Administration, Communication and Disability

Technology Disruption Readiness Plan: A Best Practice for the Social Work Classroom

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

MAY 20, 2022

Your institution may already offer guidance or have policies established – please check with your administrators, online learning specialists, and offices of disability services. For example, you may teach in a rural community where WiFi access is spotty or easily disrupted. What are alternative modes of communication?

Communication

Communication Disability Military Administration

DHSC rejects experts’ plan to curb ‘inhumane’ solitary confinement of disabled people in hospital

Community Care

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The government has rejected an expert panel’s proposal to “severely curtail” the “inhumane” solitary confinement of people with learning disabilities and autistic people in mental health hospitals.

Disability

Disability Hospitals Mental Health Rehabilitation

Addressing Trauma and Abuse in Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Relias

JANUARY 16, 2023

For those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who have experienced abuse, trauma-informed care can prove very helpful. The impact and prevalence of trauma among persons with disabilities is hard to ignore. Other experiences that are unique to individuals with disabilities can be considered traumatic.

Disability

Disability Domestic Violence Communication Human Services

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

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11 Steps to Implementing a DSP Peer Mentoring Program

Relias

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Retaining direct support professionals (DSPs) is a seemingly never-ending challenge for organizations that serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In addition to training on the program itself, they may need training on leadership or communication topics , like coaching, constructive criticism, or conflict resolution.

Communication

Communication Administration Engagement Confidentiality

Five Tips To Nurture Your IDD Supervisors

Relias

JUNE 27, 2023

For organizations that provide services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), there has been much research around the problem of turnover among direct support professionals. Communicate clearly and often Effective communication is the backbone of service planning and delivery.

Communication

Communication Disability Administration Engagement

Five Tips To Nurture Your IDD Supervisors

Relias

JUNE 27, 2023

For organizations that provide services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), there has been much research around the problem of turnover among direct support professionals. Communicate clearly and often Effective communication is the backbone of service planning and delivery.

Communication

Communication Disability Administration Engagement

Helping Schools Motivate Parents to Participate in their Child’s Autism Education Plan

Relias

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Oftentimes, children diagnosed with ASD are unable to communicate their needs and wants effectively. Thus, it is the responsibility of both the school and parents to maintain open communication regarding a students’ education plan. Communication. Establishing open lines of communication from the start is extremely important.

Schools

Schools Communication Clinic Human Services

7 Ways To Improve Your Human Services Organization

Relias

MARCH 5, 2024

In fact, in a Relias-conducted survey , a majority of direct service providers, who work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, said showing appreciation for their work and experience could make them stay on the job. As a leader, it’s imperative that effective communication be a priority.

Human Services

Human Services Telehealth Communication Disability

Enhancing Patient Safety in Nursing: Strategies and Practices

Relias

OCTOBER 10, 2023

According to research from Johns Hopkins University , nearly 800,000 Americans become permanently disabled or die due to a misdiagnosis every year. Promoting patient safety in nursing requires the cultivation of intentional communication and collaboration — a responsibility that falls on nurse leaders.

Patient Safety

Patient Safety Self-harm Healthcare Administration

The Victoria Climbié Inquiry chair reflects on social work, 21 years on

Community Care

APRIL 11, 2024

Looking back now, Laming says poor communication between services was the catalyst behind their failure to save Victoria. Laming is very candid about his displeasure towards senior leadership about this administrative burden. “I We’ve never had such a means of easy communication as we have now. The end is the child. “We’ve

Social Worker

Social Worker Government Interviewing Disability

The Fatal Five in IDD: How to Prevent Sepsis

Relias

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

While sepsis poses a clear danger to many, it has become an even bigger risk factor among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). For one, some individuals with IDD have difficulty communicating that they don’t feel well. and whether the person should go the emergency room for medical treatment.

Disability

Disability Healthcare Administration Communication

Social Work on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Look Back, A Look Ahead (Part Two)

Social Work Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Simpson, Connect to End COVID-19 Communications Lead As each day passes, we move farther and farther away from being dominated by the COVID-19 Pandemic that began in 2020. Individuals with disabilities were also disproportionately affected by the hardships of COVID-19 (ACL, 2022) as were immigrant communities (Clark et al.,

Interventional

Interventional Communication Social Worker Telehealth

6 Principles of Trauma-Informed Care

Relias

MAY 21, 2024

It can also impair people’s ability to trust, communicate, and form healthy relationships, affecting their sense of identity, belonging, and purpose. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), six key principles guide trauma-informed care.

Recovery

Recovery Community Outreach Adoption Healthcare

SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Patients

Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 22, 2024

The United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded over $110 million to the IDHS SUPR division since September 2016. For example, Gateway Foundation’s Kedzie Recovery Home received funding in 2022 to increase its accessibility to individuals with physical disabilities.

Recovery

Recovery Sobriety Disorder Addiction

SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Clients

Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 22, 2024

The United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded over $110 million to the IDHS SUPR division since September 2016. For example, Gateway Foundation’s Kedzie Recovery Home received funding in 2022 to increase its accessibility to individuals with physical disabilities.

Recovery

Recovery Sobriety Disorder Addiction

Celebrating Social Work Month 2024: Empowering Social Workers

Relias

MARCH 3, 2024

We can be mental health professionals, case managers, or administrators, but we are also more than the sum of these. We are communicators. We have knowledge that not only helps individuals and families, but communities and organizations as well. We are connectors. We are negotiators and advocates for our clients.

Social Worker

Social Worker Healthcare Human Services Mental Health

41+ Famous Social Workers You Need to Know About

Social Work Haven

MAY 13, 2023

From 1950 until his death in 1973 he was the professor of social administration at the London School of Economics. His work had an immense influence on the field of psychology, and he is widely credited for revolutionising the way people understood human behaviour and communication. Famous social workers 1.

Social Worker

Social Worker Mental Health University Welfare

‘Door could be open to abuse’ of disabled children due to DfE shelving advocacy plan, say leads

Community Care

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The “door could be open to the abuse and neglect” of disabled children due to the government’s cost-driven decision to shelve a planned expansion of advocacy for the group. “Due to the extent of their disabilities and health needs, their cries for help can be easily dismissed when they are subjected to abuse.

Advocacy

Advocacy Disability Government Consultation

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Technology Disruption Readiness Plan: A Best Practice for the Social Work Classroom

DHSC rejects experts’ plan to curb ‘inhumane’ solitary confinement of disabled people in hospital

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Addressing Trauma and Abuse in Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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11 Steps to Implementing a DSP Peer Mentoring Program

Five Tips To Nurture Your IDD Supervisors

Five Tips To Nurture Your IDD Supervisors

Helping Schools Motivate Parents to Participate in their Child’s Autism Education Plan

7 Ways To Improve Your Human Services Organization

Enhancing Patient Safety in Nursing: Strategies and Practices

The Victoria Climbié Inquiry chair reflects on social work, 21 years on

The Fatal Five in IDD: How to Prevent Sepsis

Social Work on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Look Back, A Look Ahead (Part Two)

6 Principles of Trauma-Informed Care

SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Patients

SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Clients

Celebrating Social Work Month 2024: Empowering Social Workers

41+ Famous Social Workers You Need to Know About

‘Door could be open to abuse’ of disabled children due to DfE shelving advocacy plan, say leads

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