Social Work Futures

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

I was invited into a discussion about the future of the city of Portland recently – and I thought I’d do a quick signals scan before joining in. Sharing here so we can all learn together. The city is a site and landscape of much of the future of well-being in almost every category. So much is happening in these spaces and those of us engaged in work on health, justice and community thriving can benefit from this rich dialogue, scholarship and activism.

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Irish Socail Worker

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

A one-day virtual seminar funded by the Irish Research Council and UCD Seed Funding – October 8th, 2021. To register for this event please follow this link. Disclosing experiences of sexual abuse can involve many barriers and hurdles. These may come from within, from your close social circle and family, or may even come from wider policy, legal, and structural factors.

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Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

What inspired you to write the book, Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry , that got published in October of 2018? . I’m in my 14 th year as a mobile emergency psychiatric social worker. Although most mobile psychiatric emergency cases have involved mentally high functioning patients, I’ve been most invigorated from helping the most impaired patients, usually suffering from psychosis.

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Social Workers Speak

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The Gateway movie poster care of Lionsgate. In “The Gateway” actor Shea Wigham portrays Parker Joe, a former professional fighter who becomes a state social worker. Olivia Munn (right) portrays the distressed mother of Ashley (Taegen Burns). Photo courtesy of Lionsgate. Parker is assigned to assist a troubled Dahlia (Olivia Munn), who is struggling to raise her daughter Ashley while her husband is in prison.

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What a Shrink Thinks

AUGUST 30, 2021

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Kylie the Creative Social Worker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Trying to decide what you really need for your elementary school office? It can take some time to figure out what works best for you, but there are some items most social workers and counselors… The post 10 Elementary Must Haves & Favorites appeared first on Kylie The Creative Social Worker | All rights reserved.

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Reimagining Social Work

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

This blog post is extracted from a recent editorial of the journal Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work written by Neil Ballantyne and Liz Beddoe. The editorial extract refers to a commentary in the journal by Genevieve Smith and Joanna Appleby. In their commentary on the “Social work practice implications of upcoming mental health reforms”, Genevieve Smith … Continue reading Mental health services in Aotearoa: A system in constant crisis.

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Social Work.Career

AUGUST 31, 2021

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 35 free webcasts that I 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, September 2021 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

AUGUST 31, 2021

? Wow! Those child abuse numbers sure look scary - but then they would, when you double and triple the real numbers. NCCPR has the graphic evidence in this column for The Imprint. ? ProPublica Illinois has a follow-up to their investigation revealing that the state routinely fails to provide Spanish-speaking families with help in their own language – or even a caseworker who speaks Spanish.

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International Federation of Social Workers

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

IFSW has just published a new resource comprising vignettes depicting ethical challenges faced by social workers internationally during the Covid-19 pandemic. Each vignette is accompanied by a series of questions that can be used to stimulate reflection by individuals, or by groups in professional supervision/support meetings and education and training contexts.

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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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Untipsy Teacher

AUGUST 31, 2021

On Our Walks, Photos by Mr. and Mrs. UT. Dear Readers, The light is changing here, and we have less daylight now. It’s very noticeable to me, and can sometimes lead me to feeling a bit more reflective, and at times blue. However, I love hiking in fall, and taking fall photos, so I am looking forward in a positive way towards this season. We also have beautiful sunsets and sunrises in fall!

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Psychological Health Care

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Australia’s annual suicide prevention R U OK? Day is Thursday 9 September 2021. Every year, more than 3,000 Australians — 8 every day on average — make the devastating decision to end their lives. Australia’s death toll from suicide is a growing concern. More people die from suicide than road accidents each year, and suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians between the age of 15 and 44.

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Nicole Clark Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2021

Have a question you'd like to be featured? Let me know. I recently took a week off from client and partner consulting work to catch up on some administrative tasks that have been piling up. One of my tasks was revamping my website, focusing on easier navigation (in some cases, redesigning web pages) and clarifying [.]. The post Ask Nicole: How Do I Avoid Mission Creep?

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Therapist Development Center

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

For many social workers, ASWB exam registration means facing one of their biggest fears: taking an exam. Anxiety sets in when we have to face the unknown. Understanding how tests like the ASWB exam are developed can help to demystify … Continued. The post Behind the Questions: Understanding the ASWB Exam appeared first on Therapist Development Center Blog.

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Michigan Social Work

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Assistant Professor Lindsay Bornheimer and Curtis Center Program Manager Jamie Abelson are on the board of Garrett's Space, which was founded by Ann Arbor residents Julie and Scott Halpert after their son Garrett died from suicide at age 23 in 2017. Bornheimer and Abelson helped the new non-profit develop programs to provide holistic mental health programming for young adults struggling with mental health issues.

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NASW Foundation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEPs) are more common than you might think: according to a new study, an estimated 54 percent of children in the United States are exposed to alcohol before they’re.

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Prosper Health Collective

AUGUST 30, 2021

Adjusting to a new disability is unexpected and challenging. In this video Darren West offers ideas and strategies to assist you through these challenges. . The post Adjusting to a new disability appeared first on Prosper Health Collective.

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Therapist Development Center

AUGUST 30, 2021

Hello Social Workers! If you are looking for information about the ASWB exam registration and how to get starting, congratulations! That means you have already shown your determination and commitment to becoming a Social Worker. Now, all you need … Continued. The post ASWB Exam Registration – What You Need to Know appeared first on Therapist Development Center Blog.

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Michigan Social Work

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Katie Richards-Schuster joined the Michigan Minds podcast to discuss the importance of keeping students engaged and how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the ways youth participate in their communities.

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Untipsy Teacher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Dear Readers, So many people struggle with trying to stop drinking. I was one of them. It took me several years to first come to the acceptance I had to stop, and then trying to stop. This was not easy. Below is my story. I am sharing it in hopes it might help someone today. I have been sober since September 4, 2014. I never thought I would grow up and develop a drinking problem.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

There is a graphic making the rounds in child welfare that’s gotten a fair amount of attention lately. The graphic tracks the rate at which caseworkers “substantiated” various forms of child abuse and neglect allegations from 1990 to 2018. It was created by Prof. David Finkelhor and his colleagues at the University of New Hampshire. In 2020, it turned up in a conference presentation from Prevent Child Abuse America.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Associate Research Professor Hsiu-Ju Lin is working on several federally funded projects related to the opioid crisis. She is a co-investigator on a Nation Institute of Drug Abuse funded Diversity Supplement study for Transitions Clinic Network: Post Incarceration Addiction Treatment, Healthcare, and Social Supports ( TCN-PATHs). To read more about the TCN-PATHs project, visit the UNC Center for Health Equity Research website.

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Michigan Social Work

AUGUST 31, 2021

Professor William Elliott spoke with WalletHub about college affordability and student loan debt. He calls for a new approach in how we think about the cost of higher education. “I want to frame the question more like, should students and their parents have to think mostly about the return on investment when picking a college? It leads to inequity,” said Elliott.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Moral Injury of Abandonment Moral injury is traumatic and may involve the loss of a sense of. Self (This is not who I am / I am a bad person) Safety (I am not safe, others will reject me because of what I did) Personal power (I had no choice or say in the matter) It is important to use context and consider all the factors at play when helping people examine and reconcile the situation Often they did the best they could with the tools they had in that situation at that time Moral injury is define

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Social Workers Speak

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Heather Meyer is a member: Social worker, former candidate to fill open Overland Park seat in Kansas House. The Kansas City Star. A Kansas City area social worker and former candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives will join Kansas Legislature, filling the house seat vacated by former Rep. Brett Parker. The Johnson County Democratic Party elected Heather Meyer, 41, to fill the Overland Park house district Tuesday night.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

AUGUST 29, 2021

We often focus on the primary grief after a breakup but fail to consider: Secondary losses that need to be grieved (friends, routine, role/identity, dreams) Guilt (and the need for processing) Changes in self reference and default mode (and the need for alterations) Depressive symptoms that result from the stress of the breakup as well as being a part of the grieving process Grief has 5 phases: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance #cheapceus #allceus #counselingskills #dawnelisesnip

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Michigan Social Work

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Associate Professor Kristin Seefeldt spoke to WXYZ Detroit about the struggles families face due to food insecurity and how the new SNAP benefit can help. Beginning October 1, the program once known as Food Stamps will be receiving the single largest increase in the program's 46-year history.

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