Famcare
AUGUST 31, 2022
Originally, social services were meant to serve as emergency rooms for society's most vulnerable. They took in orphans and the homeless and fed the hungry. As the twentieth century wore on, social work expanded services to all segments of the less fortunate population, and nonprofits as well as government social agencies began to define their missions by identifying the quality-of-life outcomes their clients achieved.
Community Care
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The Department for Education has appointed Josh MacAlister to advise on the implementation of the children’s social care review that he led. It is paying MacAlister £32,000 for six months’ work, with the role having started on 1 June 2022, shortly after the care review reported, and running until 3o November. However, the contract for the work was formally awarded at the end of July and published by the government last month.
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My Brains Not Broken
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
CW: This post discusses suicide. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in the United States and every year, I aim to write posts and share information directly related to suicide prevention throughout the month. Though this month of awareness has grown in recent years, there are still many challenges to how we discuss suicide prevention. That said, I think this month is a good opportunity to have conversations and demand attention for suicide prevention.
Gary Direnfeld
AUGUST 31, 2022
Toxic masculinity doesn’t begin in adulthood. It begins in infancy with the expectation that boys must tough it out, suck it up, not cry and never need soothing. Indeed, that toxic masculinity for some is beat into them verbally, some physically. “I’ll give you something to cry about.” “Don’t be a suck.” “You’re a cry-baby.” The infant come toddler learns from an age that young that their acceptance and worth depends upon submerging the
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The New Social Worker
AUGUST 29, 2022
Download your Self-Care Awareness Month calendar for 2022 and join The New Social Worker as we invite you to deepen awareness and activation of self-care.
Community Care
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
A government bid to speed up moving unaccompanied asylum-seeking children out of hotels into council care fails to address the dearth of placements available, directors have said. The Association of Directors of Children’s Services issued the warning after the Home Office introduced a five-day target for councils to accept children from hotels following referral under the now mandatory national transfer scheme (NTS) – under which all authorities across the UK must accept a share of u
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Doin' The Work
AUGUST 31, 2022
Episode 56 Guests: Charla Yearwood, LCSW; Cassandra Walker, LCSW, CCTP; Alan Dettlaff, PhD, MSW Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW. www.dointhework.com. Listen/Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify. Follow on Twitter & Instagram , Like on Facebook. Join the mailing list Support the podcast Download transcript. We are now offering our Racial Justice & Liberatory Practice Continuing Education Series at Columbia University , Michigan State University , and the University
The New Social Worker
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
In response to the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, Dr. Allan Barsky explores ethical issues for social workers in assisting those seeking abortion care but practicing in states that prohibit or restrict access to abortion-related services.
Community Care
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
Just over 5% of social workers have met continuing professional development registration requirements as the three-month renewal period opens. Social Work England said 5,478 practitioners had submitted two pieces of CPD, detailing learning from reflecting on one of the pieces with a peer, equivalent to 5.5% of the registered population. More than twice as many – 12,385 (12.4%) – have submitted at least one piece of CPD, which would have been sufficient in 2020 and 2021 to meet regist
Kylie the Creative Social Worker
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Fidgets can be so much fun! There are so many different kinds and they can serve many different purposes. With the right expectations and systems in place, fidgets can be used appropriately.
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.
Social Work Blog
AUGUST 31, 2022
Recent flooding in Mississippi caused an already struggling water treatment plant in the state capital of Jackson to collapse. Residents in the city of 150,000 are having difficulty getting water to drink or to flush toilets, prompting the city to close schools and business and residents to wait in long lines for water. The NASW Mississippi Chapter has mobilized volunteers to help and is seeking donations.
The Guardian
AUGUST 31, 2022
My friend Jan Dewing, who has died aged 61 of ovarian cancer, was the Sue Pembrey chair in nursing and director of the Centre for Person-centred Practice Research at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, where she was also head of the university’s graduate research school. Jan was a leading scholar in person-centred practice, with a particular focus on care services for people living with dementia; she worked with health and social care teams to ensure care was delivered in a way that respected
Community Care
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
Council social worker numbers have increased in Scotland but there are concerns over rising shortages of mental health officers. There were 5,666 full-time equivalent (FTE) practitioners working for Scottish authorities as of the end of 2021, a rise of 200 (3.7%) on the previous year, according to the Scottish Social Services Council’s (SSSC) annual workforce data report published this week.
Gateway Foundation
AUGUST 31, 2022
Alcohol has significant short-term and long-term effects on the body’s organs, including the liver. The liver serves critical purposes, and one of its main roles is to help break down substances and eliminate toxins from the body. Excessive and long-term alcohol consumption can overwhelm the liver and hinder its ability to filter alcohol, damaging liver cells beyond repair.
Prosper Health Collective
AUGUST 27, 2022
It is common to worry sometimes, we all do. However, when this develops into worry about many different areas of your life and starts to impact your day to day functioning, your sleep, your relationships with others or even your health, it can become problematic. What can you do? It is important that you develop an understanding of your worry. Skills are likely to be ineffective if they are not targeting the underlying problem.
The Guardian
AUGUST 27, 2022
My uncle Peter had always been a bit of a character, peculiar but not without charm. Then a chance encounter with one of his former pupils opened my eyes to his dark past On a summer evening in the first decade of the new millennium, I had arranged to meet a friend at a gastropub in London. I walked into the large, open-plan room, a crowd already at the counter.
National Casa Gal
AUGUST 29, 2022
Read More. The post Akerman and the National CASA/GAL Association for Children announce 2022 recipients of Academic Excellence Scholarship for foster youth appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
Famcare
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
We speak to clients everyday. We often get questions asked around the difference between "configuration" and "customization". I wanted to help set the FAMCare record straight and share how the FAMCare platform answers this question.
Relias
AUGUST 29, 2022
The World Health Organization has tracked maternal mortality rates across the globe since establishing the improvement of maternal health as one of its top priorities. Through its data, we know that maternal mortality rates in the U.S. have steadily increased over the past three decades, even though most of these maternal deaths are preventable. The recent Dobbs decision may raise U.S. maternal mortality rates even further by prohibiting treatment options that involve pregnancy termination for a
The Guardian
AUGUST 31, 2022
Charities say social care crisis is ‘crippling patient flow’ in hospitals and has created a ‘miserable situation’ Patients are waiting up to nine months to be discharged from NHS hospitals in England despite being medically fit to leave, according to “shocking” figures that will pile pressure on ministers to tackle the social care crisis. Health experts say the incredibly long-delayed discharges are yet more evidence of the impact of the shortage of social care beds and provisions to get patient
A Splintered Mind
AUGUST 27, 2022
A lot is made of ADHD’s super power of hyperfocus. I’ve written about it on several occasions over the years as well. I’ve even created a ToDo List technique to simulate it! Should we really label hyperfocus as a superpower, though? I have always been painfully aware of the downsides to hyperfocus. I’ll even avoid undertaking certain tasks because I know that I’ll slip into hyperfocus and loose track of time and the events around me.
Lawson Psychology
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
The post The truth about diets and changing the language appeared first on Lawson Clinical Psychology.
Psychological Health Care
AUGUST 31, 2022
Have trouble turning off the mental chatter? You want to relax, but your brain keeps analysing your last conversation, overthinking past mistakes, or replaying an unpleasant incident on repeat. If you’re stuck in a loop of repeated negative thoughts, replaying past events or conversations in your head, you may be ruminating. Read on to understand and overcome your rumination habit for better mental health.
The Guardian
AUGUST 28, 2022
Head of children’s services says cash-strapped authority had no choice but to pay up to provide care Council pay £1m a year to house child in private care home Cllr Margaret Harvey, the cabinet member for children’s services in Knowsley, Merseyside, said she reacted with “absolute horror” when told the local authority was going to have to pay almost £50,000 a week for one child’s placement in earlier this year.
Social Work With Adults
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
I have always been keen to maker sure adult social workers apply approaches and interventions that will make a positive difference people’s lives. Often, it isn’t clear which of these approaches and interventions have an evidence base. In these situations, social workers are relying on their own or their colleagues' experiences to steer their practice with people and families.
Abuse Survivor
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
It’s been a while since I’ve sat down and written anything creative. I used to write and create all the time – stories, poems, paintings, sculptures. But lately, I just can’t seem to get the words flowing. And I know why. Trauma has a way of stifling creativity. When we experience trauma, our focus shifts from the things that bring us joy to the things that keep us alive.
Lawson Psychology
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
The truth about diets and changing the language Diets and diet talk is everywhere. It only takes walking into a book store and searching the “health and wellbeing” section to see that there are many books promoting different diets. You may have already been exposed to diets in some form. There may be different reasons why someone chooses to diet, and many promise to make you feel happier, healthier and more fulfilled (at least in the short term).
The Guardian
AUGUST 29, 2022
The post-pandemic lessons of care feminism seem to have sunk in, but if we do not seize the moment now, we may waste a historic opportunity “From the early months of the Covid pandemic women have borne the brunt of the economic consequences of the pandemic, largely through their roles as paid and unpaid carers,” Australia’s finance minister and newly minted minister for women, Katy Gallagher, reminded us just last week at the G-20 Women’s Summit.
Michigan Social Work
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
Assistant Professor Ashley Cureton and Field Faculty Rosalva Osorio have received funding for their project, The Implementation of Forum Theatre to Engage in Difficult Conversations within the U-M Social Work Community. The project uses Forum Theatre to provide social work students with concrete strategies on how to successfully engage in difficult conversations and challenging dialogues.
Relias
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
With the successes reaped during the pilot of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to accelerate the results nationwide. The program started in 2016 as a pilot to determine the impact of financial incentives on home health agencies in nine states. The pilot program rewarded or penalized agencies based on a total performance score (TPS) compared to other agencies in the same state.
Swhelper
AUGUST 31, 2022
Deona Hooper. Jay Sanders’ presentation on Body Safety aims to empower children with skills and knowledge that will lessen the likelihood of them becoming victims of childhood sexual abuse. Citation Sanders, Jay. Body Safety Education. SWHELPER Summit, 20 March. 2018, [link]. View Full Article - Body Safety Education for Children to Help Lessen or Prevent Sexual Abuse.
Social Work With Adults
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) have guidelines for social work with adults experiencing complex needs. This is the second of two blogs from members of the guideline committee, Ellie and Chloe, who reflect on their involvement and the importance of the guidelines. If you haven't read my introduction and Ellie's reflections as a person with lived experience in Part One, please click here , then return to Part Two below for Chloe's perspective as a practicing social wo
Famcare
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
There are both productive non-governmental organizations and those that are unable to reach their full potential and have the desired impact. To run smoothly, a nonprofit requires a lot of work, and many things can go wrong. Mistakes, on the other hand, can provide an opportunity to grow and learn. We hope that by sharing these common mistakes, we can help keep your agency running and thriving.
The Frontline
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
England’s largest social work charity, Frontline , warns that negative news stories are having a detrimental effect on the public perception of social workers, after new independent research reveals that over half (58%) of people say social workers have a ‘bad reputation’, and of those, nearly a third (31%) would be reluctant for their help despite needing support.
Living Sober
AUGUST 31, 2022
This week's Sober Story comes from Shane, a 60-year-old living in South-East Auckland. = Mrs D: How long have you been in recovery? Shane: This time about 40 years. Mrs D: What can you tell us about the last months/years of your drinking before you gave up? Shane: My drinking was getting more often and way out of hand , […] Sober Story: Shane was first posted on September 1, 2022 at 7:00 am. ©2019 " Living Sober " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.
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