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CQC delivers initial verdict on council adults’ services under new assurance system

Community Care

There will be no observation of practice by social workers or other professionals, such as occupational therapists. ” For the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, president Beverley Tarka said: “Families up and down the country are facing constant struggles to get the support they need to care for loved ones.

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It’s Time for a Change in How We Design, Develop, Test and Disseminate Empirically Supported Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

There is nothing short of a changing of the guard occurring in the United States healthcare system, writ large, including the mental health system. There are two cardinal features shared by most of these community contexts, including primary health care. The traditional mental health model is no different.