Prosper Health Collective

MARCH 27, 2023

The role of an occupational therapist (OT) is to support people, families and communities to reach their health and well-being goals by working on the areas of their life that are most important to them. OT’s work with people of all ages and through all stages of life, with varying physical, cognitive or psychological disabilities and conditions. They also work in a variety of settings, such as clinics, home, schools and the community, depending on the goals of the person they are working with.

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Community Care

MARCH 29, 2023

NHS payments to care homes to fund nursing will rise by 5% for 2023-24, the Department of Health and Social Care announced yesterday. Standard funded nursing care (FNC) weekly payments will rise from £209.19 to £219.71 from 1 April, with the very few residents on the legacy higher rate seeing an increase in their payments from £287.78 to £302.25 per week.

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Prosper Health Collective

MARCH 28, 2023

Many people experience trauma in their lifetime and everyone can experience this differently and there is no ‘right way’ to respond to a traumatic event. The overarching experience is that an individual’s situation overwhelms their ability to cope. Trauma responses can be subtle or o bvious. Many people who have experienced a traumatic event continue to experience the event through flashback s , memories, nightmares, or distressing thoughts, especially when they are exposed to events , people

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 30, 2023

It feels like it happens more often than it used to these days. I’ll be trying to finish a task or make a decision, and my brain will freeze up. I’ll get panicked, and I won’t be able to complete the task I started (if I can even remember it in the first place). I lose my breath, lose focus, lose my grip on whatever I was doing. This feeling I get, the feeling of becoming overwhelmed, has become more of a problem for me in recent years.

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Community Care

MARCH 27, 2023

Social Work England will seek to tackle the systemic causes of fitness to practise issues over the next three years to reduce risks to the public and prevent social workers from enduring lengthy investigative processes. In its 2023-26 strategy, the regulator said that it wanted to “get ahead of the curve” to prevent fitness to practise concerns from arising by addressing the key risks to public protection within social work.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

A client who is trying to get pregnant tells you she’s been having a glass of wine every night to unwind. “That’s ok, right?” she asks. What do you say? How much drinking is too much? Is there a level of drinking that’s “ok” for someone who is pregnant or thinking of having a baby? If you’re not sure how to answer these questions, you’re not alone. Recent communication research shows that many healthcare professionals are surprised to learn how few drinks per week are considered excessive.

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My Brains Not Broken

MARCH 28, 2023

I’m pretty sure I write this sort of post every year, and I love doing it. I write a lot of posts about the way weather impacts my mental health, and today’s post is a similar one. The days are starting to be a little longer, and the weather a little warmer. I feel like I’m shaking myself awake after a long hibernation, and I’m ready go out into the world again.

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Community Care

MARCH 31, 2023

The British Association of Social Workers England has warned of the risks of diluting the social worker role after the government unveiled plans for more assessments to be carried out by non-social work qualified staff. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has given authorities £27m to explore different ways of streamlining the assessment process for adults who may need care and support and carers with possible support needs.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

By Alison Laurio David LaPensee has traveled to 30 countries and 47 of the 50 United States. He said he has been taking photos for decades and always has his camera with him. “If I went alone or with other people, I always had something to do in the present moment,” he said. LaPensee in Rocky Mountain National Park in 2017. “It’s a meditative project.

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Prosper Health Collective

MARCH 27, 2023

Speech Pathologists are often a first point of contact for families after they receive a diagnosis of Autism. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) commonly results in difficulties with language and social skills which speech pathologists are experienced in treating. Autistic children and adults frequently have challenges with reading social cues (facial expression, body language etc) and this can lead to larger challenges in navigating social relationships.

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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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Society of Clinical Psychology

MARCH 29, 2023

Challenges with mental health occur worldwide. However, the psychotherapies that treat these concerns have been mainly developed by and for people who are White and live in Western countries. Because of this, many efforts have been made adapt psychotherapy to the cultures of people of color and cross-cultural clients. These cultural adaptations are similar to tailoring a pair of jeans to be a functional fit for an individual.

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Community Care

MARCH 30, 2023

A scheme placing social workers in schools does not reduce children’s need for statutory social care services, one of the largest ever randomised controlled trials carried out in the sector has found. Researchers found no statistically significant difference in outcomes for children between schools with a social worker and those without, What Works for Early Intervention and Children’s Social Care (WWEICSC) said today , following the trial which covered the 2020-21 and 2021-22 academ

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

NASW members can access the Social Work journal, published by NASW Press, online as a member benefit. The contents for the April 2023 issue include: Editorial: A Liminal Moment in Social Work Liminal moments are times of transition, specifically the time when it is realized that the way things were are over, but the way things will be are not yet clear.

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Prosper Health Collective

MARCH 28, 2023

What does Neuroaffirmative mean? Firstly we need to explain the term “neurodivergent”. Neurodivergent people are those who experience neurological differences from the recognised norm. These include conditions such as Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and many others. Neuroaffirmative practice is a relatively new approach to healthcare that aims to provide a safe and welcoming environment for neurodivergent people.

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International Federation of Social Workers

MARCH 27, 2023

A reflection from the IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell It was snowing in Helsinki, the waters of the inner harbour were covered in a thick coating of ice.

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Community Care

MARCH 31, 2023

The biggest social work union, UNISON, is preparing to ballot its members to take industrial action over this year’s pay offer from council bosses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Unlike fellow unions GMB and Unite, UNISON is not consulting its members on the offer of a £1,925 rise for 2023-24 but moving straight to a ballot on taking strike action or action short of a strike, such as working to rule.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

By Sue Coyle, MSW In October 2022, NASW published “Undoing Racism Through Social Work Vol. 2.” The report emphasized NASW’s commitment to an anti-racist profession and society. It recognized that while social work and social workers may be starting from a different place than other professions, there’s still work to be done, noting: “Given its century-long contributions to social justice and social welfare, the social work field is in many ways far ahead of other disciplines.

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National Casa Gal

MARCH 27, 2023

During Women's History Month, we recognize the contributions of women who have dedicated their lives to serving their communities and advocating for those in need. Read More. The post Recognizing women’s leadership – Carmen Ray-Bettineski, the founding executive director of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association for Children appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 27, 2023

Social workers comprise members of marginalized populations, including Latinas trained in leadership advocating for responsible firearm ownership policies to prevent atrocities such as the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.

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Community Care

MARCH 28, 2023

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Ofsted’s inspection process and the pressures placed on staff by single-word judgments have come under criticism following the death of a Berkshire headteacher. Ruth Perry, the headteacher of Caversham Primary School, took her own life while awaiting the publication of an Ofsted inspection report that downgraded her school from ‘outstanding’ to ‘inadequate’.

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The Guardian

MARCH 27, 2023

I have heard so many stories of suffering – and that’s from the institutions rated ‘good’. We can’t look away any longer Leandra Ashton is co-founder of the People’s Care Watchdog When I was 13, I learned about workhouses. My history teacher, Mrs Jones, brought to life the horror and helplessness of people in centuries past who were forced to live in degrading institutions.

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National Casa Gal

MARCH 27, 2023

During Women's History Month, we recognize the contributions of women who have dedicated their lives to serving their communities and advocating for those in need. Read More. The post Recognizing women’s leadership – Carmen Ray-Bettineski, the founding executive director of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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The New Social Worker

MARCH 29, 2023

Jennifer Luna sends a "Happy Social Work Month" greeting, along with a message for your social work career: You already HAVE a professional brand. What do you want it to be?

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Community Care

MARCH 29, 2023

The number of overseas social workers applying to work in England has almost tripled in the past three years, but are they getting the support they need to get settled? Recent Social Work England figures showed that the number of international social workers applying to work in England had risen from 611 in the 2019-20 registration year to 1,684 in 2021-22 – a 175.3% increase.

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The Guardian

MARCH 25, 2023

Two-thirds of people who have used social care report bad experiences, as problems of low pay and poor training grow Dissatisfaction at social care services among those who have had to deal with them has spiralled to “unbelievably distressing” levels, according to Britain’s most comprehensive study of the public’s experiences. Two-thirds of people who have used or had contact with social care – for themselves or someone else – were dissatisfied, an analysis of the British Social Attitudes survey

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National Casa Gal

MARCH 28, 2023

In March we celebrate Women’s History Month, and in this month, we honor the pioneering work of the late Carmen Ray-Bettineski. Read More. The post Celebrating women leaders in child welfare — a message from our CEO appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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Nnatasha Tracy

MARCH 28, 2023

In an ongoing psychiatric crisis, you're in extreme distress, but your life is not on the line. It's not an acute psychiatric emergency. (For information on acute psychiatric emergencies, please see here.) While an acute psychiatric emergency almost always requires a stay in a treatment facility, an ongoing psychiatric crisis doesn't necessarily. The idea here is to get help as soon as possible to prevent the crisis from becoming an acute psychiatric emergency that does require hospitalization.

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CAPC

MARCH 28, 2023

Palliative care physician highlights the value of telehealth for her patients, and the team’s operation.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

● Jimmie Garland, president of the Middle Tennessee chapter of the NAACP had this to say about the Black children needlessly torn from their family after a traffic stop that was, itself, questionable. As Tennessee Lookout reports , Garland: called the situation reminiscent of driving trips through Southern states that he took as a child in the 1960s when Black families feared being unjustly detained by police, accosted by residents and could not enter restaurants or motels.

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Social Work.Career

MARCH 30, 2023

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 55 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health. To make it easier for you to find a webinar that is of interest to you, […] The post Free Mental Health Webinars, April 2023 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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The Guardian

MARCH 25, 2023

Council are paying large sums for elderly care homes that are inadequate, need improving and not safe, finds Guardian research Five of the largest private care chains are taking £150m a year in taxpayers’ money for places in English elderly care homes rated inadequate or requiring improvement, including some that are “not safe”, the Guardian has estimated.

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CAPC

MARCH 28, 2023

New brief from NASHP highlights how states are using existing models and Medicaid authorities to advance palliative care access.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 28, 2023

In addition to our regular news round-up, which will be posted later in the week, I want to highlight several excellent articles in a special issue of Family Court Review ● Vivek Sankaran and Christopher Church turn the current “master narrative” about securing “permanency” for children on its head. That false narrative, pushed hardest by those who hate birth parents (and yes, that’s the right word) claims that only adoption guarantees a truly permanent home for a child removed from her or his p

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Social Work Awards

MARCH 31, 2023

Outstanding Social Workers who won Gold in the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2022 were individually congratulated by government Ministers at an exclusive Parliamentary Reception in the House of Commons during Social Work Week. The winners included Kirstie Baughan from Central Bedfordshire Council, who was named one of the ‘Overall Social Workers of the Year’ and Kirstie won the Social Justice Advocate Award.

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NASW Foundation

MARCH 31, 2023

A client who is trying to get pregnant tells you she’s been having a glass of wine every night to unwind. “That’s ok, right?” she asks. What do you say? How much drinking is too much? Is there a.

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