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?NASW Member Voices: Social Work and Self-Care — A Review Through an Updated Lens

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They argue that organizations that prioritize self-care for social work and human services staff are more likely to improve client care and productivity. Policies that adopted surrounding these tenets can increase morale, greater leadership within staff, and deepen an agency’s ability to improve client care.

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The Stages of Change Model and How To Implement It

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DiClemente, this model has become a cornerstone in health psychology and is widely used in healthcare and wellness programs. This is not a “checklist” of how to encourage change within your clients or yourself, but rather a way of thinking about the psychology of changing habits. Developed by James O. Prochaska and Carlo C.

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How to Practice Disability Inclusion in the Workplace

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Moreover, fostering an inclusive workplace promotes a culture of psychological safety. By adopting these strategies, organizations can improve disability inclusion in the workplace, creating a more welcoming and productive environment for all employees.

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Alumni Honored with SSW Distinguished Alumni Awards

Michigan Social Work

She has also held senior leadership positions at the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Health and Human Services. His efforts led to the adoption of protection of farm workers from excessive heat and overtime pay. Before becoming president, she served in a variety of roles at the center. Senate in 2013.

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How To Take a Trauma-Informed Approach to Birth Trauma

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Birth trauma is an adverse psychological reaction following pregnancy or childbirth similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A trauma-informed approach to birth trauma To help your clients cope with and overcome the effects of birth trauma, it’s important that your organization adopt a trauma-informed approach to care.

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Understanding Value-Based Contracts in Behavioral Health

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Caring for an individual’s holistic health has only begun to gain widespread acceptance and adoption within the last several decades. One of the other major challenges facing the adoption of value-based contracts in behavioral health is more clinical. Know what is “in it for them.”

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How To Become Trauma-Informed To Support Your Clients

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In this way, you can better understand a traumatic event and how it has affected the behavior and psychology of an individual. TIC has become a widely recognized paradigm when creating safe spaces for individuals who have experienced trauma and reducing the likelihood that accessing services would cause re-traumatization.