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Figuring Out Child Behavior: More Than Meets the Eye.

Gary Direnfeld

Next we played the tone of voice game. Although a crude screening exam, this child was well able to identify all feelings and tone of voice. Does the parent guide the play; scold; threaten; cajole; interrupt, explain, nurture… etc. One game was the make a face game. Happy, sad, excited, surprised angry. No confusion.

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Sweeping social care reforms can wait – homes need money and workers right now | John Harris

The Guardian

She explained her fears in the apparently unruffled tones of someone who regularly deals with matters of life and death, but what she said was full of foreboding, with a sense that a basic foundation of the social contract had fallen away.

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ChatGPT and Social Work: Be Excited, Curious, and Skeptical

Social Work Blog

The tone is smooth, friendly and reassuring. If that’s unclear, just ask ChatGPT: “Can you explain what a computer algorithm is?” Sure, I’d be happy to explain what a computer algorithm is. It exudes an uncanny, if not eerie, human-like cadence. But it’s not your friend. It’s a computer algorithm.

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ChatGPT and Social Work: Be Excited, Curious, and Skeptical

Social Work Blog

The tone is smooth, friendly and reassuring. If that’s unclear, just ask ChatGPT: “Can you explain what a computer algorithm is?” Sure, I’d be happy to explain what a computer algorithm is. It exudes an uncanny, if not eerie, human-like cadence. But it’s not your friend. It’s a computer algorithm.

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5 micro skills in social work that you may have forgotten

Save the Social Worker

As Ivey explains, it is necessary for us to break down skills into the smaller, component parts. Often when we can’t see the person on the other end, we may speak in a harsher tone. Very often, we see micro skills such as: Empathy Attending Unconditional acceptance. But what’s in these skills? Mirror your client’s speaking pace.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending July 25, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Instead, a judge decided there wasn’t enough “remorse” in her tone, so Victoria Lopez was sentenced to seven years in prison – just as she gave birth to twins. “If they are denied, then what progress are we making to even change the culture of how we know that family’s important?” she said. ● She should have gotten probation.

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Tips for Facilitating Effective Communication Between Caregivers and Individuals with IDD

Relias

Remain sensitive to the nonverbal cues and person’s tone of voice. Muscle tone differences can complicate a caregiver’s ability to read an individual’s body language or facial expressions; therefore, caregivers need to check/validate their perceptions. Inform the person when they do or do not understand something.