Community Care

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This was reflected in a number of warm tributes on X (formerly Twitter) after news broke of her retirement. It has been a glorious ten years @RobMitch92 to work for a leader who just gets adult social work, who brings out the best in each and every one of us.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The Center now is led by Johanna Greeson, a charter member of the “Scooby Gang” – the clique that runs around trying to persuade us that there is no racism in child welfare. (In No wonder you seem to anxious to try to distract us with stories about free toys and haircuts. He was also a fan of orphanages.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We woke up this morning to heartbreaking news of yet another mass shooting, this time at our very own Morgan State University (MSU). We can, and must, do better as a nation, and as social workers it is imperative for us to demand change. – NASW Maryland Staff & Board

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Long-term, this can help us set realistic goals that don’t use up all of our energy. By saying “yes” to everything, I create more things to do and more goals to achieve, which means that I’ll inevitably fall short somewhere because – news flash – I’m human! based on who people are.

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Community Care

MARCH 10, 2024

The news prompted warnings from the Social Workers Union about the mental toll on practitioners of being subject to lengthy FTP processes. “We will continue to: Explore future funding options that may allow us to increase capacity to progress more cases to hearings.

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Community Care

MARCH 28, 2023

Responding to the news, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services warned that “a single-word rating alone wouldn’t show the public how good different parts of the service are” and it should be presented “very clearly alongside narrative and potentially sub-ratings across the seven theme areas” assessed.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

Your typical Child Abuse Awareness month news story or op ed column follows a standard formula: 1. Because it's a lot easier to create a monster than to bring it under control. Take the most horrifying case to occur in your community over the past year, the more lurid the better.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This was reflected in a revised statutory direction for the authority published by the DfE today , in which it appointed Paul Boyce – like Moffat, a former director of children’s services – as its new commissioner, to direct improvements at, and provide guidance to, the North West council. Latest Ofsted news and ratings.

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The Guardian

APRIL 5, 2024

For us, there is no workplace chatter about the people in our care; no photos, no news about sports days or exams. It’s exhausting and hard. It’s also incredibly lonely. While parents have photos of offspring on their desk, carers are left out of the camaraderie. We’re invisible.

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MQ Mental Health

APRIL 24, 2024

Following last weeks sad news of the passing of MQ’s CEO Lea Milligan, MQ’s executive team have vowed to maintain the momentum he built. This leaves MQ in a strong position, fully able to deliver on the exciting projects already in progress and to take advantage of future opportunities. “Lea has left us an incredible legacy at MQ.

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Community Care

APRIL 13, 2023

And in announcing the news, the DHSC gave no indication of an intent from the current government to implement the LPS should it return to power. This decision has not been taken lightly and we recognise that this delay will be disappointing news for many of the people and organisations who have worked closely with us.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

It’s further complicated by the news of the award to social workers across England and Wales. It is for this reason that it would be inappropriate for us to comment further in public about the comment from Napo at this time.” However, he warned: “Members are very dissatisfied with the situation.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 16, 2023

According to an agency statement: “While DHS changed its position as requested by last year’s resolution, the Legislature will need to appropriate general funds to DHS to replace the federal Social Security benefits available for the child’s care …” In other words, give us $500,000 or we’ll keep stealing it from the kids!

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

But a story from South Dakota reminds us of what can go wrong. That story and the assault on ICWA should prompt us to revisit NPR’s superb reporting from more than a decade ago on what the South Dakota family police do to Native children and their families. In other news: ? And another “child abuse pediatrician” is being sued.

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Gary Direnfeld

MAY 27, 2022

The other evening I gathered my family for a ZOOM call to share the news of my angiogram. With Arlene beside me, I broke the news. Some choices are thrust upon us. It came on the heels of a day that began with a call to go to hospital at 7:00 am. Recovery another 2.5 I had to convey those findings to my entire family.

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Swhelper

JUNE 29, 2022

White supremacists are using the debate around women’s reproductive rights to promote racist and extremist agendas, finds a new study released today – following news on Friday that millions of women in the US will lose the constitutional right to abortion.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The lawsuit is so important (and so well-written) that there have since been at least ten other news stories. I have links to all of them and an analysis of some of the news coverage in this NCCPR Blog post. Also in New York: ● The 19 th takes an in-depth look at a case that is a prime example of how ACS abuses families. ●

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Shelter, Inc

JULY 12, 2022

With modern technology that brings us news instantly, we are constantly being hit with a tsunami of trauma and violence. Though we aren’t experiencing the actual event, merely witnessing the video is enough for us to respond with secondary trauma, also known as vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

That mean old state government makes us do it! That should make us wonder if he really just wants to keep things as they are. The latest example to emerge from Dannhauser’s whine cellar is a letter to the editor in the New York Daily News. Over and over again he offers the same response: It’s not my fault!

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My Brains Not Broken

APRIL 21, 2022

The best way I’ve been able to visualize what goes on in my brain is that my thoughts are like the news tickers that slowly scroll across the screen of a news channel. Our personalities don’t disappear when we deal with challenges; in fact, it’s those unique parts of us that color the way we deal with them.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

You can read news accounts about the lawsuit in The New York Times , New York Daily News , NY1 News (a video interview), Gothamist , Mother Jones , The Imprint , Courthouse News Service, and Reason Ebony Gould, et. You have to let us in. She is surprised and confused. She asks what this is about.

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Blurt It Out

MARCH 3, 2024

This can be hard for both us and our loved ones to understand. Though some of us can manage our anxiety to an extent, and consequently can leave the house occasionally ( though it can be exhausting ). Fear Of Panic Attacks For some of us the fear of having a panic attack when outside of the house can stop us from going anywhere.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Two weeks ago I wrote about a news story concerning new laws in Texas that bolster due process for families. The story also quoted a state legislator opposed to a new Texas law that, in most cases, replaces anonymous reporting of alleged child abuse and neglect with confidential reporting.

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The Guardian

APRIL 27, 2022

The high court ruling that sending untested patients into care homes in early 2020 was unlawful gives those of us who lost loved ones some hope Joy. The sadness was because it was a reminder that many of us had lost people needlessly. The anger rose because the ruling is proof that our government was so extraordinarily reckless.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And see also The 74’s interview with Darcey Merritt, associate professor of social work at New York University, discussing why CPS should stand for Child Poverty Surveillance. ? The New York Times recently sought to reassure us that, when it comes to foster children, that problem had been curbed.

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 29, 2021

and we should thank them when they help us and our loved ones to carry on. There is a ton of work to be done yet, and the good news is that we have many voices of experience, knowledge and caring that can lead us forward. You see, when a brain is misfiring due to serious mental illness symptoms, you cannot see that.

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Prosper Health Collective

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

The good news is that if we can focus on repairing ruptures when they do happen it can lead to greater connection. If you would like to find out more or to seek support with parenting, please contact us on 08 6381 0071. Parenting is hard and no one gets it right all the time.

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Blurt It Out

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

They publish a range of interesting articles and personal experiences in their ‘News and Views’ section. Let us know! Rethink Mental Illness Rethink helps people affected by mental illness by challenging attitudes, and changing lives. Over To You What are your favorite mental health blogs?

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Here’s what’s been happening at the place they are so anxious to save, according to news accounts summarizing a 119-page report from the state’s child advocate. told the Globe things are so bad that when runaways are found by police “there’s a part of us that our hearts are breaking” as they bring them back. But great news everyone!

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The Guardian

JANUARY 23, 2023

US news | Seven people have been killed in two shootings in an agricultural region of northern California , authorities said on Monday. The news follows the killing of 11 people over the weekend at a ballroom dance hall in the south of the state.

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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 Care

MARCH 8, 2022

If the last two years have taught us anything, it’s the fundamental truth that collective action, free of self-interest, prejudice or judgement, can achieve amazing things. The official site asks us to “Imagine a gender equal world, a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination, a world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

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Famcare

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Social workers who work with the elderly tell us that many older mothers are sinking under the weight of troubled adult children. What is news is how this sacrifice continues to affect the lives of older mothers. It’s hardly a discovery that mothers sacrifice their own needs for the sake of their children.

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My Brains Not Broken

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

People can compartmentalize to get daily tasks done (think about when you get your chores done after receiving unpleasant news, or going to a work meeting even if you’re feeling a little anxious), but it’s also done in a way that allows people to separate their beliefs or ideas so there’s no possible intersection or contradiction.

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Social Care

JUNE 22, 2022

Like all of us, people with learning disabilities need support to reconnect with a reopened society. The pandemic may have dropped down the news agenda, but it continues to affect all our lives, sometimes in subtle ways we may not always be conscious of. Image copyright Mencap ]. Celebrating and supporting diversity.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Well, get this: WCBS-TV reports that with his agency’s prized RTC mired in scandal over rampant abuse, the director says: It’s not our fault, the kids they’re sending us are too difficult! Although Richter implies that the problems are new, this facility has been the subject of exposes going back decades. But don’t worry.

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My Brains Not Broken

JUNE 14, 2022

Exciting news – for the first time in a while, I’m going on vacation! I’m going to see my family, enjoy time off work, and hopefully reset and recharge in the way many of us do on vacation.

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