Social Work Haven

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This personal statement will suit social work students who will soon qualify as social workers, and may want to look into applying for a Newly Qualified Social Worker role within children services. Having completed two placements as part of my social work degree, I have gained some experience in working with children and families. I have worked on a range of caseloads and worked effectively with other agencies to support vulnerable individuals within the community.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2023

We’re listening! Tell us what you know , think—and wish you knew—about client alcohol and other substance use. Eight minutes is all it takes to help us better train and educate social workers who serve clients who may be at risk for substance-related problems, including substance use disorders and substance-exposed pregnancies. Your responses will be completely anonymous.

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The New Social Worker

OCTOBER 2, 2023

"Maybe it’s me" can be a painful insight. It’s critical that we don’t internalize it as blame and shame. Explored compassionately, this insight can be empowering.

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Social Care

OCTOBER 3, 2023

"Data gives you information. Wisdom is the ability to understand that information and translate it into actions and insights." [Image created by freepik.com ]. at least not on its own! What if we told you that, in our opinion, data and digital approaches are not the solution to solving the challenges of the social care sector? You’d definitely be wondering why there’s so much fuss being made about digital transformation of adult social care.

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Nicole Clark Consulting

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. During a recent partnership experience, a consulting organization contacted me to gauge my interest in developing a proposal for a multi-year project for a funder. I’d had a conversation with one of the funder’s senior program officers several months prior, and they’d referred the [.] The post Ask Nicole: Partnering with Other Consultants appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Almost half of social workers in Wales say they are likely to quit the profession over the next five years, a survey has found. Over three-quarters said that they felt stressed due to workload, while almost a quarter did not feel safe at work, according to the research carried out for Social Care Wales by Opinion Research Services (ORS). Overall, social workers expressed more dissatisfaction and lower morale than care staff and social care managers, who were also polled for the study, the first

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Social Care

OCTOBER 5, 2023

"We wanted [a] funding offer to help us identify care tech solutions that could have potential for wider rollout within the care sector." [Image created by freepik.com ] What is the fund designed to achieve? The Digitising Social Care programme is funded by Department of Health and Social Care and delivered in partnership with NHS England. The programme aims to support the adoption of digital technologies in the adult social care sector.

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CAPC

OCTOBER 2, 2023

An oncologist, who is also a palliative care physician, shares how to help patients with their changing bodies when living with breast cancer.

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International Federation of Social Workers

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Social workers enhance later life by upholding rights, fighting discrimination, and ensuring compassionate care. Roughly one in five older people will experience some kind of mental health condition.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We woke up this morning to heartbreaking news of yet another mass shooting, this time at our very own Morgan State University (MSU). The National Association of Social Workers Maryland Chapter (NASW Maryland) offers its condolences to the families and friends of the victims, as well as the entire community. For MSU students in need of assistance, the University Counseling Center is available to provide support by calling 443-885-3130 or online via UWill Counseling Services.

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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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The New Social Worker

OCTOBER 4, 2023

By exploring thoughts about vaccine ambivalence and social barriers, then offering education, social workers can help parents make informed healthcare decisions for their children. Connect to End COVID-19 has resources for social workers.

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The Guardian

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Inspectorate demands emergency changes as Scotland Yard accepts its child protection services are in chaos The Metropolitan police are failing in their efforts to protect children from criminal and sexual exploitation while bungling efforts to find missing young people, a damning official report has found. The findings have led Scotland Yard to accept its child protection services are in chaos, and a senior officer admitted that “too often we are letting them down”.

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International Federation of Social Workers

OCTOBER 1, 2023

In 1985, the United Nations designated the first Monday of October of every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of our habitats, and on the basic […]

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CAPC

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Public messaging tips provide clinicians with approaches for fostering partnerships with the lay public around their needs, values, and goals.

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Blurt It Out

OCTOBER 3, 2023

An emotional support animal (ESA) is any animal that provides comfort to a person with a disability through companionship. Most ESAs are commonly kept domestic animals such as dogs and cats, however, they can also be any species as long as they support a disability-related need. Federal and state laws safeguard the rights of individuals to have emotional support animals.

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The Guardian

OCTOBER 5, 2023

It may be too late for his party. But from council tax reform to social care, there’s still time for the PM to salvage his reputation “Rishi Sunak is a man in a hurry,” briefs his Downing Street press secretary. Yes, indeed: Tory prime minister No 5, your time is nearly up. But not just yet. If he is serious about “change” , about “broken politics” and “long-term” policies, he could still leave a legacy many will thank him for.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

By Alison Laurio The NASW New Hampshire chapter’s May 4 symposium titled Getting to the Root: Dismantling Racism in Family Separation Systems was presented in partnership with the University of New Hampshire’s social work department, which provided some funding, said Lynn Stanley, NASW-New Hampshire’s executive director. She said 600 people registered for the program, and more than 300 people “from all over the U.S.” took part in the live presentation.

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University of Connecticut

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Calling All UConn SSW Students! You’re invited to attend a free Wellness Conference created especially for UConn Social Work and Law students. The day includes: Lunch! Presentations! Resource Info! Giveaways! Join us for: Student and professional panel discussions on self-care Presentations on nutrition and sleep Wellness Activities: Chair yoga and One Stone Meditation Keynote on Power, Passion and Purpose A visit from Jonathan the Husky Dog Tails of Joy therapy anim

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Blurt It Out

OCTOBER 3, 2023

An emotional support animal (ESA) is any animal that provides comfort to a person with a disability through companionship. Most ESAs are commonly kept domestic animals such as dogs and cats, however, they can also be any species as long as they support a disability-related need. Federal and state laws safeguard the rights of individuals to have emotional support animals.

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The Guardian

OCTOBER 2, 2023

My mother, Sheila Scott, who has died aged 74, was chief executive of the National Care Association (NCA) for 26 years. She will be remembered for her inspiring leadership at a time of huge growth in the sector as community care was being expanded. In 1987 she was appointed chief executive of the NCA, which represents small and medium-sized providers.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

When we think of empathy, we usually think it’s about how we relate to other people’s feelings. Empathy begins with how well we first learn to relate to our own feelings and emotional needs in childhood, explains NASW California member Richard Brouillette. “How well we connect with ourselves will determine how we connect with others,” he says in a column he wrote for Psychology Today.

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International Federation of Social Workers

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Welcome to the symposium on “Protecting Futures: Addressing Lack of Access to Education for Children Without Legal Identity”.

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Blurt It Out

OCTOBER 3, 2023

An emotional support animal (ESA) is any animal that provides comfort to a person with a disability through companionship. Most ESAs are commonly kept domestic animals such as dogs and cats, however, they can also be any species as long as they support a disability-related need. Federal and state laws safeguard the rights of individuals to have emotional support animals.

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Michigan Social Work

OCTOBER 3, 2023

PhD student Nico Juarez was named to the 2023 cohort of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Policy Research Scholars. The national leadership program is for full-time doctoral students who are entering their second year of study and are from populations underrepresented in specific doctoral disciplines and/or historically marginalized backgrounds.

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University of Connecticut

OCTOBER 3, 2023

On Thursday, September 28, 2023, Assistant Professor Sukhmani Singh presented her work with Beyond Bars at the Connecticut Sentencing Commission Meeting at the Connecticut State Capitol Legislative Office Building. Singh’s research, Beyond Bars: Examining the Experiences of Formerly Incarcerated People Released Under Public Act 15-84 in Connecticut, is a primarily qualitative study that examines the parole and reentry experiences of formerly incarcerated people who were beneficiaries of Public A

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Living Sober

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Cravings are not going to go away if you feed them. You have to ride them out slowly they will fade away.

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Blurt It Out

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Are you a resident of Idaho interested in getting your own emotional support animal [1] (ESA)? If so, you need to know the laws and regulations governing ESAs to protect you against discriminatory practices, as well as to take advantage of the benefits that come with having an emotional support animal. In this article, we will talk about the different federal and state laws that apply to ESA ownership, how to get an ESA letter, and some other important points to remember about owning an assistan

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Michigan Social Work

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Online Program Manager Antuan Featherstone has been selected for the Detroit Regional Chamber's 44th Leadership Detroit Class. Leadership Detroit is a nine-month program designed to challenge emerging and existing community leaders from Southeast Michigan to bring about positive change. As part of Leadership Detroit 44, Featherstone will join nearly 75 executives across Southeast Michigan, representing a cross-section of the community, including business, organized labor, government, education,

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Community Care

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Black, male and 40-plus social workers are disproportionately subject to fitness to practise processes , Social Work England has found. The three groups are overrepresented not only in concerns referred to the regulator but also in cases that reach the hearings stage, when a panel determines whether the social worker’s fitness to practise is impaired, said Social Work England The regu

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The Guardian

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Readers respond to the minister’s suggestion that British people should have more children to reduce the need for migrant care workers Robert Jenrick has suggested that instead of granting visas to overseas workers to fill the gaping hole in our care system, British parents should be encouraged to have more children to provide the workforce to look after our growing population of elderly people ( Report, 2 October ).

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Blurt It Out

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Are you a resident of Idaho interested in getting your own emotional support animal [1] (ESA)? If so, you need to know the laws and regulations governing ESAs to protect you against discriminatory practices, as well as to take advantage of the benefits that come with having an emotional support animal. In this article, we will talk about the different federal and state laws that apply to ESA ownership, how to get an ESA letter, and some other important points to remember about owning an assistan

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Michigan Social Work

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Professor Luke Shaefer spoke with “Detroit Today” on WDET about how rising income inequality affects our economy and our society. “Workers today want to feel like people are looking out for them,” said Shaefer, “and they don’t feel that when they see CEOs making so much, and they don’t feel that when they don’t see government playing a role.

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CAPC

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Veterans Affairs study shows that algorithms can confidently be used to measure palliative care delivery across the health system.

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The Guardian

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Demos says Treasury should create separate spending category to help prioritise measures that prevent problems before they arise Government spending on preventative policies, from vaccines to family hubs, should be significantly increased, and the Treasury should create a accounting category to monitor it, according to a report by the thinktank Demos.

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Blurt It Out

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Are you a resident of Idaho interested in getting your own emotional support animal [1] (ESA)? If so, you need to know the laws and regulations governing ESAs to protect you against discriminatory practices, as well as to take advantage of the benefits that come with having an emotional support animal. In this article, we will talk about the different federal and state laws that apply to ESA ownership, how to get an ESA letter, and some other important points to remember about owning an assistan

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