Community Care

JANUARY 5, 2024

Champions of asylum-seeking children and anti-racist practice, respectively, were among social workers recognised in the New Year Honours. Children’s practitioner Kirstie Baughan and adult safeguarding lead Shabnam Ahmed were garlanded in the annual list, alongside chief social worker for children and families Isabelle Trowler. There was also recognition for the former chief executive of social work charity Frontline, Josh MacAlister, who recently led a government-commissioned review of ch

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Reimagining Social Work

JANUARY 1, 2024

As a Collective we have developed a practice of reflection on the year past and the challenges ahead. The following are individual messages, yet they coalesce as an affirmation of unity and resolve.

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Nnatasha Tracy

JANUARY 4, 2024

As a mental health advocate, I've observed people attributing everything to bipolar disorder, from feelings and thoughts to actions. While a mood disorder does influence feelings and thoughts, not all emotions and thoughts are a result of bipolar disorder. It's crucial to take responsibility for actions and not blame them solely on the disorder. Learning to separate actions from thoughts and feelings, investing in therapy, and taking responsibility can help in personal growth and improve relatio

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 4, 2024

Hello friends, and Happy New Year! Since I’ve written several New Year’s posts on this blog, I thought I’d try my hand at it again in 2024. In past years, my messages around the new year have varied greatly. Early on in this blog’s history, I wrote about my rejection of New Year’s resolutions and the pressure they put on us.

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The Social Care Elf

JANUARY 2, 2024

Happy New Year to one and all from down here in the woodland. To start us off with a bang for 2024, we have a blog from Lizzie Furber, one of our social care elf editorial team, highlighting a scoping review that is the first of its kind in the UK. Introduction LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, [read the full story.] The post Young LGBTQ+ People in Residential Social Care Face Pervasive Discrimination and Unmet Need appeared first on National Elf Service.

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International Federation of Social Workers

JANUARY 3, 2024

IFSW extends its deepest sympathies and solidarity to the people of Japan following the devastating 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Ishikawa prefecture on Monday, 1 January 2024.

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Prosper Health Collective

JANUARY 5, 2024

As has been discussed already this month by Psychologist Darren West here at Prosper Self Compassion is one of the greatest gifts that we can give to ourselves. We so often spend time giving compassion to other people showing them we care, giving them our attention, help and empathy. What stops us turning this inwards and giving this to ourselves? Instead of mercilessly judging and criticizing yourself self-compassion means you are kind and understanding to yourself, giving yourself care and wa

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

JANUARY 5, 2024

Pragati (the erstwhile Integrated Rural Health and Development Project) is a field action project of the Centre for Health and Mental Health, School of Social Work. Late Prof. Dr. Vimla Nadkarni Past President of International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) initiated the Integrated Rural Health and Development Project (IRHDP) in 1986, in the remote tribal areas in Shahapur Taluka, Thane district.

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Ultimate Youth Worker

JANUARY 1, 2024

A Practice Framework for Ultimate Youth Workers In the field of youth work, where the challenges are as diverse as the young people themselves, the difference between good youth workers and Ultimate Youth Workers is abundantly clear. What makes an Ultimate Youth Worker? To navigate this intricate landscape successfully, youth work practitioners need more than just skills and experience – they require a practice framework for Ultimate Youth Workers.

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The New Social Worker

JANUARY 1, 2024

We realized we’ve each used a similar pattern to make small, positive changes in our lives. As a self-care approach, it gives a structure that can be replicated. We named the pattern ARC. Appreciate, Recognize, Construct. Give it a try.

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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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Prosper Health Collective

JANUARY 5, 2024

It’s hard to be compassionate towards ourselves. It is quite a contrast to the relative ease with which we can be compassionate to others. We find it easy to extend compassion outwards, but not inwards. The absence of self-compassion often stems from deep-seated and unconscious behavioural patterns shaped by early developmental experiences, moulding core beliefs that influence individuals’ perceptions of themselves, others, and the world.

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Social Work.Career

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 25 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 2024 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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International Federation of Social Workers

JANUARY 3, 2024

On behalf of IFW Europe, I extend our heartfelt appreciation for the remarkable contributions of John Brennan, whose mandat as the Vice President of IFSW Europe has recently concluded.

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Living Sober

DECEMBER 30, 2023

"I have found ways to ground myself, to listen, to be brave and face fears with honesty, to set boundaries and to use my voice to stand up for myself and others.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 2, 2024

● Want to see how easy it is for the foster care system to become the ultimate middle-class entitlement – step right up and take a poor person’s child for your very own? Check out KUSA-TV Denver’s story about how this case turned out in Colorado. And if you want to know more about the lawyer who won, check out Eli Hager’s story for ProPublica and The New Yorker. ● Even Scrooge didn’t go this far.

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Nicole Clark Consulting

JANUARY 3, 2024

Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. There comes a point in the life of an organization where it considers expanding its programs and services. This strategic move can open up new possibilities, build and strengthen community bonds, and enhance overall effectiveness, including: Becoming responsive to emerging community and societal needs [.

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International Federation of Social Workers

JANUARY 4, 2024

SAVE THE DATE Conference on Ecosocial Work Date: 13/14 June 2024 Location: Rotterdam in The Netherlands We would like to extend an invitation for you to save the date.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Mary and Derek weren’t the first couple to get together at Easterlea Rest Home. But those other relationships had been more like friendships – and this was something else entirely Continue reading.

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Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 5, 2024

Going to an addiction treatment center is your loved one’s best choice for beginning a healthy, substance-free life. Still, you might feel uncertain about what happens next or wonder how you can keep in touch during the process. Fortunately, many treatment centers allow friends and family to call, write letters, or send texts to their loved ones.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 5, 2024

Name : Christine L. Limone PhD, LCSW, ACC Profession/Field : Social Work Education and Certified Professional Coach Bio and Key Accomplishments : I am a social work educator as well as a certified professional coach. Seeing former students who excelled in the classroom and field placements - unable to pass the ASWB licensing exams, led me to add tutoring services to my coaching business.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

JANUARY 4, 2024

This to inform you that the Team Finland Knowledge project funded by the Finnish National Agency for Education on “Sharing Best Practices in Crisis Preparedness in Social Work” – a collaborative endeavour of the University of Jyvaskyla; Unversity of Eastern Finland, Kuopio; Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; and Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kochi has completed the joint project in December 2023.

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Blurt It Out

JANUARY 2, 2024

When we have depression, it can be overwhelming. Sometimes it can feel as though we lose ourselves. We lose sight of who we are. We begin to feel as though we are depression and depression is us. But we aren’t alone in feeling this way. Many people with long-term illnesses feel like they’ve lost some of their identity to their diagnosis. WE ARE PEOPLE We are friends.

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Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 3, 2024

Just as it’s your choice to enter addiction treatment, you also have the decision to leave early. However, leaving before completing your 30-day program is often not advised. People progress through treatment at varying rates, but research has shown the longer you stay in treatment, the better outcomes for your long-term health and recovery. Every step of the treatment process keeps you safe, teaches you crucial life skills, and increases your chances for a lasting recovery.

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CAPC

JANUARY 5, 2024

CAPC's Allison Silvers explains the potential impact of newly-introduced legislation that could positively impact reimbursement.

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Hospice Chaplaincy

JANUARY 2, 2024

In Today’s episode, Saul talks to Karen Docherty on the intersection between mediumship and end of life care. Since the discovery of her abilities, Karen has worked tirelessly to bring the word of Spirit to those who need it most.

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Blurt It Out

JANUARY 2, 2024

The last few years have been tough on us all, impacting everyone’s mental health. Teen mental health is no exception. Young people have faced some challenges that adults haven’t. Exam uncertainty, grade mishaps , missing peers just at the time when peer relationships become all the more important and coping with remote/not remote/a bit remote schooling.

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Michigan Social Work

JANUARY 3, 2024

Professor Shawna Lee has been appointed as a new Co-Editor-in-Chief of Children and Youth Services Review.

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CAPC

JANUARY 4, 2024

CAPC serves as a supporting partner of meeting focused on furthering research for the field of hospice and palliative care.

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Reimagining Social Work

JANUARY 3, 2024

As 2023 drew to an end, two executive members of the International Federation of Social Workers – Joachim Mumba, IFSW President & Pascal Rudin, IFSW Acting CEO – posted an email to all IFSW members.

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Blurt It Out

JANUARY 2, 2024

How we start the day can have a big effect on how the rest of it plays out. We all know the phrase ‘Getting up on the wrong side of the bed’ and it seems to feel that way often for many of us. If we wake up feeling rubbish then everything that happens later feels like it is going wrong. It can be hard to get motivated. However, if we start the day in a mindful way it can be much easier to face the challenges and curveballs that life has a habit of throwing at us.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 4, 2024

SSW Associate Professor and Director of the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute Kathryn Libal and Professor Megan Berthold presented research at the first-of-its-kind conference on refugee resettlement that brought together practitioners, researchers and public officials to explore “Reimaging Refugee Services in the United States.” The conference was cohosted by Arizona State University and Switchboard and funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), an office of the Administration fo

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CAPC

JANUARY 5, 2024

Learn about new tools and resources on capc.org.

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Beyond Advocacy

JANUARY 5, 2024

With so much madness in the world, vulnerable populations are being left further behind. Children with incarcerated parents are of those forgotten groups. My dissertation completed in 2002 focused on fathers as part of the Fragile Families study. The prison population had exploded from roughly 300,000 in 1980 to nearly two million in 2000. With many parents behind bars, naturally, there were concerns about the well-being of the children they had left behind.

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Blurt It Out

JANUARY 2, 2024

When we have depression, it’s like there’s a war raging in our brains, but because depression is a mental illness, it’s not always obvious that we’re struggling. These six doodles show some of the things we might be feeling. Six Doodles That Show What You Don’t See About Depression #whatyoudontsee CLICK TO TWEET 1. OVERWHELMING THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS Sometimes we feel like our heads are going to explode.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 3, 2024

Twenty-five School of Social Work faculty, Ph.D. students, and MSW students will share their collective research through 27 oral and ePoster presentations and two symposia at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 28 th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. from January 10 to 14. The theme of the Conference is “Recentering & Democratizing Knowledge: The Next 30 Years of Social Work Science.

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