My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 10, 2024

As with many of the terms I talk about on this blog, I like to start with a definition. As we start the new year, it would be easy for me to write a post urging you to get out of your comfort zone. Creating change and getting out of your comfort zone can happen to you, just as much as you can make it happen yourself.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Now, I did review the assignment and correct a few things, but overall, it was a pretty seamless process from start to finish. Here are some tips to consider when you start using AI to improve your teaching: It is not capable of human emotion. Here is an AI tool directory to help get you started. It is not human.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Social workers ‘need understanding of child development’ “It’s about getting social workers really understanding child development and what we now know about that developmental journey, that cognitive and developmental trauma story. But if we get it right for these young people, we get it right for all young people.”

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Save the Social Worker

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

My supervisor took out her sandwich, and started having it in her car. When I first started as a fully fledged social worker in Singapore, I didn’t know what to do. Whenever I submitted my social reports (assessments to agencies to explain why a certain client needed certain help), I kept getting turned down. I hated admin work.

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Community Care

APRIL 11, 2024

He recalls his start in probation services in the 1960s when he had to be very disciplined and clear in the plans he made for individuals placed under a probation order. You won’t get everything all at once, but you’ll get a reasonable idea of whether or not that is a child-centred home.” Is it antagonistic or disparaging?

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My Brains Not Broken

MAY 4, 2023

And regardless of how or why it’s happening, millions of people are not getting the care they need and deserve. We need to break down the barriers that stop people from getting the help they need. It’s easier said than done, but that starts with raising awareness and shrinking the stigma. Now, over to you!

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My Brains Not Broken

JULY 14, 2022

I found five things I’m going to start trying in an effort to cope with some of my limitations, and I hope these offer some help to anyone looking to do the same! When I get stuck in my head, I tend to forget how similar humans can be. It’s hard to admit, but I get mad at myself for my limitations.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

I wasn’t getting the supervision I thought I should be getting and top of that knowing that I was going to have to do the [consolidation] qualification this year made me decide,” they told researchers. So there are loads of benefits of getting it right.”

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

One we're working on at the moment is called augmented depression therapy or ADepT and it's basically helping people find ways to reconnect to what's important to them and get pleasure out of it. So we could really intervene there [ ] so that the next generation have a better start and you block inter-generational transmission.”

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Earlier this week, I wrote a post about getting stuck in my head. Some days, I really wish I could get out of my head. But even when we want to get out of our own heads, where do we start? But even when we want to get out of our own heads, where do we start? about getting out of your head: Exercising.

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My Brains Not Broken

JULY 5, 2022

.” I know that it’s a pretty well-known phrase and this happens to a lot of people, but I wanted to talk about my experience with getting wound up because I think it’s a unique insight into what it’s like to experience anxiety. So today I ask – why is it so much harder to get wound up than to settle down?

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

“The scale of how many people are either not getting the care and support they need, or are getting the wrong kind of help, at the wrong time and in the wrong place is staggering,” McClinton told fellow sector leaders. ‘Staggering’ level of unmet need.

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My Brains Not Broken

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

I’m not sure how many other people do this, but I get hyper-fixated on what I do in my day-to-day life. When your life starts to find its rhythm, things are great. It’s a nice feeling, but it can often create problems when that flow gets interrupted.

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My Brains Not Broken

JULY 18, 2023

So, how did we get here? It starts with thinking about a task I have to complete. Then, while I’m thinking about how to complete it, I think about something else I have to get done. Everyone has a different way of getting tasks done, and people with anxiety are no different. And what can I do about it?

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Everybody in this world needs something that gets them out of bed in the morning and that’s really important. And if you’ve got a job that makes you not want to get out of bed in the morning, that’s the time to start moving on to new challenges. Because that’s what helps with resilience and that’s what gives you that motivation.

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My Brains Not Broken

MAY 2, 2023

To start this month off, I wanted to highlight a few campaigns to keep an eye on. On My Brain’s Not Broken This Month As I do every year during Mental Health Awareness Month, My Brain’s Not Broken is a space for raising awareness and sharing resources about mental health and getting the help we need.

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The New Social Worker

OCTOBER 11, 2023

If you’re just starting your online MSW program, congratulations! As you start to plan where you’ll log into your classes and get your tech set up, we’d like to offer you some budget tips to save money and prioritize your spending.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 8, 2022

There are short days and cold nights; people aren’t as available to get together for social events as they might be other times of the year; and there’s an increased focus on reflecting on the year you’ve had that can make it difficult for many. As I’ve written in previous posts, the wintertime isn’t easy.

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My Brains Not Broken

MAY 9, 2023

In my head, I think of the stigma as a circle, one I want to get smaller and smaller until I can hardly see it. But a prevailing notion still exists that mental illness is something to get rid of. Not only that, but we need to get rid of it as soon as humanly possible. It starts with our approach to mental health.

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My Brains Not Broken

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But in the past few months, I’ve been able to connect with a new therapist and start working toward goals of mental wellness and healthiness. And when you see a new therapist, that cycle starts again. It sounds discouraging to hear at times, but so much of the work you do in therapy is based on how much you put into it.

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Community Care

AUGUST 31, 2023

Piloting the introduction of an early career framework for social workers in their first five years of practice, which the DfE has pledged to start doing later this year. Overseeing testing of the DfE’s plans to merge targeted early help and child in need services and introduce specialist social workers to lead child protection cases.

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Community Care

APRIL 24, 2024

By Robin Miller and Sarah McLaughlin, IMPACT There are many potential benefits of asset-based approaches, in which professionals start with what matters to the person and their family, take time to build a trusting relationship and complement informal and community resources.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 21, 2024

Difficult conversations requires a capacity to own issues and resist defensiveness while still having boundaries for things not necessarily appropriate to get into. If considering to start, don’t hedge, be clear. Although often scary, those difficult conversations can be a gift.

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Prosper Health Collective

APRIL 1, 2024

Have you ever felt like you are not getting much done? That you have a long list of tasks and to-do items and there’s something blocking your path to getting it done, or something else more important always comes up. This person delays starting the task because they have trouble making decisions. This could be procrastination.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Before we get into your work, a little background – what is Tilly’s Life Center, and what type of work do you do? Many schools have already started to implement SEL content into their curriculum. Starting in the late 90’s there was a boom in drug dependence, suicide and other mental health challenges.

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Beautiful Voyager

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I first started the BV Slack channel in 2016. And most importantly, I wanted to know if I could get other overthinkers like me to find out that they weren’t alone. Start by clicking on this link then following instructions! If you feel pressure, we’re not guiding the community right! Joining is very easy. Updated Feb 2024.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Sometimes I get a little too involved with keeping up with My Brain’s Not Broken, and I forget about how much I’ve been able to accomplish on this blog. Some of my favorite posts aren’t always the ones that get the most views, likes or comments. Breaking Down Mental Health Terms: What Are Automatic Negative Thoughts?

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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? A Community Care poll, which amassed 565 responses, found that social workers were also concerned about the support in place.

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My Brains Not Broken

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

It’s not always as inspirational or fun to talk about, but mental health is about so much more than ‘it’s okay not to be okay’ (though that is an important part of outreach and starting conversations!). But that’s just one of the many, many ways you can get involved in suicide prevention work.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

MARCH 29, 2024

Start discussing AI guidelines for your workplace now before you have to react to issues down the road. Get AI Literate : It’s crucial to understand what AI can and can’t do. Be Open-Minded but Ethical : The tech is evolving faster than policies at many agencies. Our advice?

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Save the Social Worker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Walk into supervision, and the supervisee looks at you, expectantly, awaiting you to start the ball rolling. Starting the supervision itself One of the first key conversations to have when you first start supervising is to have expectations laid out. After knowing the expectations of you, you can start making your plan.

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My Brains Not Broken

OCTOBER 4, 2022

I recently started working out at my gym again, and enjoyed the impact that had on my mental health. When I’m in the throes of depression or anxiety, I’m usually looking for something to get me out of feeling that way. The main reason for this post is because of an idea I had a few weeks ago.

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My Brains Not Broken

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

But in the past few months, I started to feel pressure when it came to my blog, and it was a new experience for me. I don’t quite know when it happened but somewhere in the past few years, I started to feel the pressure I’d put on myself to churn out two blog posts every week.

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Save the Social Worker

MARCH 13, 2023

If you’re already in social work, and you’re wondering about how to get more money, this one is also for you. Whilst there are no clear salary guidelines from MSF on this, sources report that this can start from $3800 to $4200, for someone with no experience. It’s not the easiest job to start with. My advice here?

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Social Care

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Jen Blackwell: “Before I started DanceSyndrome, I felt very alone. I was working for UnLtd and supported Jen and her mum Sue to find funding to help them get the organisation off the ground. If you speak to Jen and ask her why DanceSyndrome started, she always says: “Before I started DanceSyndrome I felt very alone.

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My Brains Not Broken

MAY 31, 2022

I know this conversation is more complicated and nuanced, but I needed to get this off my chest. And even though this is a massive topic to unpack, it starts by acknowledging something many people ignore: experiencing mental illness is difficult. I am sick and tired of the way mental health and mental illness is weaponized by others.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 11, 2024

Once the parent gets a grip on themselves, empathy for the teen is required. There still may not be agreement on final issues and you still get to set the terms for what is acceptable in your home, but at least now there may be dialogue instead of hostile open, and at times violent, conflict. They feel thwarted.

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