Lawson Psychology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

It’s the sudden intensifying of a fire when new oxygen is added. For example, when the kitchen door is finally opened to the fire which was contained within—the flames burn bigger and hotter. For many of us, the concept of compassion is a quality we admire. Two: But self-criticism pushes me to succeed!

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The Frontline

JUNE 7, 2023

A social worker for one of my foster siblings would build small fires in the garden with them and I thought it looked fun. I really enjoyed the recall days about it and practising it within my unit. This manifests in the abundant sense of clarity and enthusiasm in which she speaks about her work.

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Relias

AUGUST 8, 2023

According to a 2023 LinkedIn Learning survey , 93% of organizations are concerned about employee retention, and the number 1 way they are working to improve it is by providing learning opportunities. On-the-job training is particularly effective in developing skills for proficiency that are unique to the organization. Boost efficiency.

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Beautiful Voyager

JUNE 14, 2023

My family shaped my journey within this nurturing environment, especially regarding my deep-rooted love for martial arts. Her gentle encouragement and genuine interest in my martial arts pursuits helped foster a sense of empathy and humility within me. Q: Can you tell us about your background — where did you grow up?

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

It’s all in a report commissioned by the Administration for Children’s Services itself. Among the recommendations: “Transparently share information and data around decision-making.” ACS’ response: Don’t release the report! So JMACForFamilies is taking on the task! Today: ACS commissioned a study of racism in the agency. Then they suppressed it.

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Relias

MARCH 4, 2024

At the same time, more nurses will retire, with more than one-fifth of the nation’s nursing workforce considering retirement within the next five years. Nursing shortage statistics continue to show that the healthcare industry still has an urgent need for nurses. is expected to continue trending upward.

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Save the Social Worker

JANUARY 1, 2021

Finding quotes that will do the trick in upping your motivation to return to work, after the long break? To see clients again? To find out why you continue in this difficult sector? Well, if you’re looking for that here, look no further. You won’t find it. I don’t have it. You might wonder… so why am I writing this? Motivation is pointless.

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MQ Mental Health

MARCH 1, 2024

My body has shifted shape a lot in my lifetime, as has my experience within it. This is just one reason why language around mental health is so important, for example calling someone ‘an anorexic’ is unhelpful as it not only does it sees the condition before the person, but it defines the person by one condition.

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MQ Mental Health

MARCH 1, 2024

My body has shifted shape a lot in my lifetime, as has my experience within it. This is just one reason why language around mental health is so important, for example calling someone ‘an anorexic’ is unhelpful as it not only does it sees the condition before the person, but it defines the person by one condition.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

APRIL 18, 2022

Across the globe, we see the effects – cyclones, hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, floods, fires, mudslides and earthquakes. KZN floods: Climate change and the infra-politics of power. It is heart-breaking, 395 dead and human suffering that cannot be quantified. We are, indeed, experiencing a crisis of values.

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Relias

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The same passion that ignites the fire of heroism is also its kryptonite. Not long ago, city bystanders would erupt in applause during shift changes as healthcare providers exited and entered hospitals. Their applause signaled gratitude for the healthcare heroes bravely battling the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Beautiful Voyager

MAY 27, 2023

I really enjoyed getting to know Christopher and was especially struck by a line of his you will see below: “Social media is a community, and communities can both help and fail you.” That is such a great way of describing the struggle around social media! Christopher’s responses are so thoughtful here. Thank you for shining your light, Christopher.

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 3, 2023

An ecological map or ecomap is a diagram showing the social and personal relationships of an individual. It gives a visual representation of the key relationships a child or an individual has based on a strength based and person-centred perspective. Included in the map are the major systems that are part of the family’s life.

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MQ Mental Health

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Whether you drool over fashion week in February, dress up for Halloween in October, or enjoy putting on a party frock for the Holidays or New Year's Eve, dressing up holds a lot of power when it comes to self-perception. Research has shone a fascinating light onto the power costume can have on our mental health.

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Social Work Haven

JUNE 15, 2023

A needs assessment is carried out by social services to decide your care and support needs. This will enable them to determine priorities and allocation of resources which will help and support you to live the life you want. Assessments form the core of what social workers do. What is a Care Act Needs Assessment in Adult Social Care?

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Relias

AUGUST 9, 2023

No, not the pumpkin lattes or sprigs of spruce and pine. It’s more like stale coffee and the gentle clicking of keys on the computer. Tis the season for evaluating training programs and checking everything twice to make sure you’re on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ and The Joint Commission’s nice lists. It’s not doughnuts.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Systemic practice in social work Systemic practice with families involves a practitioner working collaboratively with a family to understand their relationships and history in order to help them resolve issues by working on these relationships and those within their wider network.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Discover the profound wisdom of empowering attitude powerful lion quotes and how it relates to social workers today. A social worker, like the king of the jungle, possesses a lion’s heart and exhibits the lion’s attitude in the face of adversity. ” This sentiment resonates with the lion-hearted approach of a social worker.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

DECEMBER 19, 2017

In finishing up my second year of the doctoral program at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Professional Psychology, I reflected on the number of times I heard that the success of supervision depends on the “fit” between supervisor and supervisee. Or in the words of Uncle Ben, “with great power comes great responsibility” (Raimi, 2002).

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 28, 2023

Trust me, nothing gets you fired up like a good motivational quote. Trust me, nothing gets you fired up like a good motivational quote. Are you surfing the internet instead of doing actual work? Fear not, my friend! I’ve got a secret recipe to get you motivated and moving. So buckle up and get ready for some serious motivation!

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Clinical Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

A talk for Confer: Confronting Mortal Threat / Oxford Psychotherapy Society 5.9.2020 / 14.10.2020 ‘Wisdom is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; fortunate are they who embrace her’ (Proverbs 3:18) Abstract To be ‘philosophical’ or ‘stoical’ is in part to remain calm and able to think in the face of adversity.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

She issues reports with shamefully shoddy methodology that throw gasoline on the fires of foster-care panic. Maine's first child welfare ombudsman, Dean Crocker, understood the lessons from the tragic death of Logan Marr, who was taken when her family poverty was confused with "neglect" and killed in foster care.

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Clinical Philosophy

JULY 2, 2023

What do we think with?’ in God and the Soul, p. Geach here construes our only options as being a spooky ‘Platonic-Cartesian’ conception of soul as immaterial entity, separable from the body at death, or a non-entitative Aristotelian conception of soul as man’s ‘form’.

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Social Workers Speak

JULY 15, 2022

Child psychiatry groups condemn efforts to link mass shootings with mental health issues. The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and about 60 other national groups that focus on children’s mental health are voicing “deep concerns about false and harmful attempts to link mental illness and gun violence” after recent mass shootings.

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Clinical Philosophy

JANUARY 13, 2021

A review of a talk by Iain McGilchrist to the Oxford Psychotherapy Society on 9th Dec 2020 in which he set forth a highly compressed version (“this will be like drinking from a fire hose I imagine”) of key themes from his 2009 work The Master and His Emissary on the divided brain and the making of the western world. Looking for prey.

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Learning Social Worker

MARCH 24, 2020

How can apprentices learn if the activities they are allocated are easily within their capabilities or they are mundane or limited? As the Coronavirus spreads our health and social care services will be under unprecedented pressure. These are exceptional times and social workers will provide a vital service. Capture your reflections.

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Social Work Haven

OCTOBER 2, 2023

For countless social workers, Tuesday morning is more than just the beginning of another work week; it’s a fresh start, a clean slate, and a chance to embrace the endless possibilities that lie ahead. Transformation Tuesday is not just a trendy hashtag; it’s a powerful concept. ” – Winston Churchill. You got this!

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Social Workers Speak

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Learn how K–12 schools, higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations are fostering resilience within the next generation. Officials said that these mental health issues can, in turn, impact a student’s school performance, such as difficulties focusing, studying, or even simply attending school.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

You read that not only does it brutalize and humiliate those stopped and frisked – overwhelmingly Black teenagers and young adults – but also, the cops almost never find anything. It does nothing but harm those stopped and frisked, violate basic American principles of justice, and leave in its wake increased hostility toward law enforcement.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 20, 2021

The letter spread like fire, viewed by more than 100,000 people. Editor’s note: This post was written by Melanie Sage from the University at Buffalo’s School of Social Work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She originally posted it on LinkedIn and is re-published here with her permission. Social workers told me. #1

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

A news desert makes it easy for an extremist lawmaker to pressure a governor into firing the first Black director of the state “child welfare” agency – less than two months after appointing him. But she fired Stewart after less than two months. Matthew Stewart would be the first Black leader of the Department of Child Safety (DCS).

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

For part one, which illustrates how the horror stories go in all directions, click here. Kelley Fong, a book that combines a scholar’s rigor with a journalist’s eye. -- The Guardian has an excerpt adapted from the book --After the tragic death of a child in Connecticut, Prof. Will they waver in the face of pressure? The Imprint talks to Prof.

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