illness. Our society claims over and over that we must "push the envelope," "take risks," and "do what scares us." There is no societal pressure to "respect your limits" or "live the way you feel comfortable." And maybe that's good for the general population, I can't say, but what I can say is that it's terrible advice for people with mental illness.
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.
Ultimate Youth Worker
JANUARY 12, 2022
In todays episode of the Ultimate Youth Worker Podcast, “Listen to Engage”, Aaron speaks to us about the need for youth workers to listen respectfully to their young people. One of the keys to developing respectful engagement with our young people is the skill of listening to gain understanding of how they view their experiences. Listen to Engage. We have two ears and one mouth, so the proverb goes, so listen twice as much as you speak.
Society of Clinical Psychology
JANUARY 10, 2022
The 65 and older population is growing rapidly and is estimated to make up 30% of the nation’s population by 2030 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2020). In 2012, the Institute of Medicine projected that at least 20% of older adults would experience some mental health concerns (Eden et al., 2012), though they could not have predicted the global COVID-19 pandemic and the added present-day mental health strain this would cause on all ages, especially older adults, many of whom were exponentially impacted due
The Social Care Elf
JANUARY 14, 2022
Michael Ostacher critically appraises and summarises a recent Cochrane systematic review, which presents the latest best evidence on the efficacy of lamotrigine in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder. The post Lamotrigine in the maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder appeared first on National Elf Service.
Stop Abuse Campaign
JANUARY 13, 2022
← How to heal from ACEs and childhood trauma. Whether in our families, intimate relationships, or at work, sooner or later we all come to a point where we notice we need to change something in our thinking and our behavior. More often than not, this happens when we feel like we’ve hit a wall and we’re actually forced to step out of our dysfunctional patterns. .
Social Workers Speak
JANUARY 12, 2022
Official poster. Squid Games, a South Korean survival series, is one of the most-watched series ever on Netflix. In the program, 456 players compete in games based on Korean childhood games to win a grand prize of about $38 million dollars. But the penalty for losing is death, and often in a gruesome ways. Many of contestants are trying to escape poverty or make money to atone for crimes or bad business choices or just bad luck.
Prosper Health Collective
JANUARY 10, 2022
F or many people a common goal of the new year is to increase the amount of exercise they are doing as part of a way to improve their physical and mental well-being. However, trying to incorporate exercise into your busy lifestyle and maintain being physically active as a healthy lifestyle habit can be difficult. Research suggests that a behaviour , like exercise, is likely to become a habit when an individual engages in this behaviour frequently and consistently.
The Social Care Elf
JANUARY 12, 2022
Xanthe Hunt and Jason Bantjes consider the perspectives of autistic young people affected by social exclusion, and present early findings from their new active ingredients review which looks at the role of social inclusion interventions in improving adolescent mental health. The post “It’s like putting a penguin on the floor”: what can the perspectives of youth with autism teach us about social inclusion?
Gateway Foundation
JANUARY 10, 2022
On the surface, casinos seem like fun places to spend a Saturday night with friends. These attractive establishments have everything it takes to create a fantasy world, from elaborate light fixtures to endless rows of glowing slot machines. Most guests probably don’t contemplate a casino’s design or glitzy decor when they’re placing bets.
Bipolar Bandit
JANUARY 13, 2022
Bulimia Nervosa is really difficult to define and has been for years. It dates back in history and was originally classed as an ‘ominous variant’ (whatever that means) of Anorexia Nervosa. This link to Anorexia Nervosa I do think is important, however, because a lot of people assume Bulimia to be a case of uncontrolled eating that anyone would want to counter balance.
Prosper Health Collective
JANUARY 10, 2022
The new year often provides people with a chance to reflect on the past year and motivates them to try new things , and/ or try again with achieving goals set previously that got pushed aside for various reasons – it provides people with the opportunity to improve oneself to be better than yesterday. One of our core values as a practice is better than yesterday , and our theme this month is all about improving oneself.
The Social Care Elf
JANUARY 11, 2022
Ian Hamilton summarises a recent study exploring whether psychotic-like experiences are related to the discontinuation of cannabis consumption in young adults. The post Young adults do not quit cannabis because of psychosis symptoms, according to new Europe-wide research appeared first on National Elf Service.
Social Workers Speak
JANUARY 10, 2022
Book Cover. “Burnout and Self-Care in Social Work: A Guidebook for Students and those in Mental Health and Related Professions” is one of the most popular books at NASW Press. Now, seven years after it was first published author SaraKay Smullens, talked to Social Workers Speak to explain what has happened in our society since 2015 and why it was important to do a second edition of the book.
Shelter, Inc
JANUARY 11, 2022
Some people are surprised, due to misinformation, to learn Shelter serves a growing number of children and youth who have been victims of human trafficking, but victims come from everywhere. By knowing the facts and sharing them with others, YOU MAY SAVE A LIFE. Definition: Human trafficking is a $150 billion business Traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to lure their victims and force them into labor or commercial sexual exploitation.
The New Social Worker
JANUARY 10, 2022
Conversations on Social Work Careers - New video series launch! Jennifer Luna, MSSW, Your Social Work Career Coach, interviews Lauren Gutierrez, LCSW, school social worker, clinical supervisor, and creator of Social Work Scrapbook.
The Social Care Elf
JANUARY 9, 2022
In her debut blog, Natalie Kashirsky explores a qualitative study finding valuable mechanisms of peer support in early intervention in psychosis services. The post Supporting the supporters: peer support in early intervention in psychosis appeared first on National Elf Service.
Nicole Clark Consulting
JANUARY 12, 2022
You know your community better than your funder, and your programs are only successful when staff feel supported and have the capacity to do their jobs. Your staff knows your programs so much in fact, that when you report to your board of directors or engage new funders, you rely heavily on them to provide [.]. The post Your Staff Knows Your Programs Better Than You appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting.
Untipsy Teacher
JANUARY 8, 2022
Dear Readers, I saw my older skin at yoga class today, my arms sagging with wrinkled skin, but for today, I didn’t care, because my body was moving. My body wasn’t hurting, so I was very happy. Other days, I cringe and look away from the mirror, taking and retaking a selfie many times, to make those wrinkles go away. I am volunteering at the assisted living home where my mother stayed before her passing, and I see all the older people there, and it’s a joy.
The Guardian
JANUARY 12, 2022
National Care Forum also finds one in four homes have closed their doors to new admissions Care homes are missing a third of the staff they need and more than one in four have closed their doors to new admissions in a deepening labour crisis that is “putting safety and dignity at risk”. With thousands of care workers off sick with Covid on top of a rising number of vacancies, the situation in social care has become “grim, difficult and relentless”, according to the National Care Forum (NCF), whi
The Social Care Elf
JANUARY 9, 2022
Mark Steven Howe takes a detailed look at this Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) assessing the relative performance of diffferent biomaterials used for maxillary sinus augmentation. 34 RCTs with 28 different treatment options providing a large number of potential pairwise comparisons although only a small number used direct data. The findings suggest little difference beween the various biomaterials but the available studies are small with only 5 being at low risk of bias.
International Federation of Social Workers
JANUARY 12, 2022
Silvana Martínez, President of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), presents The People’s Global Summit. Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind: Leaving no one behind. [link] This summit will take place on June 29 – July 2, 2022 online and is an opportunity for all of us to get involved in […].
CAPC
JANUARY 13, 2022
Two-part podcast episode explores palliative care during the pandemic and lessons learned along the way.
The Guardian
JANUARY 9, 2022
People with dementia have fared badly in the last two years, and in Wales worst of all My mother, Nancy, is a scientist. The first person in her family to go to university, she was awarded a doctorate in organic chemistry in 1960. A chemistry teacher for 20 years, she enabled scores of young women to enter careers in science and medicine. She learned Russian for the fun of it and, when she retired to north Wales almost 30 years ago to help with our twin babies, she learned Welsh to a level of fl
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JANUARY 11, 2022
? Well what do you know, families DO have Fourth Amendment rights when the family police knock at the door – at least in Pennsylvania, according to a decision by that state’s Supreme Court. The Imprint has a story , and The Volokh Conspiracy blog and Community Legal Services of Philadelphia have the details. ? Speaking of things you may have thought children and families already had: Colorado Newsline reports that the state is considering legislation to require lawyers for children in family pol
The Social Care Elf
JANUARY 10, 2022
In her debut blog, Jeanne Wolstencroft summarises a systematic review finding that parental involvement in therapy doesn't help treat children with anxiety. The post Why doesn’t parent involvement help treat children with anxiety? appeared first on National Elf Service.
Therapist Development Center
JANUARY 9, 2022
8 BBS supervision changes every licensed and pre-licensed clinician should be aware of: On January 1st, 2022, a significant number of changes impacting supervision in California took effect. Some of these changes are designed to streamline documentation for trainees … Continued. The post BBS Alert: 2022 Supervision Changes appeared first on Therapist Development Center Blog.
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