Community Care

AUGUST 14, 2023

By Rachael Wardell Kate Shoesmith’s recent article for Community Care argued that the Department for Education’s (DfE) proposed rules on agency work won’t fix the issues facing the local authority children’s services workforce. I think your readers would benefit from an alternative perspective. I chair the Association of Director’s of Children’s Services (ADCS) workforce policy committee.

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Abuse Survivor

AUGUST 14, 2023

In the ebb and flow of life, emotions often take us on unexpected journeys. Lately, I’ve noticed my feelings shifting once again, guiding me into a more hypervigilant state. The intensity of this energy brings with it a touch of anxiety, prompting me to seek ways to channel it in a productive manner. As I strive to maintain equilibrium, I’m delving into strategies that keep me grounded and proactive.

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Nnatasha Tracy

AUGUST 16, 2023

Memory problems are common in bipolar disorder, as is cognitive impairment. It makes sense, really. If our brains misfire when it comes to mood and its related symptoms, why wouldn't they misfire in other ways as well? People don't like to talk about this, though. People enjoy the narrative that those with bipolar disorder are more intelligent than others ( which is not true ), whereas the reality, which is that people with bipolar are additionally impaired, is something people like to glass ove

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Community Care

AUGUST 16, 2023

By Leigh Zywek and Richard Devine, Bath and North East Somerset Council In our work, we have found that many of the challenges parents faced in safely caring for their children stemmed from coping strategies the parents had developed to handle extremely difficult and traumatic childhoods. This exposed the significant disparity between the support provided to parents and what they required.

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Social Work Awards

AUGUST 16, 2023

The Social Worker of the Year Awards is pleased to announce this year’s finalists. All those who have been shortlisted are being recognised for their extraordinary practice and will find out if they have won the Award in their category at a special event this November in London. The finalists were chosen by independent judging panels of young care leavers, social workers, industry leaders and people with lived experience of social work.

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My Brains Not Broken

AUGUST 17, 2023

When it comes to my mental health, one thing I can always count on is that it won’t be too long before I learn something new. Sometimes it’s a mental health or psychological term. Other times it’s a phrase, or a more accurate description than one I’d been using. After ten years of living with depression and anxiety, there’s still a lot to learn.

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Community Care

AUGUST 18, 2023

By Tim Spencer-Lane The Supreme Court has handed down its long-awaited judgment in R (Worcestershire County Council) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2023] UKSC 31. The issue in this case was which of two local authorities was responsible for providing and paying for “aftercare services” under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (“MHA”) for a particular individual.

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Martin Webber

AUGUST 18, 2023

Teaching students to use motivational interviewing in their practice works!

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My Brains Not Broken

AUGUST 15, 2023

The other morning, I went for a run. I’m training for a half-marathon (my first one ever – please send some positive vibes my way!), so some of my runs are getting progressively longer. This run, in particular, was pretty grueling. It was longer than I had gone in a long time, and included some steep hills that seemed to come out of nowhere.

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Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 14, 2023

That affair, it dismantles trust. Trust cannot be restored by a promise. Trust is an outcome of trustworthy behavior over time. Trustworthiness is facilitated by transparency and accountability. That means your partner must have full access to your phone, devices, and all means of communication. It also means you check in frequently to advise of your whereabouts and you are where you say you are and can account for your time.

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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

AUGUST 17, 2023

New data from Pennsylvania confirm: When America’s child welfare establishment fearmongers predicted that COVID would bring on a “pandemic of child abuse” it was just the usual health terrorism. The American family policing system, a more accurate term than “child welfare” system, is built on “health terrorism” – misrepresenting the true nature and scope of a problem in the name of “raising awareness.

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Nicole Clark Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2023

Try this activity and let me know how it goes for you. When logic models are viewed as a valuable planning and learning tool and used with other programmatic tools, it increases the likelihood that your organization will use them. So, let’s update your program’s logic model! This activity is ideal for: Anyone responsible for [.] The post Try This: Update Your Logic Model appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting.

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Social Care

AUGUST 18, 2023

By offering services including collection and delivery of groceries, medication and essentials. volunteer responders are freeing up valuable time for care colleagues and adding value for those receiving care. [Image created by freepik.com ] Enhancing care experiences The NHS and Care Volunteer Responders programme , which was originally created to support NHS colleagues and services in England during the pandemic, has recently extended its reach to adult social care.

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Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 14, 2023

The parent had anxiety. It was of a concern for their kid’s safety. The parent did have some tragic experiences when they were a child. Their fear, although not necessary now, had a basis in reality from the past. Their child had anxiety. It was labled GAD – Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The child had fears, but they weren’t pinned down to something specific.

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R.E.A.L. Social Workers

AUGUST 17, 2023

Introduction: How quickly do you recover when a car cuts you off while driving? How long does it take you to let go of the feelings you have after a contentious encounter? When was the last time you really let go and let God? Each time we are faced with a situation that is uncomfortable, frightening, or difficult, we go into fight or flight mode. The stress response, as it is called, starts no matter how small or large the incident.

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Lawson Psychology

AUGUST 16, 2023

Loneliness and reconnecting: Be mindful of the tea I was listening to an interview with Simon Sinek the other day. When the interviewer asked how he was, Simon openly and honestly replied that he was lonely. He then went on to talk about the challenges of loneliness, particularly as it is felt now in the post-pandemic era; an odd and unsettling time that we have been unwittingly catapulted into.

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Michigan Social Work

AUGUST 17, 2023

Professor Luke Shaefer’s latest book, “The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America,” is now available. Together with his co-authors, Shaefer looked at poverty, combined with health outcomes and social mobility rates to examine America’s most disadvantaged communities — almost all of which are rural, and are concentrated in three regions: Appalachia, South Texas, and the southern Cotton Belt.

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Prosper Health Collective

AUGUST 16, 2023

At Prosper Health Collective, we wholeheartedly embrace our core values of Vitality for Life and We See You, We Care. Our approach to client service delivery, known as our ‘split shift’ model, not only prioritizes the well-being of our clients but also empowers our dedicated clinicians to achieve a harmonious work-life balance. Our ‘split shift’ model has been thoughtfully designed to accommodate the diverse needs of both our clients and our valued team members.

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R.E.A.L. Social Workers

AUGUST 17, 2023

Introduction: How quickly do you recover when a car cuts you off while driving? How long does it take you to let go of the feelings you have after a contentious encounter? When was the last time you really let go and let God? Each time we are faced with a situation that is uncomfortable, frightening, or difficult, we go into fight or flight mode. The stress response, as it is called, starts no matter how small or large the incident.

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Lawson Psychology

AUGUST 16, 2023

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a gradual and deleterious shift in the loneliness landscape. Psychologists have been concerned that loneliness will be the second pandemic; a consequence of the first. Loneliness is a shared experience impacting so many. Positively, we have the remedy in us already – the capacity to share and listen. This blog discusses managing loneliness and reconnecting post-COVID.

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Michigan Social Work

AUGUST 16, 2023

Lecturer Susan Radzilowski, MSW ’82, spoke with Michigan Radio about the importance of psychological support for trangender kids, young adults and their families. “Not only is cost a barrier to care, but it's sometimes just accessing therapists who understand the principles of gender-affirming care, which is to elevate the child's voice, to hear the child's voice, to offer exploration in a supportive environment, to listen and to understand what's helpful versus what's harmful,” she said.

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MQ Mental Health

AUGUST 16, 2023

Across the world, violence against women and girls is a serious and pervasive problem. Preventative measures are greatly needed to benefit future generations as well as mental health interventions to help those in need right now, particularly in LMICs (low and middle income countries) worldwide. In this article, Daniela Jiménez Parrado and Liliana Gonzalez share with us Rita’s story.

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The Masked AMHP

AUGUST 16, 2023

S.117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 stipulates the important duty for local authorities and the NHS to provide aftercare for patients who are ordinarily resident in their area and have been detained for treatment under s.3 (as well as some Part 3 sections relating to patients convicted of criminal offences).Over the years, local authorities have often sought to shift this responsibility.

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Relias

AUGUST 15, 2023

There are certainly some less-than-ideal stories that both patients and providers could share around childhood obesity. From the nine-year-old whose primary care provider told him (in his recollection) that he was going to get diabetes and die to the 17-year-old who walked away thinking that being in the 99 th percentile for BMI was fine, it is clear that obesity is a tough topic for all involved.

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Michigan Social Work

AUGUST 16, 2023

ENGAGE Program Manager and Lecturer Fatima Salman has been named to the Higher Education workgroup of the Growing Michigan Together Council. “The diverse workgroup members of the Growing Michigan Together Council will be instrumental in our effort to grow our economy and population while protecting our natural resources,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

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MQ Mental Health

AUGUST 16, 2023

Tanatswa Chikarua, founder of the Ndinewe Foundation, a mental health organisation in Zimbabwe, is currently pursuing an MPhil in Basic and Translational Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. In this insightful blog, Tanatswa explains the value of listening to those with mental health conditions in the world of mental health research. In my native language, Shona, the word Ndinewe translates to “I am with you”.

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Health & Social Care Workforce

AUGUST 15, 2023

This blog is the second in a series of three by The People’s Recovery Project (TPRP), a charity that aims to build sustained recovery for people experiencing homelessness and addiction.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

AUGUST 15, 2023

The current spotlight focuses on the specific contributions of Dr. Sannisha K. Dale , a dual licensed clinical psychologist (MA/FL) and Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami. Dr. Dale earned her Master’s degree in Human Development and Psychology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2005, and completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Boston University in 2014.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

AUGUST 14, 2023

Advancing Social Work Praxis: Uniting Communities to Tackle Adversity, Vulnerability, and Trauma South Africa continues to experience unprecedented weather patterns that place members of society at more risk than they already are due to unabating historical inequalities and injustices linked with colonisation and apartheid. Moreover, the global community is also grappling with complex socio-economic, political, religious, and environmental challenges, which directly and indirectly impact South A

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Relias

AUGUST 12, 2023

FTCA coverage and protection is important for health centers as it allows them to focus time and money on the patient population they serve. In this post, we explore how to make sure your organization is eligible for coverage and how fit it into your risk management strategy. How the Federal Tort Claims Act affects risk management for FQHCs Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) have been serving low-income and medically underserved individuals for more than 50 years, reaching over 24 milli

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CAPC

AUGUST 14, 2023

A study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, finds low prevalence of goals of care documentation in rural hospitals.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

AUGUST 15, 2023

Sheehan Fisher, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University, where he was recently appointed Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in the Graduate School. His research and clinical interests center on understanding mothers and father’s unique contributions to the family and child health.

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The Guardian

AUGUST 16, 2023

Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Henry Naylor’s well-intentioned drama about deaths in care homes lets anger cloud its judgment Hyde, Manchester, in the 1990s. Frank and Georgie’s 78-year-old mum has just died while in the charge of local GP Harold Shipman. Was Frank, her live-in carer, partly to blame for surrendering her to the care of “Dr Death”? Fast-forward more than 20 years, and we find Frank mute and motionless in a Hyde hospice, in the charge of Justine, a not-so-tender carer.

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Living Sober

AUGUST 12, 2023

Long list of reasons why I love living sober!

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CAPC

AUGUST 17, 2023

Journal of Palliative Medicine article describes the development of the Palliative Care Law and Policy GPS.

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