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Welsh Government consulting on eliminating profit-making provision for children in care

Community Care

The Welsh Government has opened a consultation on plans to eliminate profit-making residential and fostering provision for children in care. As of March 2021, the rate of Welsh children in care was 115.3 per 10,000 of the population, far above the 67 per 10,000 for their English counterparts.

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3 Reliable Ways to Supercharge Your Stress Management Plan

R.E.A.L. Social Workers

Bailey Consultants YouTube Channel. Meet with a stress management consultant or coach to discuss your needs. I am a Stress Management Consultant in addition to being a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I work with women who experience anxiety, depression, and high levels of stress. Now, let’s get to our topic.

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Reflecting on the Idea of Permanent Solutions

My Brains Not Broken

For example, my anxiety can make decision-making quite difficult. Now I do want to be clear that I’m not encouraging folks to make major life changes or major changes to their mental health plans without consulting anyone.

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About the new standard of kinship care assessment

Community Care

By Ann Horne, kinship care consultant, CoramBAAF There are an estimated 132,800 children living in kinship care in England ( Kinship and Centre for Care, 2025 ). Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

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Five Steps to Planning your Social Work Program’s Self-Study: CSWE Accreditation

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Editor’s note: Melissa Freedman, MSW, is a social work educator and consultant specializing in leadership, supervision, administration, and quality management and assurance. And then it’s time to put the metaphorical pen to paper, and the landslide of anxiety and overwhelming doubt begins. Simple, right?

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How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

Today, a growing body of research confirms that reading and writing can be therapeutic, even reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Owner of Change Your Narrative consulting and training practice, Nancy S. Reading fiction in particular builds emotional literacy and empathy, research shows.

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New Peripartum Depression Study Shows Gap Between Screening and Outcomes

Relias

On the personal side, I want to raise awareness about the role that nurses and others play in effective screening and diagnosis for treating pregnant and post-pregnant women with PPD and PPD risks — and also, planning and arranging follow-up care or obtaining consultations prior to being discharged home.