Save the Social Worker

JULY 12, 2023

I looked up at my colleague. What?! You’re leaving? I thought you switched into this industry? He gave a pained smile. Yes, but I’ve decided to go back into church work, to plan programmes and work with people with intellectual disabilities. If you’re considering a switch into social work, know this. It’s not going to be easy. Very often when I see new entrants into the social work sector, I would ask them, So why did you join?

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The New Social Worker

JULY 10, 2023

Your Social Work Career Coach Jennifer Luna talks with Nicki Sanders, MSW. Nicki Sanders supports high-performing women of color in social work leadership in developing careers that feed their hearts, minds, and wallets.

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Community Care

JULY 11, 2023

The Department for Education has proposed far-reaching changes to social workers’ roles under Working Together to Safeguard Children, its guidance on services for children in need of help and protection in England. The revisions are a key plank of the DfE’s proposed reforms to children’s social care, articulated in its draft strategy, Stable Homes, Built on Love, published in February.

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Sober Courage

JULY 12, 2023

“We cannot get the past breath back, nor can we take the future one. All we have is the current breath.” Ref: Be Here Now I almost died three times last year. Two times my body went into shock pushing all my vitals out of control and I was rushed to the emergency room (ER). … Continue reading Life After 0.

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Psychological Health Care

JULY 10, 2023

Workplace stress has become a significant issue in Australia, despite the legal obligations for employers to create and manage safe and mentally healthy workplaces. While most jobs will have some level of stress, more than half the workforce (in a 2022 survey ) now reports their work is suffering because of poor mental health. When occupational stress becomes excessive it can negatively impact your mental and physical health, productivity and overall well-being.

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My Brains Not Broken

JULY 13, 2023

After writing a post earlier this week about how busy I feel, I wanted to reflect more. Part of the reason I felt busy was because there was a part of me that thought I shouldn’t be busy. That at this point in time, I wasn’t supposed to be doing what I was doing. This part of me ignored what was actually going on in my life. Instead, it was pursuing an unrealistic vision of a life I don’t lead, doing things I don’t do.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

JULY 13, 2023

Deadline extended up to 31st July The International Association of Schools of ‪Social Work‬ ( IASSW ) announces four vacancies on the IASSW Board of Directors for 2024-2028: There is one position open for President ( years of serving: 2024-202 8) , one position open for Secretary ( years of serving: 2024-202 8) , and two positions for Member at Large of the Board of Directors ( years of serving: 2024-2028).

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The Guardian

JULY 9, 2023

Following the success of Linden Farm, the Simon Trust helps families create specialised local residences for their adult children with highly complex needs Parents across the UK are forming partnerships with local councils to build pioneering supported-living homes for their severely autistic children. With growing numbers of parents increasingly unable to find suitable, safe and secure residential accommodation for their young adult children – and cash-strapped councils having to pay exorbitant

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My Brains Not Broken

JULY 11, 2023

It feels like I write a version of the same post every year. I don’t intend to write this post, and I don’t even know how I get to the point I do. But at some point during the summer, I take a moment, I look around, and I take in just how busy I am. Oh, you thought I’d say how calm everything was at the moment? That after writing about the importance of slowing down, I’d be able to have create more time for myself?

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Community Care

JULY 12, 2023

The Department for Education is likely to go ahead with rules restricting agency social work in statutory children’s services in England, a sector leader has indicated. Association of Directors of Children’s Services workforce policy lead Rachael Wardell said ADCS had repeatedly raised the need for the DfE to implement its proposed rules and that the department had been receptive to its lobbying.

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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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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 10, 2023

Lackawanna County, Pa., County Courthouse UPDATE: We reached out to the Times-Tribune and, to their great credit, they have removed the story from their website and are reviewing our concerns. Most of the time, when I take issue with the journalism of child welfare, it involves reporters who mean well but have taken to heart decades of conventional wisdom.

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The Guardian

JULY 8, 2023

Shocking figures gathered by the Observer show social care provision is dictated by money, not need New children’s care homes are being disproportionately placed in cheaper and more deprived parts of England, according to an Observer investigation. Over the past five years the number of children’s care homes located in areas with the cheapest house sale prices has risen almost three times faster than in the most expensive places.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

In recent years, social workers have paid increased attention to ethical issues. The profession’s literature has burgeoned on topics such as ethical dilemmas in social work practice, ethical decision making, boundary issues and dual relationships, ethics-related risk management, and moral injury. This noteworthy trend builds on social work’s rich and long-standing commitment to the development of core values and ethical standards evident throughout its history.

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Community Care

JULY 12, 2023

Councils would continue to employ social workers and other social work staff under the Scottish Government’s plan to establish a National Care Service across the country. The government’s original plan was to transfer councils’ social work functions – including staff – to the NCS, or regional care boards set up to deliver services on its behalf.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 11, 2023

The state capitol in Austin What the Tribune (and the Dallas Morning News ) can’t face is that after decades of seeing the system that calls itself “child welfare” do enormous harm to children, people across the political spectrum are coming together and finding common ground. They've come to understand that due process for families is the best way to ensure children’s rights and child safety.

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Nicole Clark Consulting

JULY 12, 2023

When you’re closest to the problem, you’re closest to the solution. I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole of philanthropy. Specifically, how funders engage with and invest in communities and nonprofits. Most nonprofits have an ambivalent relationship with philanthropy. They need funding to survive, but also wished they didn’t have to depend on philanthropy to sustain their [.

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Sober Courage

JULY 10, 2023

This infographic is provided by Vanguard Behavioral Health Infographic PDF: What You Should Know About Pregnancy & Addiction Infographic Text-Only PDF: What You Should Know About Pregnancy & Addiction Sources:

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Community Care

JULY 11, 2023

Adult social care vacancy numbers have fallen slightly from an all-time high over the past year, but remain over 150,000, show figures released today. The number of empty posts fell from 165,000 to 152,000 in the year to March 2023, revealed Skills for Care’s annual State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England report. However, this remains well above the 110,000 recorded in March 2021.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 12, 2023

During July, communities celebrate Disability Pride by showcasing their contributions and advocating for their rights. Some cities in the United States hold parades to honor the community. The first Disability Pride celebration took place in 2015 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed on July 26, 1990.

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The Guardian

JULY 10, 2023

Age UK found an acute lack of services outside hospitals in England, resulting in elderly people suffering avoidable harm Almost 900,000 older people are admitted to hospital every year as an emergency because the NHS is failing to keep them healthy at home, Age UK has warned. A major lack of services outside hospitals means elderly people are also suffering avoidable harm, such as falls and urinary tract infections, the charity said.

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International Federation of Social Workers

JULY 14, 2023

IFSW Asia-Pacific is delighted to unveil the inaugural edition of our regional Newsletter.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 12, 2023

● Once upon a time, the family policing establishment insisted that they never, ever took away children because of poverty. Then, when it was pointed out that the disproportionate rate at which Black and Native American children were torn from their families just might have something to do with racism, they said: No, no! We’re not taking them because their nonwhite, we’re taking them because of poverty!

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

By Josette Keelor Libraries are known for the free services they provide communities — from books, magazinesand other media to programs like classes, workshops and children’s programs. When combined with other participating organizations, libraries can provide nearly unlimited resources that help community members achieve success. Dr. Mary McKay sees libraries as an opportunity to place social workers with a full range of skills in proximity to communities in need of social services.

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The Guardian

JULY 11, 2023

HC-One employed nurse at Tower Bridge Care Centre, which was found to be ‘not safe’ by inspectors One of Britain’s biggest care home companies employed an 80-year-old senior nurse in a short-staffed care home who was older than some residents and not strong enough to help lift them. HC-One employed the octogenarian at Tower Bridge Care Centre, which was found by inspectors to be “inadequate” and “not safe”, in a case that highlights a chronic shortage of care workers across the UK.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JULY 14, 2023

Scientists have dedicated a tremendous amount of effort and resources toward understanding potential risk and protective factors for self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITB). Some have proposed that cognitive flexibility is protective factor against SITB (Bryan, 2019; Rudd, 2007), and others suggest that this process can increase risk for suicidal behaviors under certain contexts (Nangle et al., 2006; Park & Ammerman, 2023).

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Social Workers Speak

JULY 14, 2023

Mit Joyner was immediate past president of NASW: Mildred Joyner, social work leader, dies at 73 The Philadelphia Tribune Mildred “Mit” Carter Joyner of West Chester, a tireless community advocate, social worker and wife of retired federal Judge J. Curtis Joyner, died on Sunday, July 9, 2023. She was 73. She was affectionately known as “Mit” and was born on July 21, 1949, to the late Harold and Mildred Carter.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

In recent years, social workers have paid increased attention to ethical issues. The profession’s literature has burgeoned on topics such as ethical dilemmas in social work practice, ethical decision making, boundary issues and dual relationships, ethics-related risk management, and moral injury. This noteworthy trend builds on social work’s rich and long-standing commitment to the development of core values and ethical standards evident throughout its history.

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The Guardian

JULY 11, 2023

The ex-EastEnder is charming, open and excellent in this documentary on the harrowing lack of support for looked-after children. The same can’t be said for the evasive children’s minister ‘They don’t come to us skipping and singing, with backpacks on.” So says the actor Joe Swash’s mother, Kiffy – who became a foster parent 15 years ago when her own daughters and son were leaving home – of the children who find themselves part of the care system.

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Relias

JULY 13, 2023

Health, behavioral, and social life overlap more and more as one ages. Those caring for or serving older adults can make a difference by providing support that considers the whole person. Part of this care includes building resilience in older adults. Although many older adults remain mentally healthy, the World Health Organization says about 15% of adults over 60 have a mental disorder.

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Michigan Social Work

JULY 13, 2023

PhD student So’Phelia Morrow has been named a 2023 Public Voices Fellow on Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls. The US-based fellowship is part of The OpEd Project’s Public Voices initiative to include women’s voices in writing history and Equality Now’s mission to create a fair and just world for women and girls. During the year-long program, participants receive mentorship to effectively communicate their ideas and learn how to work with media outlets.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 14, 2023

By Josette Keelor Libraries are known for the free services they provide communities — from books, magazinesand other media to programs like classes, workshops and children’s programs. When combined with other participating organizations, libraries can provide nearly unlimited resources that help community members achieve success. Dr. Mary McKay sees libraries as an opportunity to place social workers with a full range of skills in proximity to communities in need of social services.

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The Guardian

JULY 12, 2023

One in five firms see risk of financial failure in next six months due to sums owed by NHS and councils Dozens of home care companies in England fear collapse because invoices are going unpaid by councils and the NHS. Hundreds of millions of pounds in unpaid bills are threatening parts of a care industry already stretched by a recruitment crisis and rising wages , according to research by the Institute of Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM).

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The Frontline

JULY 13, 2023

Zariyan Syed (he/they) is an LGBTQ+ youth support worker, social work graduate, speaker and trainer. He strives to empower and uplift young LGBTQ+ individuals, as well as train professionals and carers who support LGBTQ+ young people in care. Transitioning from a young person in care to a care leaver was no easy feat. The pressure to become an adult overnight without a personal advisor by your side and be thrown into a world without support for LGBTQ+ care leavers was not only a daunting thoug

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CAPC

JULY 13, 2023

In this article, How to Use Planning to Drive Positive Organizational Change, find tips to help jumpstart your planning efforts regardless of situation, role, program, or organization.

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Michigan Social Work

JULY 12, 2023

Associate Professor Kristin Seefeldt spoke with Bridge Michigan about Ann Arbor joining the growing list of cities across the nation exploring a guaranteed basic income program. Seefeldt will oversee the pilot program which will provide 100 income-eligible entrepreneurs with $525 a month for 24 months. “It could be someone who actually has established a small business that’s actively operating to someone who occasionally does yard work and mows lawns for neighbors … we’re really casting a broad

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