Social Work Haven

APRIL 25, 2023

Welcome to the world of social work, where empathy is not just a term, but a way of life. As social work practitioners, we understand the importance of empathy in our practice. It is the bedrock of our profession – enabling us to understand our clients’ needs and be better equipped to help them. In the era of social-cognitive neuroscience, we have learned that the brain is wired for empathy and has a remarkable ability to mirror the emotional state of others.

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Community Care

APRIL 24, 2023

Government safeguarding advisers set out a series of recommendations for improving care, social work practice, commissioning and regulation in residential services for disabled children and those with complex needs, in a report last week. The study, from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel , came in response to “very serious abuse and neglect” of children – mainly autistic or with learning disabilities – at three residential special schools registered as children

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The New Social Worker

APRIL 24, 2023

Increasing access to necessary resources for clients can be as easy as the swipe of a finger. Awareness of accessibility tools available on smartphones can help social workers provide access to apps, resources, and providers for clients.

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Community Care

APRIL 25, 2023

More and more looked-after children are being placed far from home, with increased risk of lower wellbeing, according to research issued today. Children in care and care leavers charity Become published the findings today as it launched a campaign, #GoneTooFar, to end inappropriate placements far from home in England. Children who had experienced multiple placements were more likely to be moved while more children from England are being placed in Scotland and Wales, according to data Become obta

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Community Care

APRIL 26, 2023

Care worker pay should be raised, charges for services cut and people be provided with clear rights to support as part of a shift to a more personalised, accessible and fair adult social care system, set out today. However, significant investment and political will are required to realise this ambition from a context of significant unmet need, workforce shortages and lack of choice for people needing care and carers, said the study, commissioned by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Se

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Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 26, 2023

Persons who separate from someone they consider a narcissist often worry that their kids could be similarly influenced. Talking to your child about the characteristics of that parent isn’t the answer. Rather, let your kids see you engage in volunteer activity that serves others. Where possible have your kids join you or at least hear you speak of the pleasure you get through service to others.

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The Guardian

APRIL 24, 2023

Across the UK, revelations of institutional abuse keep mounting up, yet people are still being denied basic respect Imagine a chain of scandals focused on a huge number of very vulnerable and fragile people. Picture a horrific mixture of mistreatment and neglect that is institutional, subjecting hundreds of people to completely the wrong “care”, and ensuring that many of them are effectively locked up, often for years.

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Community Care

APRIL 28, 2023

Beverley Tarka this week became the first black president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) since its establishment in 2007. Taking the helm at ADASS at its annual spring seminar this week, the importance of her appointment – and her position as a role model for others – was not lost on Tarka. Three in ten of the social workers whom Tarka and her colleagues lead are black, Asian or from an ethnic minority, but this diversity is not reflected in adults&#

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Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 26, 2023

“I have these three friends at work,” she said to her son. “Two no longer get along and the third is stuck in the middle between them.” “She wants to be friends with both because she has to work with them both. One is good with it. The other is angry and says she shouldn’t be friends with the other one. That one also says mean things about the other.” “She feels so stuck.

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My Brains Not Broken

APRIL 25, 2023

There are many ways my life has changed in the past few years. Many of those things are in my day-to-day life, but I also feel like the world is changing around me. From the way we work to the way we interact with the world, these changes mean that my life looks different. One of these ways is the ever-growing presence of multi-tasking in my day-to-day life.

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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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Relias

APRIL 28, 2023

Older people are at risk for a variety of health problems, ranging from physical health deterioration to cognitive decline. While the risk factors for these conditions differ, nearly all older people are at risk for pressure injuries. Also known as pressure sores or pressure ulcers, these wounds are more likely when pressure builds on a specific area of the body over time.

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Community Care

APRIL 28, 2023

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children would be treated as adults – and likely detained – if they refused to consent to having their age assessed using scientific methods in age-disputed cases. Ministers successfully amended their Illegal Migration Bill this week to enable them to make regulations to classify those deemed to have entered the UK illegally who did not consent to an age check without reasonable grounds as aged 18 or over.

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Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 26, 2023

Some folks don’t recognize the good relationship they are in. They risk losing it. Either the trauma of past relationships undermine trust now or the intrusions from one own family interferes. If the former, an abusive prior relationship can have one walking on eggshells, waiting for the shoe to drop. There is a lack of trust that interferes with ever getting close.

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The New Social Worker

APRIL 26, 2023

Most individuals in distress do not first interact with a social worker. Instead, they go to places incorporated into their daily routines. Adding a social work presence to veterinary spaces can provide needed screening, education, and intervention.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

Yes, it’s this guy: It’s tough being part of America’s “child welfare” establishment these days. Americans are catching on to the harm done by a massive child welfare surveillance state that falsely equates child removal with child safety, and investigates the homes of more than half of all Black children. They’re noticing the massive confusion of poverty with neglect – and not buying the excuses for it.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

By Violeta Donawa, LMSW, MA Dr. Kathleen Cox and Dr. Sue Steiner bring the concept of ‘self-care’ out of the shadows and demystifies its significance in the lives of social work practitioners and leaders. The authors’ undergraduate and graduate students inspired them to more fully flesh out the tenets of self-care as a means to prepare them for the field.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

APRIL 22, 2023

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR IASSW BOARD OF DIRECTORS 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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International Federation of Social Workers

APRIL 28, 2023

Power struggles between Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, have resulted in fighting and clashes between Sudanese armed forces […]

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National Casa Gal

APRIL 26, 2023

“As an advocate, it is empowering to have my voice heard, to bring challenges we may see at our local level and to not only be heard and respected but to see change happening,” Po says. Read More. The post Meet the National Volunteer Council co-chairs appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

By Daniel Pollack & Kathryn Krase Social workers cannot assume they will stay in their jobs for a long time. Most social workers stay in a job for fewer than five years. When you leave your job, you might leave your clients too. You might consider: “Can I bring my clients with me?” An instinctive response might be, “Of course!” But the answer is more complicated.

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CAPC

APRIL 25, 2023

How two serious illness care program leaders are working to improve care for Black patients living with a serious illness, and their caregivers.

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The Guardian

APRIL 23, 2023

Inspectors find lack of trained staff at Reigate Grange and medicines not being administered properly Half of UK public fear family would not be well looked after in care homes A £2,400-a-week care home where staff were secretly filmed abusing 88-year-old Ann King is still breaking Care Act regulations despite a public outcry over her treatment. Recent inspections of Reigate Grange revealed there were still not enough trained staff, medicines were not being administered properly and the home to

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Untipsy Teacher

APRIL 23, 2023

It was spring for a day! Minneapolis Back to Minnesota Spring! Dear Readers, My knee surgery is done. It went very well. I had a special kind of meniscus root repair, one that hopefully will be better than just shaving off the meniscus. You can read about it in this, article, written by my surgeon, Dr. LaPrade. However, it is a long recovery time. I’m not allowed to put any weight on my repaired knee so I have only been able to put weight on the other leg.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

By Daniel Pollack & Kathryn Krase Social workers cannot assume they will stay in their jobs for a long time. Most social workers stay in a job for fewer than five years. When you leave your job, you might leave your clients too. You might consider: “Can I bring my clients with me?” An instinctive response might be, “Of course!” But the answer is more complicated.

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The New Social Worker

APRIL 23, 2023

The University of Iowa School of Social Work has announced the results of the 2023 National Poetry Contest for Social Workers. Read the three winning poems.

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International Federation of Social Workers

APRIL 28, 2023

“The health and wellbeing of social workers is an essential element in their effectiveness”, said IFSW President Joachim Mumba, highlighting the IFSW campaign for improved working conditions for social workers […]

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The Guardian

APRIL 22, 2023

Nearly 6,000 people were given notices to quit last year, and many of these came after issues were raised Care home residents urgently need more security to prevent “revenge evictions”, campaigners say, after research revealed that at least one in 70 care residents in England received a notice to quit last year. Providers currently need to give just 28 days’ notice for a resident to leave their home.

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Social Work.Career

APRIL 27, 2023

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 55 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health. To make it easier for you to find a webinar that is of interest to you, […] The post Free Mental Health Webinars, May 2023 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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Untipsy Teacher

APRIL 28, 2023

Dear Readers, Have you ever smelled something in the present that brought back happy memories from the past? That happened to Mr. UT and I today, as he was taking me across one of our favorite bridges that goes over the Minnesota River. We could smell the river smells so strongly. It’s a unique smell, different than that of an ocean or a lake.

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CAPC

APRIL 25, 2023

Study exploring whether patient-level factors are associated with visits among patients referred to outpatient palliative care.

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The Guardian

APRIL 23, 2023

Survey also reveals nine out of 10 older people believe there are not enough care staff in the country Care home where staff were filmed abusing 88-year-old still breaking rules Trust in care homes has slumped, leaving half of the British public lacking confidence that friends or family would be well looked after. Nationwide polling for the Guardian revealed nine out of 10 older people believe there are not enough care staff, and half have lost confidence in the standard of care homes since the

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National Casa Gal

APRIL 27, 2023

The National CASA/GAL Association for Children is pleased to recognize the Honorable Amanda N. Heath, Judge, Augusta Judicial Circuit/Superior Court, Augusta, Georgia, and member of National CASA/GAL’s Judicial Leadership Council. Read More. The post Former CASA volunteers now serve as judges who champion children and families appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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The Frontline

APRIL 25, 2023

Emily was in the very first Frontline programme cohort in 2014 and currently occupies the role of team leader in a referral and assessment team at her local authority’s children services. Emily is a kindly presence who embodies what it means to be a committed social worker. Nine years strong into the profession, her dedication to improving the lives of children and families, as well as future social workers, is unwavering.

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 28, 2023

Are you a social worker feeling like a sloth on a Monday morning? Are you surfing the internet instead of doing actual work? Fear not, my friend! I’ve got a secret recipe to get you motivated and moving. It’s not some fancy-schmancy potion, it’s simply motivational solo quotes that will kick your butt into gear! Why waste time browsing puppy memes when you could be out there conquering the world?

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The Guardian

APRIL 27, 2023

My father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s the year I turned 18. Like most women I know, caregiving has been woven into my working life, writes the 2023 Stella prize winner The Jaguar is an intimate book, dwelling in the borderlands between life and death where my father spent his final days and hours of Parkinson’s Disease. Sitting beside my father’s hospital bed, the world was never more ordinary, never more small – yet at the same time, I was aware I was witnessing the most mysterious transform

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