Famcare

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Recent estimates place the number of social workers in the US at around 700,000. Social workers in the US have a lot on their plates working for a variety of social services, such as child welfare, senior services, veteran services, and juvenile justice. Casework in US social services is difficult, whether it is tending to family services difficulties or making sure that foster children have enough support.

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Famcare

DECEMBER 27, 2022

If you’re like most agencies, the people you serve have come to you through a referral process. Being able to track where you get your “clients” or “kids” or “students”, etc. (for this article let’s refer to them as clients) is vitally important to your business model. Clients may be referred to you through the schools, courts, hospitals, jails, DHS, and other organizations that provide complimentary services.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Exclusive: Nearly one in 10 care homes that offer dementia support reported on by inspectors in 2022 were given worst rating ‘Very grim’: daughter criticises Surrey care home over father’s death Families of people with dementia have said there is a national crisis in care safety as it emerged that more than half of residential homes reported on by inspectors this year were rated “inadequate” or requiring improvement – up from less than a third pre-pandemic.

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CAPC

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Medicare cuts reduced and telehealth flexibilities remain.

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Advertiser: Caseworthy

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.

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Famcare

DECEMBER 27, 2022

According to the statistics, the need for cloud-based case management and other technologies for legal/social organizations has escalated by 40% in the last few years. More social workers, case managers, lawyers, and NGO executives are interested in implementing cutting-edge case management software tools to maximize efficiency and professionalism. However, many people in the industry are still unaware of how cloud-based software apps are more beneficial than traditional software.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Every year, around this time, I like to take stock of the year I had. I wish I did this in a more formal way, but I don’t. It’s mostly thought and reflection, but it’s very important for me to think back on the year I’ve experienced. It helps me process things I might have otherwise missed, and I think it plays a big role in helping me move through certain things and prepare for the year ahead.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Among the year's highlights: This ad campaign from JMACforFamilies Instead of the usual highlights of the week, we look back at some of the best family preservation journalism and scholarship of 2022 – and a little from late 2021. We start with three important books: ● First, Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ definitive dissection of racism in family policing: Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Woodside is modelled on a Dutch facility that connects residents to normal life and improves wellbeing It is the dementia care complex with the air of The Truman Show. Residents shop in a mini mart, hang out at the Cup Above cafe, get spruced up at Cutters Hair and Beauty. There is even a crazy golf course. Woodside Care Village in Warwick is staged like a town centre in miniature, with benches and a fountain, cafe tables and front doors to homes styled as either “town”, “country” or “classical”

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 30, 2022

My last post of the year is usually one of my shortest ones. It’s a simple message, but one I wish was spread more this time of year, so I try to reflect on it at least once during the month of December. I don’t know about you, but this year certainly had its share of ups and downs. There were a lot of good moments, but there was also a lot of times that were painful and sad.

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National Casa Gal

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Superior Court Judge David Soukup of Seattle conceived the idea of using trained community volunteers to speak for the best interests of children in court. Read More. The post Past as prologue – From 40 to the future appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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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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Reimagining Social Work

DECEMBER 30, 2022

By Deb Stanfield This year I read Dr Hinemoa Elder’s new book Wawata: Moon Dreaming. I buy the book at my local bookstore, and learn what I can from her about mātauranga Māori and the beauty of te reo Māori.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ relatives criticise local child protection service that ignored months of torture and abuse The family of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, the six-year-old boy murdered by his stepmother after months of torture and abuse, have said they fear more children will die unless there is “total reform of social services”. Relatives added they were disappointed at the scale of intervention taken since Arthur’s death, particularly after a national review found failures in local child protecti

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Social Work.Career

DECEMBER 28, 2022

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 40 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, January 2023 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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Famcare

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Suddenly, we have reached the final blog of 2222. What a year it was! The lingering effects of the COVID pandemic continued to impact the elderly and the homeless and shrink the assets available to nonprofits that support them. Rampant inflation started pushing marginalized families over the poverty line and increasing rents rendered many elderly homeless.

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Gateway Foundation

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can severely impact a person’s life. When a partner, family member, or friend has PTSD, it can also take a heavy toll on your relationship with them. You may struggle to understand their behaviors or distance or get frustrated if they’re reluctant to open up. It’s essential to remember that a person with PTSD might not always have control over their behaviors.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The church leaders’ commission will recommend more resources to make society ‘welcoming and safe’ for those affected Society must stop treating people with dementia as a burden and provide better care for them in the community, an inquiry into social care commissioned by the archbishops of Canterbury and York will say in the new year. The church leaders’ Reimagining Care Commission will argue: “We are too quick to dismiss people who have dementia as burdens to be managed, failing to recognise th

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2022

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2022

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 02:15 Diagnostic Criteria for autism spectrum disorders according to the DSM-5-TR 19:19 Strengths of Autistic people 26:25 Prevalence of ASD 28:00 Development and course of Autism Spectrum Disorders per the DSM-5-TR 30:35 Risk factors for Autism 39:00 Gender differences sex differences in presentation and rate of diagnosis 40:58 Challenges from Social Impairments […] TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 02:15 Diagnostic Criteria for autism spectrum disorders accordin

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Low pay, limited training, temporary staff and cross-subsidising creating worse conditions, after government’s failure to ‘fix social care’ Dementia patients in England facing ‘national crisis’ in care safety The distressing mistreatment of people with dementia in some care homes is nothing if not a structural problem. Care Quality Commission reports reveal workers can’t respond to bells being rung and desperate shouts from bedrooms because they are overrun.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I have worked in the care sector for 20 years and I have never seen it this bad. Many families are too scared to complain Helen Wildbore is the director of the Relatives & Residents Association Dementia patients in England facing ‘national crisis’ in care safety The crisis in dementia care reported by the Guardian this week is deeply upsetting. The fact that half of all residential care homes in England inspected this year were rated inadequate or requiring improvement confirms the very wors

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Rising pressures on staff could further weaken a depleted workforce. The government’s obduracy over pay is irresponsible Hospitals are crammed full of patients , the staffing crisis in adult social care continues to escalate, and alarming numbers of junior doctors report that they are planning to quit their NHS posts to work abroad. The multiple problems confronting the UK’s health and care system are interconnected and have been years in the making.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Home where Robert spent his last months was one of hundreds in England whose ratings fell after inspection this year Dementia patients in England facing ‘national crisis’ in care safety Robert Dunn* had been living with dementia at home for seven years when, after one fall too many, his son and daughter took the decision to move him. The 92-year-old former accountant moved into Limegrove, a £1,100-a-week care home in Surrey whose operator, Anchor, promised customers “care encompassing every aspe

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Do not object to support that can help you live without anxiety, says Joan Carter At 95, I live on my own without any organised caring for support, and I disagree somewhat with your article ( ‘I don’t fall, I slide’: older people rebel to keep sense of control, research finds, 21 December ). I wear a call button, but this prevents me being anxious when I am in the garden.

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