inSocialWork
JANUARY 17, 2023
Cassandra Walker , LCSW. Last summer, the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) — the organization that administers social work licensing exams nationwide — released its exam pass rate analysis inclusive of the race and age of exam takers.
Famcare
JANUARY 18, 2023
Research shows that social service professionals exhibit a greater capacity for empathy than most of their contemporaries in other professions.
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Social Work Futures
JANUARY 18, 2023
As all know…technology is ever shaping our shared world. What is the right “stance” for social workers? Lean into new tech opportunities – explore, experiment or develop new applications? Or resist, interrogate and complicate deployment of tech and datafication of modern life?
Community Care
JANUARY 18, 2023
Hospital social workers should be reinstated onto wards to support people to achieve better outcomes on discharge, amid the current severe pressures on the NHS and social care.
Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.
In this webinar with business development consultant Gary Direnfeld, we will explore the different methods of marketing your private social work practice and boosting your online presence. Gary will provide valuable insight on choosing and using social media to attract viable referrals.
My Brains Not Broken
JANUARY 17, 2023
Sometimes, depression takes. It takes things away from you, and you feel empty. You didn’t even know you wanted some of these things. But depression puts those things out of reach, making you feel less than once again. Depression doesn’t care what your plan is, or what your goals are.
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Stop Abuse Campaign
JANUARY 17, 2023
← Is Santa real? Hi friends! Here we are – mid-January. Christmas is over. New Year’s celebrations and New Year, New Me proclamations have come and gone. Next up? Easter! The season of “giving up,” making amends, and another chance to start again. Chocolate. . Fast food. . Alcohol. .
Community Care
JANUARY 20, 2023
Most English councils are struggling to recruit and retain social workers, with finding and keeping children’s practitioners the biggest challenge across the workforce.
My Brains Not Broken
JANUARY 19, 2023
If you’re a longtime reader of My Brain’s Not Broken, you know my fascination with words and language. I have posts all about mental health terms and why we use the words we do when we talk about mental health.
Beyond Advocacy
JANUARY 15, 2023
There is no way to know what Dr. Martin Luther King’s assessment of our progress toward racial reconciliation and healing the nation would be. I imagine he would welcome our progress and remind us of the need to do more.
The Guardian
JANUARY 15, 2023
Lib Dems condemn ‘scandalous situation’ as local authorities turn to agencies amid shortage of care spaces for people leaving hospital Private brokers are making millions of pounds a year finding care home beds for NHS patients who are fit to leave hospital.
Community Care
JANUARY 19, 2023
By Tim Spencer-Lane The joint committee on the draft Mental Health Bill was appointed in July 2022 to consider the government’s draft bill to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) , which is summarised here.
International Federation of Social Workers
JANUARY 16, 2023
Wars demolish the infrastructure of societies, displacing people and destroying economic and social functioning often contributing to intergenerational trauma. Andy McClenaghan from the BASW podcast series ‘Let’s Talk Social Work’ […]. Ukraine
Untipsy Teacher
JANUARY 17, 2023
Dear Readers, I looked in the mirror the other day, and realized my chin now has loose skin, which makes me look like I have a double chin, especially when I wear turtlenecks. I don’t like it! I used to have a great looking chin and neck.
The Guardian
JANUARY 19, 2023
Figures show 1.5m give more than 50 hours a week, as care system struggles with rising demand Five million people – including children as young as five – provide unpaid care to people with long-term health conditions or problems related to old age, census data for England and Wales has revealed.
Community Care
JANUARY 16, 2023
Less than one in five adult social care staff have been vaccinated against flu or received their autumn booster jab for Covid-19, according to government figures.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JANUARY 16, 2023
If the bill becomes law, Montana's family police agency will no longer be able to do whatever it damn well pleases to whomever it damn well pleases, and plead its own incompetence as an excuse.
International Federation of Social Workers
JANUARY 17, 2023
At a time when Afghanistan is going through significant challenges and support from many international humanitarian agencies has withdrawn, because of the recent Taliban government decision preventing women from working […].
Social Work Blog
JANUARY 19, 2023
The South Carolina State House with the state flag flowerbed in the foreground. The National Association of Social Workers South Carolina Chapter (NASW-SC) is strongly against the proposed House Bill 3515, also known as the “Entrepreneur Freedom Act.”
Community Care
JANUARY 17, 2023
Government plans for the NHS to discharge people from hospitals into care homes may result in “poor or potentially illegal” practice, through people being moving into residential care without their informed consent.
Beautiful Voyager
JANUARY 19, 2023
Photo taken in 2015, my year of sorrow and collapse 2015 was a rough year for me. I didn't start it thinking I’d be repeatedly hurling myself against a wall, but that's what ended up happening. I banged myself into new shapes and watched parts fall out along the way.
Michigan Social Work
JANUARY 17, 2023
Assistant Professor Lisa Fedina, Associate Professor Shanna Kattari and Camille Quinn have been named Fellows of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR).
Social Work Blog
JANUARY 18, 2023
Veterinary Social Work is a growing field. By Michael Beattie, LSW. Experts say veterinary social work is a growing field.
Community Care
JANUARY 16, 2023
Some Court of Protection orders for professional reports on people subject to proceedings are “disproportionate, overly burdensome, and wrongly authorised”, mental health leaders have warned.
The New Social Worker
JANUARY 16, 2023
What’s your guiding self-care question? Typically, we assume answers are the most aspect of life. But questions matter more. Mind your P’s…and Q’s! Here’s a sampling of 11 questions to spark ideas for your personalized one
MQ Mental Health
JANUARY 18, 2023
Tommy Lowther and Living With PTSD - MQ Open Mind CONTENT WARNING: this episode of Open Mind includes stories about trauma and sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised. In the experience of mental illness, sometimes the question ‘What happened to you?’
Social Work Blog
JANUARY 20, 2023
Burnout is still a reality. Social workers shouldn’t forget to practice self-care. By Sarah Meisinger MSW, LICSW For social workers, returning to in-person interactions with clients, colleagues, and the community is shining a spotlight on our need to adapt and adjust yet again.
Community Care
JANUARY 19, 2023
Social work assessments of unaccompanied asylum seekers’ age should be combined with scientific methods to reduce the risks of claimants being wrongly found to be children or adults.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JANUARY 17, 2023
● The Imprint profiles Sandy White Hawk, author of A Child of the Indian Race. The book describes how she was forced into an abusive white adoptive home during the era of mass adoption of Native children, before passage of the Indian Child Welfare Act. She went on to reclaim her Native identity and establish the First Nations Repatriation Institute in Minnesota – the state with the worst record of anti-Native racism in family policing. Based on her extensive research, Prof.
The Guardian
JANUARY 20, 2023
A growing number of people spend more than 20 hours a week caring for relatives or friends. They deserve more support The support for unpaid carers, of whom there are 5 million in England and Wales, is not good enough. The latest census release, showing that about 1.5 million carers spend more than 50 hours each week caring for elderly or disabled relatives, is an opportunity to address this.
The New Social Worker
JANUARY 18, 2023
TikTok. Hashtags. Biometrics. Digital literacy, digital responsibility, digital ethics. Feeling lost in the ever-changing tech landscape and how it relates to your social work practice? Join us on a quick ride through the landscape of #SWTech
Social Work Blog
JANUARY 18, 2023
Healing Justice Values Alongside Therapeutic Interventions. By Violeta A. Donawa, LMSW.
Living Sober
JANUARY 20, 2023
Blitzing fresh basil and watermelon together is surprisingly delicious! I made this in a nutra-ninja but you could use a blender or even a food processor. Ridiculously simple.
Famcare
JANUARY 19, 2023
According to surveys , in the first half of 2022, approximately 53 million companies and individuals were victims of successful cyberattacks and data breaches.
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