NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Part one of NCCPR’s news and commentary year in review for 2023 America’s massive child welfare surveillance state was built on horror stories. Stories about children murdered or tortured in their own homes stampeded us into building a massive system that destroys children in the name of saving them. The system has torn apart millions of families needlessly.
CAPC
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Disparities in referrals for home health care affect Black people living with serious illness, even with similar discharge scores.
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The Guardian
DECEMBER 23, 2023
Observer investigation finds homes backed by private equity more than doubled in five years, with Qatar and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds among investors Serious concerns have been raised over the growing influence of private equity in the provision of children’s care homes, after an Observer investigation revealed that the number of homes backed by investment companies has more than doubled over five years.
Gary Direnfeld
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Believe it or not, your teen wants a connection with you. They may not show it and they may have their guard up, but typically, they want it. That’s good news. When things are going sideways, then it’s up to you to make them feel safe. Feeling safe facilitates connecting. Connection facilitates the relationship. The relationship facilitates communication.
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National Casa Gal
DECEMBER 28, 2023
Read More. The post The passing of Judge David W. Soukup, founder of the court-appointed special advocate/volunteer guardian ad litem (CASA/GAL) movement appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2023
For part one, which illustrates how the horror stories go in all directions, click here. OVERVIEWS OF FAMILY POLICING FAILURE ● To begin, take a step back, see – and hear – how the family policing system really works in this report from NPR, featuring perspectives from JMAC for Families and NCCPR: ● The most important book of 2023 on these issues is Investigating Families by Prof.
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Gary Direnfeld
DECEMBER 28, 2023
The thing about that barrage coming from a narcissist, ask yourself if it is relevant to whatever is being discussed. So often a narcissist will redirect a conversation to put the other on the defensive. They throw up a lot of nonsense. Emphasis on “throw up.” If you respond to it, it means it’s landed on you. However, if it isn’t relevant, it likely doesn’t require a response.
The Masked AMHP
DECEMBER 27, 2023
The last post looked at s.135(1). This one is looking at s.135(2). The Code of Practice states that the purpose of a s.135(2) warrant is to provide police officers with a power of entry to private premises for the purposes of removing a patient who is liable to be taken or returned to hospital or any other place or into custody under the Act. Unlike s.
Relias
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Opioid misuse has been an increasing concern in the U.S. over the past two decades, and it is particularly prevalent in American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) communities. Over the 20-year span from 1999-2019, deaths related to opioid overdose increased rapidly among Indigenous populations, multiplying by more than five times due to increased use of heroin, hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl, tramadol, and in combination with alcohol and other drugs.
The Guardian
DECEMBER 23, 2023
The government’s reliance on the private sector has led to a UK economy on the brink of recession and a crumbling state The economy will end the year on the brink of recession and it is not hard to see why. After 13 years of Conservative misrule that reached its nadir last year during Liz Truss’s brief tenure as prime minister, the country is crawling towards a light that flickers dimly.
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.
Living Sober
DECEMBER 24, 2023
I'm experiencing my full range of emotions in all their uncomfortable, joyous, painful, exciting and revealing glory.
CAPC
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Study summarized in Cure shows in palliative care utilization for people living with de novo metastatic breast cancer.
University of Connecticut
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Solandy Forte, PhD, LCSW, BCBA-D Mon, March 11, 2024 11 am – 1 pm 2 CECs Registration Fee: $50 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and Current SSW Field Instructors Link will be emailed when your registration is complete. The clinical interview will help to structure when and how you will conduct your direct observations. Identifying the most useful data collection method(s) for your particular assessment case can be a bit overwhelming particularly if time is not on your side.
SECTIONED
DECEMBER 23, 2023
In June last year, after trying my hardest for several years to get access to NHS mental health services, I stopped. I stopped trying to access NHS mental health services. I live with severe & enduring mental illness for which I’ve been sectioned and have no care plan or treatment, yet I stopped trying to get NHS mental health care. I stopped, because I eventually realised that the two most likely outcomes of me continuing to try to access NHS mental health services are worse than rece
Living Sober
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Lovely gentle rituals to formally say goodbye to the year we've just had, and warmly welcome in the new one.
University of Connecticut
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Solandy Forte, PhD, LCSW, BCBA-D Monday, March 18, 2024 11 am – 1 pm 2 CECs Registration Fee: $50 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and Current SSW Field Instructors Link will be emailed when your registration is complete. Data. Data. And more data. It all must be analyzed and analyzed well. The clinician must take every single piece of data collected and interpret it in order to confidently identify the function(s) of behavior.
University of Connecticut
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Solandy Forte, PhD, LCSW, BCBA-D Monday, March 25, 2024 11 am – 1 pm 2 CECs Registration Fee: $75 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and Current SSW Field Instructors Link will be emailed when your registration is complete. In this webinar the presenter will review the most effective antecedent and management strategies that are support by evidence to deal with challenging behavior.
University of Connecticut
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Solandy Forte, PhD, LCSW, BCBA-D Monday, March 4, 2024 11 am – 1 pm 2 CECs Registration Fee: $50 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and Current SSW Field Instructors Link will be emailed when your registration is complete. Gathering the most relevant information from your clinical interview is critical. Information gathered will help to determine your steps when conducting a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA).
University of Connecticut
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Ruth Pearlman, LCSW, LICSW, M.ED Wednesday, Feb 22, 2024 10 am – 12 pm 2 CECs Registration Fee: $50 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and current SSW Field Instructors Webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a condition where a person has difficulties regulating their senses within their environment.
University of Connecticut
DECEMBER 26, 2023
This program provides at least 1 hour of content on cultural competence. Sarah A. Gilbert, LCSW Thurs, February 22, 2024 8:30 am – 12:30 pm 4 CECs Registration Fee: $100 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and Current SSW Field Instructors Link will be emailed when your registration is complete. The goal of this webinar is to increase participants’ cultural competence in serving gender diverse clients by gaining a greater understanding of the unique micro and macro issues this population exp
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