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Guest Post: Interview with Author of Breakdown: A Clinician’s Experience in a Broken System of Emergency Psychiatry

Bipolar Bandit

I had done mental health advocacy work on a national scale for years before beginning to work on Breakdown and was very inspired by advocates’ tragic stories. If they don’t qualify for inpatient, I can refer them to outpatient treatment programs or give them self-help material. My job is to make this happen.

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Update: Nursing Home Visitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Work Blog

According to an alert by the Center for Medicare Advocacy (hereafter, the Center)—a national nonprofit organization with which NASW collaborates closely on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries—CMS stated in its December 23 FAQs: “‘The bottom line is visitation must be permitted at all times’” (para. Center for Medicare Advocacy.

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Let’s Take Pride Back to its Basics

Social Work Blog

We have continued to recognize within ourselves the human dignity and the rights to life, liberty, and happiness while much of the world has sought only to oppress and harm us. She has been an in-demand speaker on topics such as self-care, compassion fatigue, LGBTQIA+ best practices, and the stigma of mental illness.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Educator : Social workers educate clients about resources, coping strategies, and life skills to enhance their well-being and self-sufficiency. Client Advocacy Client advocacy is a core aspect of social work, reflecting a commitment to improving the lives of those who may face challenges in advocating for themselves.

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Update: CMS Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Work Blog

According to an alert by the Center for Medicare Advocacy (hereafter, the Center)—a national nonprofit organization with which NASW collaborates closely on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries—CMS stated in its December 23 FAQs: “‘The bottom line is visitation must be permitted at all times’” (para. Center for Medicare Advocacy.

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The legacy of Conservative rule for adult social care

Community Care

Alongside this, it created rights to support for carers and rights to advocacy for those who would otherwise struggle to participate in key processes, placed councils under a statutory duty to investigate adult safeguarding concerns and sought to improve the transitions process for young people.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Fong writes in The Imprint about why the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act is “A Dangerous Tool in An Arbitrary System.” --And in this essay, she takes on the harm of mandatory reporting laws. You can hear Joe Shapiro of NPR discuss his investigation on The Imprint podcast The interview starts at 16:40 in. That needs to stop."