Social Work Blog
JANUARY 26, 2023
By Paul R. Pace Social worker Jennifer Kljajic lost her brother to suicide when he was tapered off from opioids too quickly after taking them as prescribed for years due to a chronic pain condition in 2018. It was not until a year later that the U.S.
Swhelper
JANUARY 24, 2023
Georgiana Ndlovu You might not think it at first but I’d argue that my former life as a reporter has held me in good stead to pursue my next career as a future social worker. Yes, really, and here is why!
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Lawson Psychology
JANUARY 26, 2023
The post Understanding the different types of therapy appeared first on Lawson Clinical Psychology. Adult therapy Child and Adolescent Mental Health Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Uncategorized
Community Care
JANUARY 23, 2023
Two hundred unaccompanied asylum-seeking children remain missing after disappearing from Home Office-commissioned hotels, a minister has admitted. Junior immigration minister Lord Murray revealed the figure in response to a question in the House of Lords today.
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Gary Direnfeld
JANUARY 25, 2023
She thought him self-centered. He thought her a complainer. He hailed from a family where dad abandoned him and his mother, when he was an infant. Grandmother, a widow, took care of him much of the time, feeling guity for his situation.
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The Guardian
JANUARY 26, 2023
Laura Winham, 38, had severe mental illnesses and was ‘abandoned’ by NHS and social services, family allege A severely mentally ill woman whose dead body lay in her home unnoticed for more than three years was effectively “abandoned and left to die” by NHS and social services who missed repeated chances to save her, her family has alleged.
Community Care
JANUARY 27, 2023
Care placements “just do not exist” to take in asylum-seeking children currently placed in hotels, children’s services directors have warned.
Gary Direnfeld
JANUARY 23, 2023
I recently declined two requests for couple counseling. I always screen referrals for domestic violence as well as substance use. I ask a series of questions that can continue depending on the answers. Therein we can develop a risk profile for the likelihood of future violence.
My Brains Not Broken
JANUARY 24, 2023
Life has its ups and downs, and mental health is no different. There are times when I feel like my mental wellness is in the best place it’s ever been. Other times…not so much. Most of my time is spent bouncing somewhere in between these two extremes, but highs and lows are part of life.
The Guardian
JANUARY 21, 2023
Call for inquiry after Observer investigation uncovers scale of trafficking by criminal gangs Dozens of asylum-seeking children have been kidnapped by gangs from a Brighton hotel run by the Home Office in a pattern apparently being repeated across the south coast, an Observer investigation can reveal.
Community Care
JANUARY 23, 2023
Have you ever sat in a meeting where everyone is asked to go around the table (albeit virtual) and state who they are? Everyone gives their name and their job title, but is that who they really are? At what stage does someone stop being seen as a social worker and only seen as a manager?
Gary Direnfeld
JANUARY 23, 2023
Take pride in the child who wants to be a chef, a carpenter, a plumber, a dancer, a musician… The issue is finding a passion and supporting it. If they have found it, let them run with it. Let them explore. Get out of their way. Point them towards where they may gather experience. Let them try, reach. Therein they have purpose. It need not be easy. Purpose finds its way. There is no waste of experience. Experience teaches. If by chance they change their mind, so be it.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JANUARY 25, 2023
Their “study” methodology guarantees most abuse will be overlooked, and their advisory panel consists of extremists who want to expand the child welfare surveillance state while denying any problem with racial bias.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
JANUARY 24, 2023
Call for abstract: ICSD 2023 Biennial Conference Conference theme: Social Development in times of crisis: Challenges and responses The conference will be held as a hybrid conference from 23 to 25 August 2023 The conference is organized and structured into three main tracks – Planet in Crisis, Health and Wellbeing, and Peace and Stability.
Community Care
JANUARY 23, 2023
Cafcass has imposed its 2.51% salary offer on staff without agreement, unions have said.
Gary Direnfeld
JANUARY 23, 2023
She thought she would do his new girlfriend a favor. She decided to tell her he was a narcissist. She just wanted to warn him. You know, a sisters thing. Trouble is, it backfired. The new girlfriend was still in the charming and love bombing phase with him. She loved this guy. Next to her previous boyfriend she thought he was amazing.
Living Sober
JANUARY 25, 2023
It was midnight at the party and someone said "I'm putting the jug on, does anyone want a hot drink?". OMG yes I thought and called out "Me please!!!" before heading over to my bag to fetch one of the tea bags I had stashed in there earlier. Yes, I was at a party at midnight.
Nicole Clark Consulting
JANUARY 24, 2023
Find balance AND alignment. The decisions your board of directors makes not only influences your organization’s growth, but impacts how your staff does its job. When a board can’t function, it’s due to one or more of these issues.
Nnatasha Tracy
JANUARY 24, 2023
I focus on good advice for bipolar disorder here, but whoah boy, have I also received some of the worst advice for bipolar disorder you can imagine. This advice has come from loved ones, natural medicine practitioners, and even a psychiatrist.
The Guardian
JANUARY 21, 2023
As scores of youngsters are disappearing from hotels run by the Home Office and being trafficked across the country, sources claims warnings over their safety were ignored On the first day of April, 17-year-old Wassim Hamam* disappeared near the bustling centre of Hove. He was never seen again.
International Federation of Social Workers
JANUARY 26, 2023
Photo: ASO board members with IFSW representatives in Kabul During their visit, IFSW representatives are learning from the highly skilled and committed members of the Afghanistan Social Workers Organisation who […] IFSW
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JANUARY 26, 2023
● The Imprint has a good round-up of research documenting the confusion of poverty with neglect. Raise the minimum wage and you reduce what family policing agencies call “neglect.” Increase SNAP benefits: Less “neglect.” Expand Medicaid: Less “neglect.”
Social Care
JANUARY 26, 2023
As winter takes hold, it is tempting to try and keep residents warm and fuel costs lower by hunkering down until the weather gets warmer. But keeping all the windows and doors shut may not be the best idea: homes need ventilation and care homes are no different.
Relias
JANUARY 27, 2023
Trauma-informed care (TIC) is a crucial piece of the behavioral health landscape. It’s a framework that puts the person at the center of care and allows their needs to drive the approach to care. In true TIC, the practitioner will ask “What happened to you?” rather than “What’s wrong with you.”
National Casa Gal
JANUARY 26, 2023
January has been marked National Human Trafficking Prevention Month to raise public awareness of its prevalence. Read More. The post Preventing child sex trafficking — a message from our CEO appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
Blurt It Out
JANUARY 24, 2023
Sometimes, our brain is far too busy. As thoughts stack up, creating a never-ending whizzy-blur, distractions can help us cope. We might struggle to avoid self-damaging behaviours or grapple with dark thoughts. Perhaps we feel overwhelmed, anxious, or restless.
The Guardian
JANUARY 24, 2023
Unclear who has legal responsibility for children placed in hotels, after dozens abducted from street in Brighton Ministers have been accused of a “dereliction of duty” over their failure to find 76 child asylum seekers who have gone missing from a Brighton hotel managed by the Home Office.
Relias
JANUARY 23, 2023
On Maternal Health Awareness Day , I would like to bring awareness to the publication of our peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine , “ Improving maternal mental health: Assessing the extent of screening and training about peripartum depression.”
Parenthood Understood
JANUARY 26, 2023
Time Blindness is a term coined by Russell Barkley (ADHD researcher and author.) It refers to the difficulty that people with ADHD have with keeping a sense of time in their mind. He also calls it ‘nearsighted for the future.’
Social Care
JANUARY 25, 2023
Deborah Sturdy: Anyone who knows me well will be aware of my mission to expand the already impressive skills sets of social care nurses.
The Guardian
JANUARY 23, 2023
Dr Geraldine Strathdee to investigate care units after series of scandals involving abuse or neglect of vulnerable patients Ministers have ordered an inquiry into the quality of care in mental health inpatient units in England after a series of scandals in which vulnerable patients were abused or neglected.
National Casa Gal
JANUARY 27, 2023
“These traffickers are cunning and they look for the most vulnerable, which is all too often kids in foster care.” --Chad Frymire, Director of Public Policy at Dallas CASA. Read More.
The New Social Worker
JANUARY 25, 2023
In Essential Ethics for Social Work Practice, Barsky discusses the intent of the text as providing concise guidance for generalist level practitioners. He upholds this assertion throughout the text. Read our review
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