Gary Direnfeld
APRIL 18, 2022
Your kid makes a bad choice that lands them in trouble. You have choices. You can admonish or punish. Those options may create shame and avoidance. Alternatively, you can ask, “What did you learn from that?” or, “Is there anything you would do differently?” With those questions you create the conditions for self-reflection. One has to ask sincerely though.
Lawson Psychology
APRIL 21, 2022
The post What is Autism? appeared first on Lawson Clinical Psychology.
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International Federation of Social Workers
APRIL 16, 2022
IFSW European President, Ana Radulescu invited the Federation’s Secretary-General, Rory Truell, to visit the social work response at the Ukrainian / Romanian border. These are his reflections: The young mother sat to the side while a social worker cradled her newborn baby in his arms. It is an image that can’t be shown in a […].
Community Care
APRIL 22, 2022
A South West council has held on to its ‘good’ rating in its first inspection for five years after Ofsted praised its “impressive” efforts to help children stay with their families despite pre-proceedings processes having started. Strong interventions by Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES) council with families at this stage of child protection procedures resulted in more than half of children being prevented from having to enter care, with social workers “promotin
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My Brains Not Broken
APRIL 19, 2022
For the past month, I’ve been getting more into meditation as a daily practice. I’m trying to use meditation as something I look forward to during my day-to-day, instead of adding another item to my to-do list that I need to check off. This lets me put less pressure on myself (which is nice), but it also lets me go into those meditations with a bit of a freer mind.
Gary Direnfeld
APRIL 21, 2022
That child, now well into their twenties remains living at home. There has been a history of failed attempts with school and work. Not spoken about until seriously probed are the bouts of depression and/or anxiety. There may have been some episodes of violence. Maybe suicidal behavior. There may have been hospitalizations. That child takes refuge in their room and seems oppositional and full of excuses and blames issues outside of themselves for their situation.
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Nnatasha Tracy
APRIL 19, 2022
I hate bad self-help advice. I hate overly-simplified pop psychology. I (by and large) hate self-help gurus. The idea that you can manifest anything you want or attract anything you want into your life is b t. Life is more complicated, more difficult, and not to mention far less fair, than that. And while you might think some of this is obvious, often this bad self-help advice is wrapped up in such a pretty bow that you can't see just how bad it is.
My Brains Not Broken
APRIL 21, 2022
I don’t know if there’s something I’ve written about more in the past month than my increased interest in meditation. And while I’m slowly learning what the benefits for me, a very helpful one became clear earlier this week. A huge benefit of reaching a meditative state is that, even though it’s incredibly brief, the noise in my head quiets down.
Gary Direnfeld
APRIL 18, 2022
When something on Facebooks irks, triggers or or simply rubs the wrong way and you seek to comment or reply, how do you do so, particularly when it’s something you feel passionate about? Do you respond pointedly, almost or actually admonishing as you deliver your reply? Are you sarcastic, using some bitter humor to cut, yet inform? Do you believe in “speaking your mind” with a belief that it is within your right to get a point across with less concern of how it lands?
The New Social Worker
APRIL 19, 2022
Signs of climate change are hard to ignore. Nature therapy, narrative therapy, and other techniques can give hope to clients who are experiencing climate grief or eco-anxiety.
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.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
APRIL 22, 2022
I am proud to serve on a special committee of the Philadelphia City Council examining the child welfare system in that city. We released our report today. Here is my statement. Remarks of Richard Wexler, executive director, National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, for: PROTECT OUR CHILDREN: A RALLY TO REFORM DHS Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Oh, members of the committee, affected families and friends.
The Guardian
APRIL 21, 2022
Education secretary says his wife occasionally gives their child ‘a light smack’, after children’s tsar called for ban in England The education secretary has rejected calls for a ban on smacking children in England, as he argued that the state should not be “nannying” parents and revealed that his wife had occasionally given their child a “light smack on the arm”.
Gary Direnfeld
APRIL 18, 2022
In or about 1977, I had a job. The job was to visit as many grocery stores as possible in a day. In a week I would visit over a hundred stores easily. I did this week after week, visiting the same stores over and over. I would enter each store and count the number of facings of a particular brand of frozen orange juice concentrate in the freezer section.
Social Work Blog
APRIL 20, 2022
By Alison Laurio. The northeastern Iowa farm where Gene Svebakken grew up had been in the family since his great grandfather worked the land in the 1850s. Growing up on a farm, he said, you become a caretaker of living things. Why Bees? “My grandfather had bees. My neighbor had bees and sold honey,” Svebakken said. “I visited him and watched him work.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
APRIL 17, 2022
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (Photo by Gage Skidmore) Contrary to one caseworker’s claim, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s war against transgender children isn’t revealing what one family policing agency has become. It reveals what all family policing agencies have been all along. Last week, The Imprint published a column I wrote called “Affluent America Gets a Wake-up Call on CPS Intrusion.
The Guardian
APRIL 18, 2022
Charities highlight plight of hundreds of asylum-seeking children placed in hotels by Home Office Hundreds of unaccompanied children who have arrived in the UK on small boats in the last few months are suffering from hunger and neglect in hotels, charities have said. Charity workers have catalogued a list of concerns about the welfare of lone asylum-seeking children in hotels, with some being forced to shave their heads after scabies outbreaks and to wear prison-style grey tracksuits.
Gary Direnfeld
APRIL 18, 2022
Trigger Warning. This post discusses suicidal behavior. ———– The child felt strongly they were the cause of their parent’s separation. After all, every one of their fights seems to involve them. With that, the child felt the parents would be better off without them. The child tried. The attempt failed. Thereafter the parents discussed with the child that their decision had nothing to do with them.
The New Social Worker
APRIL 18, 2022
Social Workers Are Human. As such, we must attend to our human-ness. This need is even more crucial when we’re engaged with human dynamics that require intense engagement, empathy, and advocacy.
National Casa Gal
APRIL 21, 2022
National CASA/GAL hosted New York Times best-selling author Stephanie Land, in a thought-provoking virtual dialogue with hundreds of CASA/GAL state and local program staff and volunteers. Read More. The post National CASA/GAL Book Club chats with “Maid” author Stephanie Land appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
The Guardian
APRIL 19, 2022
Despite the release of 80,000 extra packages, thousands of people are still waiting for adequate in-home care Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Download the free Guardian app ; get our morning email briefing Aged care providers say the sector’s staffing crisis is so acute that services cannot be delivered to people relying on home care in some areas.
Social Work Blog
APRIL 18, 2022
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined as an official partner of the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC). The guiding principles of the PPC include a commitment to the preservation of democracy, to lifting up and deepening the leadership of those most affected by systemic racism and institutionalized oppression, and to elevating up the essential needs of individuals and communities affected by systemic poverty.
Untipsy Teacher
APRIL 18, 2022
Dear Readers, You know the saying, “Feel the fear and do it anyway?” Well, I am making up a new one! Ha, ha! “Feel old and do it anyway!” Mr. UT and I are getting older, along with the aches and pains, and pulled muscles, and all the other things that come with our bodies slowly fading, not to mention our brains! Yikes! Recently we had a chance to stay in a condo in Breckinridge, CO to go skiing!
inSocialWork
APRIL 19, 2022
Dr. Stephen Pimpare. Social work positions itself as the profession that promotes and strives for social justice. Yet, a significant number of practitioners work at the micro level. So, how can we use those skills to advocate for social change? Stephen Pimpare talks with us about what lessons we can take away from our daily practice and calls us to action in advocacy for social change that improves the well-being of the people and places we serve.
The Guardian
APRIL 18, 2022
A worker in the sector claims local authorities cost taxpayers money by going for the cheap option first English councils pay £1m per child for places in private children’s homes Council bosses in England are sometimes having to pay seven-figure sums annually in order to house a child with complex needs. Many local authorities currently have at least one child whose care costs £10,000 a week or more, with providers increasing their prices further in recent weeks and blaming the cost of living cr
CAPC
APRIL 21, 2022
New article written by CAPC staff published on the Better Care Playbook's blog.
The New Social Worker
APRIL 19, 2022
someday this pain will be useful to you won 3rd place in the University of Iowa's 2022 National Poetry Contest for Social Workers.
National Casa Gal
APRIL 19, 2022
National CASA/GAL invites individuals to participate at their own pace and time, by walking or running wherever they are, on either Saturday or Sunday. Read More. The post The National CASA/GAL Association for Children hosts second annual Walk Run Thrive to raise awareness for best interest advocacy April 30-May 1 appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
The Guardian
APRIL 21, 2022
In 1943, Branko Petrovi?, a teacher in Kikinda, Yugoslavia, was arrested for helping the wartime resistance movement, and was executed by the Nazis, leaving a nine-year-old daughter, Ljubica. He could never have foreseen the life that his daughter, later known as Ljubica Erickson, and who has died aged 88, would go on to have. Nonetheless his tender care, especially after her mother, Antonia Wolfe, abandoned them, had a lasting legacy.
Relias
APRIL 22, 2022
As the COVID-19 pandemic takes new twists and turns, healthcare providers trying to optimize the patient experience continue to face many challenges. But the relationship between provider and patient continues be a healing factor. As we mark Patient Experience Week from April 25 to April 29 this year, The Beryl Institute , which sponsors the week, is encouraging organizations to participate to enhance patient and staff relations, increase hospital morale, and improve communication.
The New Social Worker
APRIL 19, 2022
The Dead Weight won 2nd place in the University of Iowa's 2022 National Poetry Contest for Social Workers.
National Casa Gal
APRIL 18, 2022
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which recognizes the importance of communities working together proactively to prevent child abuse or neglect by helping to strengthen and support families. Read More. The post Proactive partnerships help families thrive — A message from our CEO appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
The Guardian
APRIL 21, 2022
Public policy faces crucial challenge in wake of cases of torture, neglect and killings of defenceless children in Britain It may seem as if the UK is undergoing a exceptional run of child deaths: in December the horrific cases of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes , and Star Hobson came to light through the courts, followed by that of Kyrell Matthews in March, and now another appalling tragedy, five-year-old Logan Mwangi.
Famcare
APRIL 21, 2022
Maintaining data security is a top priority for nonprofits for a variety of reasons. Non-profits are typically associated with a variety of donors, and the relationship that a non-profit has with them is delicate. As a result, protecting their personal information is a top priority for any organization. Furthermore, non-profits, such as those that handle human services case management, typically deal with a number of cases involving people or youth in vulnerable situations.
The New Social Worker
APRIL 19, 2022
Co-Pay by Devin Dierks won 1st Place in the University of Iowa's 2022 National Poetry Contest for Social Workers.
Stop Abuse Campaign
APRIL 21, 2022
← ACE 101: Childhood Emotional Neglect. Domestic and intimate partner violence are Adverse Childhood Experiences that weaken a family’s chance for emotional, psychological, and physical stability and safety. According to the landmark CDC/Kaiser Permenente study on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) , witnessing violence in the home can cause lifelong trauma for children. .
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