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“Making Whiteness Strange”: Exploring Anti-Racist Social Work Education

inSocialWork

Dr. Donna Jeffery. Join us as we speak with Dr. Donna Jeffery about the challenges encountered as Social Work education attempts to develop anti-racist methods and practices of teaching. Dr. Jeffery describes the tension between “being” and “doing” and the obstacle this tension poses for Social Work students and educators. What are Social Workers to do?

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Social work charity Frontline launch new programme

The Frontline

A new leadership programme helping senior social work leaders to tackle the most common and persistent challenges they face in their roles has been launched today by Frontline, the social work charity. The Headline programme joins Frontline’s well-established and successful Frontline programme , which recruits and trains graduates to become social workers, and Firstline programme , which provides leadership training for service managers.

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Caring in company: a pre-Covid snapshot of day centres in south London 

Health & Social Care Workforce

Dr Caroline Green and Dr Katharine Orellana are Post-Doctoral Fellows, National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration South London. (346 words) Day centres can be a lifeline for some people.

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Clinician and client political values in culturally-competent psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

The ways in which client and therapist political values affect the therapeutic process has been a neglected factor in clinical practice, with many clinicians committing “culturally-competent malpractice” in this area (Redding, 2020). A client’s sociopolitical values (“SPVs”) are often central to their identity and can affect their relationships, including their relationship with the therapist.

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

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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Social Worker of the Year Awards announces 2021 event

Social Work Awards

The Social Work Awards has announced exciting plans for its 2021 event, which coincides with the charity’s 10 th anniversary. Taking place at the end of November, the theme of this year’s virtual event is ‘Reconnection and Recognition’. It will highlight social workers’ outstanding work during the last 12 months and turn their focus towards supporting people to reconnect and to move forward from their experiences during the pandemic.

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When the people you’re trying to help seek to deceive

The Masked AMHP

As a social worker, it has always been my basic approach to believe what service users tell me, unless and until I have evidence to the contrary. Having worked with many people over the years with a history of childhood sexual abuse, many of whom were doubted when they disclosed as children, I know that it is of vital importance to them to be believed.

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Caring for Caregivers

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Objectives. ~ Explore what caregivers really are. ~ Identify some of the things caregivers do. ~ Identify the consequences of adopting a caregiver role. ~ Review cognitive behavioral strategies to help caregivers prevent physical, emotional and interpersonal problems Objectives. ~ Explore what caregivers really are. ~ Identify some of the things caregivers do. ~ Identify the consequences of adopting a caregiver role.

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Mental Health and the Elderly – 12 Key Points

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Summary - Normal aging is a gradual process that ushers in some physical decline, such as decreased sensory abilities (e.g., vision and hearing) and decreased pulmonary and immune function. - Decline in cognitive capacity with aging is partly preventable - Older persons display flexibility in behavior and attitudes and the ability to grow intellectually and emotionally. - Losses with aging include Social status, self-esteem, physical capacities, death of friends and loved ones - Anxiety disorder