Community Care

JANUARY 4, 2022

Social workers including a former president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year honours list. Coles was director of children’s services at Hertfordshire council for 11 years before retiring in August last year.

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International Federation of Social Workers

JANUARY 12, 2023

Dear colleagues, Happy New Year to all of you! On behalf of the Executive, Commissioners, Ambassador, Secretary General and the Secretariat I am delighted to present you the 2022 End […].

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Social Work With Adults

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It's been an eventful year for adult social work. Lyn Romeo takes you through the highlights [Image created by freepik.com ] Unified in helping others As the year draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on the journey we have undertaken together over the last year.

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Social Care

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Tides of positive change this year for social care nursing. Image created by freepik.com] Time has flown It’s hard to believe another year has passed and there is still so much to do. This has set a new standard for our research potential. This will be implemented regionally in the coming year.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

That led me down a clinical path for training so I could be even a better listener in understating and helping people,” says Sobelson, president of the NASW New Hampshire Chapter. She no longer teaches and retired from her private practice in 2020 after 40 years. “I So, when I was nominated, I was very happy and proud to accept.

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Social Care

JULY 28, 2022

"Homeshare is a simple concept, it brings together people with a spare room with people who are happy to chat and lend a hand.". Florence, a 95-year-old householder is partially sighted, an RAF veteran, and used to be a keen tennis player. It will bring locally based Homeshare programmes to many new towns and cities.

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Community Care

MARCH 12, 2024

This is despite councils – who are responsible for assessing all DoLS cases and deciding whether to authorise deprivations – completing record numbers of cases (289,150) in 2022-23, up 14% on the year before. The disparity is rooted in the Supreme Court’s 2014 Cheshire West judgment. “It seems a waste of resource.”

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My Brains Not Broken

APRIL 28, 2022

Happy Thursday! Earlier this week, I mentioned I’m cooking up a few new projects as part of my attempt to grow into more of a mental health advocate and activist. is that in the years I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve come to understand the power of conversation.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

I was deemed a danger to myself when I was sectioned under the mental health act, years ago. Travel Psychiatry The relatively new term ‘travel psychiatry’ expresses how someone with mental illness might find travelling abroad both challenging and a positive experience. Travel Drawbacks: Lonely Planet?

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

MARCH 3, 2022

Happy World Social Work Day 2022 (WSWD). This year World Social Work Day will be celebrated on the 15th March 2022. The theme: ´Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind´ which relates to the second theme of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development. IASSW is sharing video messages from Prof.

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Prosper Health Collective

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Managing our feelings around this time of year and checking in with ourselves is important. Sometimes we can use this time of year to reflect on happy memories of loved ones, whether still here or departed. Wishing everyone a restful and peaceful Christmas time and into the New Year.

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KVC

JULY 16, 2023

Now, a new metric is further proof that KVC really is an exceptional place to work. New expectations are on the rise with people seeking more wellbeing at work. Stress, lack of satisfaction, and lack of happiness are key reasons that drive people to find better work. In short, the way people feel at work matters.

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Nicole Clark Consulting

JANUARY 4, 2022

First off: Happy New Year! Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. Now, let’s get into the topic of improving capacity versus scaling up. This is inspired by a comment I heard several months ago about a colleague’s frustration with their organization’s focus on scaling quickly, with little regard to making [.].

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My Brains Not Broken

JUNE 22, 2023

There are many new buzzwords in the world of mental health, and one of the ones I’ve thought a lot about is the idea of self-awareness. In the past few years, self-awareness is brought up more and more in regards to living a mentally healthy life. VeryWellMind Self-awareness is knowing yourself on a deeper level.

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American Board of Clinical Social Work

JULY 17, 2023

I’m working on re-shifting my life-long process of self-sacrifice for the cause of serving others.To focus on helping myself.And find joy again.Have you found yours? I’m working on re-shifting my life-long process of self-sacrifice for the cause of serving others.To focus on helping myself.And find joy again.Have you found yours?

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Community Care

MARCH 25, 2022

More than a third of the 506 respondents – all of whom work for English councils or children’s trusts – said their caseloads were “completely unmanageable”, up from 23% the previous year. last year, and well above the 16.3 However, since starting this career three years ago, my mental health has been an issue.”

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Community Care

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The LGA estimates that costs in children’s social care in England will need to increase from £10.9bn in 2021-22 to £11.4bn in 2022-23; £12.1bn in 2023-24; and £12.6bn in 2024-25 –a 16% cent rise over the three-year period. In its one-year spending review last year, the government said that spending power was due to rise by 4.5%

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MQ Mental Health

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Kindness matters at every stage of life, it might help people in midlife and older years to live longer and feel more connected. For those with fewer years on the planet under our belts, young people understand the power of kindness to help the person being kind and for the person receiving the kindness. But get creative!

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 31, 2023

But in those younger years, the idea of complacency never came up. It’s taken days, months and years of learning, understanding and trying to grow in ways that help us live healthier lives. We find what works and learn what doesn’t, but each new thing we learn is valuable. Complacency breeds failure , I was told.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Approaches in which people are not allocated a fixed desk and work at different times and locations depending on need have become increasingly common, but practitioners are consistently negative about them, found a five-year study into newly qualified social workers published by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). .

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Bipolar Bandit

MARCH 7, 2024

Even people who love the person and have supported them for years, can eventually throw up their hands and be done. My last manic episode I almost lost the support of the closest people to me and destroyed new relationships that I had been looking forward to. First, let me say it is not easy living with someone with bipolar disorder.

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Social Care

JUNE 22, 2023

This year, the aim is to show the world the incredible things people with a learning disability achieve, smashing misconceptions about what people can do and shining a light on the stigma many still face everyday. Sometimes, something as simple as fidget toys and ear defenders can help people lead happy, meaningful lives.

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Social Work With Adults

MARCH 15, 2022

This year’s theme, ‘co-building a new eco-social world: leaving no one behind’ feels especially timely as events in Ukraine risk severing the societal connections we all rely on to keep people strong. Happy World Social Work Day. Keeping it together.

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Untipsy Teacher

APRIL 28, 2023

Dear Readers, Have you ever smelled something in the present that brought back happy memories from the past? The rivers here in Minnesota are very high, due to all of the snow we had this year. For instance, enjoying a new meal by drawing your attention to the flavors and smells. We could smell the river smells so strongly.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

MQ are currently facilitating an exciting new review that looks at giving clear guidelines into how we can have a mentally healthier relationship with the internet. With so many of us being active online and new social media platforms popping up frequently, is social media good or bad for mental health?

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

As the warmth of summer’s dog days gradually gives way to the cool fresh air of autumn, September whispers promises of new beginnings and a fresh start. In the world of social work, each day is a new day, but September holds a special place. Happy September! What is a positive quote for September?

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As the year winds down, we are hopeful and optimistic that brighter days are ahead if we remain committed and work together to end the pandemic, promote social justice for all, and strive for an end to racism. Electing 21 amazing new NASW Social Work Pioneers® who represent the full diversity and breadth of social work.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 6, 2021

2020 was a strange year with many firsts for me – first global pandemic, first sabbatical, first live sessions in an online course, etc. Because of all these firsts, blogging took a bit of back seat to some of my other projects and goals for the year. I had four goals for the blog over the year, and some minor successes.

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Psychological Health Care

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Forget the stress of trying to create the cookie-cutter commercial fantasy, globally hyped at this time of year, and instead embrace imperfection for a mentally healthy yuletide. The Most Joyful, Stressful Time of the Year. Each year is a new opportunity to create new traditions and change how you celebrate.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Wellbeing is the state of being positive, happy, healthy and feeling empowered. It is more than experiencing moment-to-moment happiness and involves working towards longer-term goals. Create new friendships We all go through challenging times. Try something new I must confess. Trying something new will help you learn.

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Untipsy Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2023

Dear Readers, Happy New Year! The Year of No Snacking! For so many many years, I have spent trying to look inwards, trying to improve myself, reading just about every self-help book written. Mr. Untipsy redid our whole office space, and it looks just wonderful! I now have a desk in front of my very own window.

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American Board of Clinical Social Work

JULY 18, 2023

Three years later, we continue transitioning. Virtual modality of conducting business is a new norm. As things return to their new “normal”, a greater emphasis is now placed on not solely existing. Self-care and being happy are now cultivated and encouraged. Finding joy in life again is a new must.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 1, 2022

For example, there was a “misconception” that if people were happy to be on a ward, they could be classed as informal patients without staff considering whether they had capacity to consent.

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Save the Social Worker

APRIL 28, 2024

The Happy Student, by Daniel Wong As a young 20-year-old, I had no idea what to do with my life. He hands me a copy of his book, The Happy Student. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, by Lori Gottlieb This is hands-down, my 2020 book of the year. I think so too. You can get it here. Cue Daniel Wong. March 2016.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

But i nstead of getting more money directly into the hands of poor families, they’re going to give up to $10 million over five years to some consultant or other – to teach mandatory reporters and child abuse hotline operators how to stop confusing poverty with neglect! file: In removal-happy Colorado, apparently so.

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Shelter, Inc

DECEMBER 15, 2020

“Every child deserves a happy childhood, one they would not be sad to remember later on.” Too often, we forget the best gift of all is a happy memory. Thanks to you and our other Shelter Family members for making so many happy holiday memories for our children and youth throughout the year.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 9, 2024

My best wishes for a happy and healthy new year! I encourage everyone to keep in touch with the school through attending events, joining our Alumni Board, engaging in continuing education, or simply reaching out to me or our Alumni Director. Warmly, Laura

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