Famcare
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Struggling with staying on top of all of your cases? Worried that someone may fall through the cracks? Not sure how you can possibly help all of your clients achieve their best outcome?
Social Care
OCTOBER 20, 2022
"Protecting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of our residents [and staff] is absolutely crucial to making sure they live happy and healthy lives." [Image created by freepik.com ]. Protecting health and wellbeing. Vida Healthcare was established in 2010 with the aim of transforming the care available to people living with dementia. It was clear at the time that the majority of traditional residential care homes simply didn’t have the resources or expertise to fully support residents a
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CAPC
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Article in Contemporary Pediatrics recaps finding that 1 in 5 hospitals lack access to pediatric palliative care programs.
Community Care
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Jeremy Hunt has scrapped plans to abolish the IR35 rules for agency social workers and other public sector staff working off payroll. His predecessor as chancellor of the exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, had announced the abolition of the 2017 rules in his “mini-budget” on 23 September. However, Hunt reversed this – and most of the other taxation measures Kwarteng unveiled last month – in a statement to the media this morning.
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Gary Direnfeld
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Parental alienation: The intentional undermining of a child’s relationship with one parent by the other parent in a context where those parents have separated and have an acrimonious relationship. Some situations are intractable. Beyond repair. The issue remains… what to do? The lectures don’t work. There is no breaking through with the child poisoned and brainwashed.
The New Social Worker
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Our culture’s implicit and explicit curricula socialize and reward learning how to “not quit.” With this cultural saturation, we internalize that quitting is bad. We aren’t taught the knowledge, skills, nor value of how to quit.
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Community Care
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Professionals must be under a legal duty to report child sexual abuse, and face criminal sanctions for not doing so, to tackle the systemic under-acknowledgement of CSA. That was one of the key recommendations by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) in its final report, issued today , seven years after it was set up in the wake of institutional failings revealed by the Jimmy Savile and other abuse scandals.
Gary Direnfeld
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Are you disabling your kids? It’s a serious question, however, it’s not meant to mean you are doing so intentionally. Unfortunately though, many patent do inadvertently disable their kids. They do so by coddling, carrying, and compensating. Coddling refers to smoothing the way for them. Removing any bumps. Being over protective. In so doing, the child is robbed the opportunity to grow and develop the result of mastering adversity.
Michigan Social Work
OCTOBER 19, 2022
The School of Social Work’s marketing and web teams have won a Best of CASE District V Award for the School’s Centennial Timeline Project. The timeline depicts the School’s history from its origins to its current position as one of the world’s most prominent schools of social work. Initially designed as a physical installation, the timeline was reenvisioned during the pandemic as a three-prong initiative: .
Social Service Workforce
OCTOBER 19, 2022
by Tomoo Okubo, Social Protection Specialist, UNICEF and Aniruddha Kulkarni, Global Technical Lead, Child Protection Systems, UNICEF (originally developed as a discussion paper by UNICEF and Global Social Service Workforce Alliance)
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.
Community Care
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Seeking further savings from social care after a decade of austerity is “fanciful and deeply worrying”, sector leaders have warned after chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced government departments would need to deliver more efficiencies. In his statement to Parliament yesterday – which reversed most of the tax cuts in Kwasi Kwarteng’s September mini-budget – Hunt said savings on government spending would be necessary to put the public finances on a sustainable footing,
Gary Direnfeld
OCTOBER 21, 2022
I can’t stress enough that how you handle yourself and respond to the provocation of another plays big in the outcome. I speak with many persons dealing with difficult and truly intimidating and outrageously demanding former partners but where coparenting continues. Like a shark in the water, if they smell blood they circle and attack. It is such a challenge to not feel fear, to exude confidence and to manage limits and boundaries in these challenging of situations.
Michigan Social Work
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Six School of Social Work students have received CEW+ awards: . MSW student Irma Maribel Andrade Guzman — Margaret Dow Towsley Scholar. MSW student Rossi Clark — Beatrice Kahn Scholar . MSW student Justine D’Souza — Margaret Dusseau Brevoot Scholar. MSW student Jennifer Harris — Susan Quackenbush Scholar . MSW student Judith Hettich — Margaret Dow Towsley Scholar.
The Guardian
OCTOBER 15, 2022
When Manni Coe received a disconcerting text from his brother Reuben, who has Down’s syndrome, he decided to remove him from the care system. Now the two tell their story in a new book They were just five words, separated by four tiny full stops and four spaces: “brother. do. you. love. me.” But when, in November 2020, that text from Reuben Coe, who was alone in his room in a care home in Dorset, arrived on the phone of his brother Manni in Andalusia there was little else he could do.
Community Care
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Council leaders have welcomed reports that the government will delay implementing its cap on care costs for a year, but warned that the funding allocated to the reform should be retained by authorities. The Times reported today (behind paywall) that the government would postpone the adult social care charging reforms until October 2024, as part of measures to reduce government spending initiated by incoming chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
Gary Direnfeld
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Have your teens discovered alcohol yet? At some point they likely will. Not if, but when. Many will enjoy the experience. Some will appreciate the escape from life’s challenges. Some will enjoy both aspects. With more exposure and experimentation, the alcohol can grip the teen. It becomes enticing. Depending on the teens social situation, usage can be reinforced through the comradery of peers.
Famcare
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Case workers involved in health and human services are in a unique position to be aware of families in the communities struggling to make ends meet.
The Guardian
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Final report of independent inquiry into child sexual abuse also urges creation of scheme to compensate victims What is the inquiry and why did it take so long? A new criminal offence should be created for people working in positions of trust who fail to report allegations of child sexual abuse, according to a landmark report that also calls for the creation of a national scheme to compensate victims for the “incalculable” harm inflicted on them.
Community Care
OCTOBER 20, 2022
No minister has been appointed for adult social care, six weeks into Liz Truss’s premiership. Despite a full ministerial team being appointed to the Department of Health and Social Care on 7 September, the DHSC said their responsibilities had not yet been decided upon. Junior minister Neil O’Brien is understood to be covering the adult social care brief and has carried out visits to social care services, according to sector sources, but has made no public statements specifically in t
The New Social Worker
OCTOBER 19, 2022
The God Committee follows deliberations of a hospital transplant committee making a difficult decision. With all of its flaws, it brings attention to issues that are important in social workers and could be used as a starting point for discussion.
inSocialWork
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Arnie Graf, MSW. Often referred to as the “organizer’s organizer,” Arnie Graf has spent the past 50 years working with people to build movements that collectively bring about change for the common good. The people and organizations Mr. Graf has crossed paths with speak for themselves. They include Saul Alinsky, Barack Obama, Ed Miliband (U.K.) and the Industrial Areas Foundation and Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development (BUILD).
The Guardian
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Rebellious backbenchers, underfunding and previous pledges mean there are no easy options for the new chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned that decisions of “eye-watering difficulty”, including cuts to public spending, will be required to repair the damage to the government’s finances after the failed mini-budget. After his screeching U-turn to scrap the unfunded tax promises made by his predecessor, Kwasi Kwarteng, expectations are rising that the chancellor will kickstart a renewed austerity driv
Community Care
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The government must fund better pay and training for adult social care staff to tackle a deepening workforce crisis that is undermining the quality of services. That was the warning today from the Care Quality Commission in its annual state of care report for 2021-22, in which it described the health and social care systems as “gridlocked”, amid shrinking capacity and increasing unmet need for adults’ services.
International Federation of Social Workers
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Today the National Association of Social Workers Ukraine (NASWU) was officially launched in the country’s central district of Kamenets Podisk. Representatives from the office of the Prime Minister joined the […].
CAPC
OCTOBER 21, 2022
JCO Oncology editorial discusses what optimal palliative care integration looks like and the barriers to getting there.
The Guardian
OCTOBER 20, 2022
‘Centrepiece’ finding is failure by person in position of trust to report abuse allegations should be criminal offence What is the inquiry and why did it take so long? Continue reading.
A Splintered Mind
OCTOBER 15, 2022
Let’s celebrate my one year anniversary since getting COVID–19! ?? I know people who felt that COVID was a pernicious plot by politicians to put down the populace. I know others who believed that nobody would ever get the virus if they were vaccinated, and anybody not getting vaccinated was trying to kill them. Because of this polarization, I have a hard time talking to people about my experience with Long COVID, or Post-COVID Syndrome as I prefer to call it.
Nnatasha Tracy
OCTOBER 20, 2022
The following is indicative of a mixed mood. These are not necessarily my exact thoughts when I'm thinking more clearly. It's days like today when I'd like to punch anyone in the face who says I'm not crazy. I'm crazy. I'm CRAY-ZEE. I know you can't see it, but if you were in my brain right now, it would be crystal clear to you. I'm feeling so crazy, in fact, that I suspect another person would think they were psychotic if they had to deal with the brain I currently have.
CAPC
OCTOBER 21, 2022
A background on barriers to care for undocumented noncitizens—and seven ways palliative care teams can improve care for this population.
The Guardian
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Lawyers criticise ‘loopholes’ in call for mandatory reporting in England and Wales What is the inquiry and why did it take so long? Managing the seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse to a set of conclusions will itself be seen as a triumph for Prof Alexis Jay. Its findings, however, have not gone far enough for many victims. Lady Jay took over in November 2016 amid concerns the inquiry would have to be abandoned.
Famcare
OCTOBER 21, 2022
NGOs that provide workforce development solutions have many different ways of showcasing their accomplishments. They collaborate with outside employers and providers to suit their clients' employment demands. Consequently, how effectively they can gather information about job opportunities and how well they serve their clients will determine their success.
Social Care
OCTOBER 20, 2022
We are delighted to host this blog from Self Care Forum board member and senior pharmacist, Ade Williams MBE. As our Autumn COVID-19 and flu vaccination campaign continues, his wise words of reassurance, advice and thanks to frontline care and health colleagues are very welcome. In particular, he addresses the issue of waning immunity, an aspect of vaccination easy to forget, but one we must keep in mind as we seek to maintain protection for ourselves and those around us.
National Casa Gal
OCTOBER 19, 2022
The objective of this campaign is to build a strong, impactful paid media plan to increase volunteer recruitment nationally. Read More. The post National CASA/GAL launches 2022 Change a Child’s Story™ volunteer recruitment campaign appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
The Guardian
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Angela Crabtree says staff in care settings should have nurse training, while Helen Clutton says the nature of people employed is key. Plus letters from Sheila Preston and Tony Leather I agree with most of Jenny Morrison’s article regarding pay, training and lack of an effective complaints procedure in private care homes, but there is also a lack of acknowledgment of how competent staff need to be to take on a role where direct contact with people is vital ( Britain’s care system is broken from
Famcare
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Burnout. Over the course of the 20th century, as American society became ever more complex, industrialized, urbanized, and a safe haven for the world's most vulnerable, our society gradually became more socially conscious and the case worker's burden more laden. The paperwork required for patient safety, privacy, accountability, and continuity has grown algebraically alongside documentation to secure funding.
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