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Best Practices for Promoting Self-Advocacy Among Your IDD Clients

Relias

For direct support professionals (DSPs) and others working in the intellectual and development disabilities field (IDD), acting as an ally for client self-advocacy is a huge part of the job. What is self-advocacy? What is self-advocacy? Self-advocacy is deeply personal. But knowing where to start can be tricky.

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My Journey Through TRU

Center for Child Protection

This training inspired me to confront my own anxiety and mental health, cultivating a greater sense of empathy and self-awareness. These questions loomed over me, but I soon realized this shared journey would foster a deeper understanding of trauma and its effects on all of us.

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World Mental Health Day 2021: Addressing Inequities in Care

Relias

WFMH’s mission is to promote the advancement of mental health awareness, prevention of mental disorders, advocacy and best practices, and recovery-focused interventions worldwide. According to KFF, women with children were more likely to present symptoms of anxiety and depression than men with children (49% vs. 40%, respectively).

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Best in Mental Health for August 2020

Social Work.Career

Learn about NAMI’s Family to Family Program, religion and spirituality, evidence-based practices, how to promote racial equity, reduce stress/anxiety, how to be a peer reviewer and much more!

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending April 11, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

● “Which would be worse,” asks Jasmine Wali, director of policy & advocacy at JMAC for Families, in this story for The Nation : “being beaten by your partner, or having social services take away your children? The biggest thing out of all this is anxiety. I’d rather take the beating than catch a CPS case,’ as one said to me.”

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Research: Young Adult Perceptions of Climate Change, Here and Abroad

University of Connecticut

We hope to learn about the youth’s involvement with climate activism, as well as any anxieties or concerns with climate change broadly. As more research on climate change’s impact on survival surfaces, we want to examine how youth and young adults’ positive or negative perceptions of climate change impact their desire to engage in advocacy.

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Thich Nhat Hanh Meets Francine Shapiro: One Stone Meditation and EMDR

University of Connecticut

Participants will learn about his history with mindfulness, his advocacy for peace and social justice, and his connection to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It has wide application for use with clients, especially in the management of stress and anxiety. and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

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