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Dear Sajid Javid: please end the inappropriate detention of autistic people and those with learning disabilities

Community Care

Dear Mr Javid, I am writing, in this open letter, to express my grave and continuing concern over the care and support for people who have a learning disability and autistic people detained in inpatient care or at risk of such detention. According to latest NHS Assuring Transformation data , there were more than 2,000 people with a learning disability in inpatient settings, most of whom have been locked up in these long-stay hospitals for at least two years.

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When It Comes to Mental Health, Simple Doesn’t Mean Easy

My Brains Not Broken

People say it all the time – easier said than done. That phrase can extend to a lot of different situations for a lot of different reasons. In fact I don’t think I realized just how often I said it (to myself or to others) during my day-to-day life. And while I think that this extends to plenty of situations in our lives, there’s no area where this plays out for me in a clearer way then when my mental health is involved.

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Some Parents Play “Good Cop – Bad Cop”

Gary Direnfeld

Some folks see one of their parents as good and the other bad. The bad parent may have been abusive and/or had problems with alcohol and/or drugs or perhaps mental illness. The other parent was seen as good for not having been engaged in those behaviors deemed bad. However, in some of these situations, the good parent was non-protective and may have relied on the one seen as bad to be an enforcer of behavior and may have even sought to have you tolerate that parent.

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Preparing for Liberty Protection Safeguards

Social Care

While the processes relating to an authorisation of a deprivation of liberty will change, the sector skills, knowledge and experience gained under the Care Act framework means there is already a solid foundation for expected practice under LPS. Positive developments. As a qualified social worker, I welcome the changes which Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) intends to bring to the sector.

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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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Number of children in need falls for third straight year to lowest point since 2013

Community Care

The number of children in need in England has fallen for the third successive year, to its lowest level since 2013, according to official government figures. Figures from the annual children in need census , covering the year to 31 March 2021, also showed that referrals to children’s social care and child protection plans fell sharply during the first year of coronavirus restrictions in the country.

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What Do I Do With My Emotions?

My Brains Not Broken

Part of living with depression and anxiety means that sometimes, my emotions are…heightened. I don’t always know the reasoning behind it, but there are a lot of emotions I feel more intensely than I’d like to feel. I know a part of this is my empathetic nature, part of it is life and part of it is just in my personality, but it can be tricky.

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NASW on amicus brief before U.S. Supreme Court seeking to overturn Texas abortion law

Social Work Blog

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) on Oct. 27, 2021 and 10 other civil rights organizations joined in an amicus brief led by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in the Whole Women’s Health v. Jackson case filed in the U.S. Supreme Court. This case involves Texas’s Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy and allowing private citizens to enforce the law by suing anyone who performed, aided, or abetted an abortion in violation of the ba

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Ofsted calls for power to scrutinise children’s home groups

Community Care

Ofsted has called on the government to extend its powers to enable it to scrutinise social care groups that run multiple children’s homes. The inspectorate said the change was necessary to fill a “gap in accountability” left by the current regime, in which Ofsted separately inspects children’s homes run by the same provider. It published research last week which concluded that groups had some influence and control over the day-to-day running of their children’s homes.

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Guest Post: Why Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder is So Tough by G. Alex Patten, MD

Bipolar Bandit

Since its original description over 160 years ago, Bipolar Disorder has been a tough diagnosis to make accurately. At different times called “circular insanity,” “manic depressive psychosis,” and “manic depression,” Bipolar Disorder was not officially recognized as a standalone mental illness until 1980. Now we know that Bipolar Disorder is actually a group of four distinct illnesses with different severities and diagnostic criteria.

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The Best Diet for Mental Illness? — The MIND Diet

Nnatasha Tracy

I've always said there isn't a diet that treats bipolar disorder. This is still true. Nonetheless, there is a diet that may be best for mental illness and cognitive decline; it's called the MIND diet. Few people have heard of the Mediterranean-DASH diet intervention for neurodegenerative delay (MIND) diet, and it is a work in progress, but the MIND diet outlines a broad eating plan that, according to research, can help your brain function at its best and slow cognitive decline.

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Get Connected: Using Social Media for Social Work Success

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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A workforce 'Made with Care'

Social Care

It’s estimated there will be almost half-a-million extra job opportunities in adult social care by 2035 and more than 105,000 vacancies to be filled. These roles. will be exciting, varied and rewarding. Career opportunity. I’m delighted Made with Care, the Government’s new social care recruitment campaign in England, has now launched to encourage many more people to pursue careers in social care.

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Government age assessment changes would undermine social workers, campaigners warn

Community Care

Story updated 3 November 2021. Campaigners have accused the government of undermining practitioners’ knowledge and experience with its proposals to tighten age assessments for unaccompanied young people claiming asylum. A group of children’s and refugee charities and the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) have raised concerns about the changes, which would enable the government to press councils to have children in their care age assessed and to refer their decisions for review by a ne

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Guest Post: Never Lose Hope, Even When Times Feel Hopeless: Seasons Change by Shannon Mick

Bipolar Bandit

Never lose hope because things can change. Circumstances and situations change, sometimes in the blink of an eye and sometimes over a few years. I like spending time outdoors, so I think of change as weather patterns and seasons. Using this as a metaphor, we dress appropriately for the daily weather and for each season, we must also take care of our mental health through the changes and challenges that life throws at us.

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Seminar #107: Healing Waters and the Fates

What a Shrink Thinks

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Planning for the future of social care

Social Care

The impact of COVID-19 has been profound for everyone, but nowhere has this been more evident than in social care. But what have we learnt and how has this changed the approach over the last eighteen months? [Image supplied by freepik.com ]. Reviews and recommendations. I was asked to conduct a review of the Adult Social Care COVID-19 Winter Plan 2020 to 2021 and its implementation with colleagues from the sector, many of whom were on the original Social Care COVID-19 Support Taskforce in the su

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Mandatory CPD or ASYE boost needed to tackle Covid impact on social work education, finds study

Community Care

Mandatory CPD or enhancements to the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE) are needed to address skills and knowledge gaps left by the disruption to social work education caused by the pandemic. That was one of the key recommendations from research for Social Work England into the state of education and training , which found that the pandemic had significantly disrupted practice placements and posed significant challenges to students’ learning and wellbeing due to the shift to

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Choosing between antipsychotics to reduce the risk of breast cancer in women with schizophrenia

The Social Care Elf

Peter Knapp and Suzy Ker review a recent study from Finland, which suggests that women with schizophrenia who take prolactin-increasing antipsychotics for at least five years, have an increased risk of developing breast cancer. The post Choosing between antipsychotics to reduce the risk of breast cancer in women with schizophrenia appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Dangers of Self-Medication

Gateway Foundation

Self-medicating with a prescription or over-the-counter medication or other substances can be dangerous. Before taking any medication, it is always best to talk to a medical professional and ensure that the drug is right for you. In some cases, the effects of self-medicating can lead to a dependence on the substance. In the most severe… The post Dangers of Self-Medication appeared first on Gateway.

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We Need to Talk about ACEs and Suicide

Stop Abuse Campaign

← Equal Parenting Custody Battles: What Can We Learn from the Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Case? Life has its ups and downs, but, for some, it may feel really dark and hopeless, as if there is no escape. If those feelings begin to turn into suicidal thoughts, it is imperative that you seek help right away. If someone you know is bringing up hints about suicide in conversation, they may be actually considering it.

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Tamara Dopwell Social Entrepreneur Shares Her Personal Stress Hacks

R.E.A.L. Social Workers

Taking care of one’s wellbeing is a vital part of a healthy life. Many strive to maintain the appearance of what is culturally expected. We see this striving especially during the holiday season. Women and men chase their idea of perfection. It starts with the decorations. Then moves to the perfectly baked turkey with all the perfectly dressed trimmings.

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Male suicide prevention: uncovering the challenges associated with “talking”

The Social Care Elf

Cara Richardson explores a recent qualitative study conducted in Scotland, which finds that the contexts in which men talk about suicide are an important part of male suicide prevention. The post Male suicide prevention: uncovering the challenges associated with “talking” appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Great news – Oregon "child welfare" attains mediocrity!

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Now, let’s see if Senator Soundbite tries to undermine the progress The Oregonian has a story about the decline in foster care numbers in that state – and how it’s not due to more child abuse supposedly being hidden due to COVID lockdowns. On the contrary – what declined during the lockdowns were the false reports and the poverty cases. “Even though we had fewer calls, the right calls were coming in and we got to the children who needed us,” the state’s Deputy Director of Child Welfare Practice

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JASWE International Symposium on Nov.27th

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

50th memorial symposium on November 27th, starting from 9:00am (CET) organized by JASWE. International Symposium on Social Work Education (On-line). Social Work Education in Times of Crisis :From a Glocal Perspective. RATIONALE The global COVID-19 Pandemic has had a profound impact on social work education and practice. More than ever, the pandemic has shown that our lives are globally interdependent and that mutual understanding and solidarity on the global level are crucial to meet the challen

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Student Independence: Applying Skills Outside Your Office (Middle School)

Kylie the Creative Social Worker

Our goal is to help students apply the skills we’ve worked on in other settings too, right? Teaching them to cope and problem-solve on their own can sometimes be the most difficult. Not only do… The post Student Independence: Applying Skills Outside Your Office (Middle School) appeared first on Kylie The Creative Social Worker | All rights reserved.

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How can I be mentally healthy at work?

Prosper Health Collective

What is a mentally healthy workplace? All employees have the right to feel safe at work. Safety at work involves both physical and mental safety. A mentally healthy workplace involves the development and maintenance of practices that support the health, safety, and wellbeing of all within the organisation. . Mentally healthy workplaces aim to create work environments that do not impact on mental health now or in the future.

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A new treatment for PTSD in healthcare staff

MQ Mental Health

Since the start of the pandemic there have been many concerns raised about the wellbeing of frontline healthcare workers. In January of this year, research by Kings College London found that many intensive care workers in the UK's National Health Service were experiencing severe symptoms of anxiety , depression and post traumatic stress disorder after the first wave of COVID-19.

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Free Mental Health Webinars, November 2021

Social Work.Career

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 30 free webcasts that I 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, November 2021 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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The Role of the Social Work Profession in ´Co-Building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind´

International Federation of Social Workers

IFSW is co-facilitating the ´Co-Building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind´ people´s summit. Today’s press release (link), issued by the summit partners, invites all people globally to contribute their ideas to making this vision a reality. “We the partners have walked alongside people who have navigated difficult journeys through the current global COVID […].

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Father injected one- and two-year-old with heroin ‘to make them sleep’

The Guardian

Child safeguarding review reveals ‘significant multi-agency involvement’ prior to incident in Lancashire A father injected two of his children with heroin “to make them sleep”, a child safeguarding review has revealed. The sisters, aged one and two, were living in Lancashire with two older siblings aged nine and 16 and parents who had issues around mental ill health, substance misuse and domestic abuse.

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Let’s End the Shame That Silences Victims of Domestic Violence

Swhelper

Suzy Kanoo. October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but let’s make it our mission year-round to end the one important thing that, paradoxically, is both a dire consequence of domestic violence and a factor contributing to its perpetuation: shame. Sadly, victims of domestic violence often feel a deep yet unwarranted sense of shame, as if they were […].

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NASW Media News Hits – October 2021

Social Workers Speak

NASW staffers at the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) reached a potential news audience of more than 335 million readers in October, thanks to coverage of abortion rights protests in North Carolina and articles in Politico on the association’s position on several political issues. Here are the highlights: Yahoo Finance ran a press release on the need for more men to embrace getting therapy to address mental health concerns.

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Self-Care A-Z: Sound Self-Care Advice—Listen

The New Social Worker

Some sounds just make me happy. Boop. Pop. Swish. Listen. What sounds bring you comfort and connection?

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A Roundup of the 12 Winning Innovations from the Tipping Point Challenge

CAPC

Learn more about the initiatives that won gold, silver, and bronze in the second round of CAPC’s John A. Hartford Foundation Tipping Point Challenge.

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Permanent Twitter Ban of Extremist Influencers Can Detoxify Social Media

Swhelper

SWHELPER. Banning right-wing extremists from social media can reduce the spread of anti-social ideas and conspiracy theories, according to Rutgers-led research. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, examined what happens after individual influencers with large followings are banned from social media and no longer have a platform to promote their extreme […].

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Scrap vaccine deadline for care-home workers or risk huge staff loss, warns provider

The Guardian

Care homes in England log 105,000 vacancies, as Anchor and umbrella groups voice concern over ‘no jabs no jobs’ policy One of England’s largest social care providers has urged the government to scrap the vaccination deadline for all care-home workers, warning of a risk to levels of care as data confirmed that more than 50,000 staff could quit in the country from next week.