Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

Helping clients discuss their alcohol use can also reduce the risk of prenatal alcohol exposure, a leading preventable cause of lifelong behavioral, intellectual, and physical disabilities known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Here are some common questions and answers that can help you discuss alcohol with clients.

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Community Care

MARCH 26, 2025

Relationships and communication: social workers should – Communicate effectively, to help build impactful relationships. Communicate complex and difficult information clearly, always placing children and families as the focus of any interaction. Build and maintain impactful relationships with children.

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Relias

APRIL 3, 2023

We’ve said it before: Providing professional feedback is a form of organizational communication and, just like any other form of communication, it must be a two-way street to be effective. To gather this data, we surveyed 763 DSPs from across the country.

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Relias

MARCH 17, 2022

“Commitment to consistent DEI initiatives, especially training, not only is important for patient safety and better health outcomes, but also can be key for retaining qualified, engaged employees,” observes Rola Aamar, PhD, Senior Clinical Effectiveness Consultant at Relias. How and when to use interpreter services.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

Helping clients discuss their alcohol use can also reduce the risk of prenatal alcohol exposure, a leading preventable cause of lifelong behavioral, intellectual, and physical disabilities known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Here are some common questions and answers that can help you discuss alcohol with clients.

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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.

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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.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Insight into a candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities makes for a more transparent hiring process: your organization can better communicate what you need in prospective hires and any gaps in knowledge that candidates will need to address once hired.

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Relias

MARCH 5, 2024

You’re going to see from organizations a mix of best practices when you’re engaging via technology and also best practices for face-to-face.” Offering even your least senior staff members a real seat at the decision-making table communicates respect by demonstrating that their voice matters. Then take that feedback into consideration.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Safeguarding teams took no action in response “serious” concerns about the care of disabled people segregated in mental health hospitals, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The doctor attempted a vaginal delivery using forceps and a vacuum extractor, leading to the child suffering severe brain damage and other lifelong disabilities. Breakdowns in communication — Effective communication is the backbone of patient safety. These deviations can create grounds for litigation.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Mediator : They facilitate communication and resolve conflicts between individuals or within families to promote healthy relationships. Researcher : Some social workers engage in research to better understand social issues, evaluate programs, and inform policy development. What skills does a social worker need?

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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.

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 22, 2023

Parents, social workers and caregivers can help children on the autism spectrum manage their anger in healthy ways, using simple tips such as creating calm times, identifying triggers, teaching communication skills, modelling expected behaviour and using distraction techniques. What is an Autism Spectrum Disorder?

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Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While the regulator said effective workforce planning required collaboration, a survey of providers found that just 18% said their local authority consulted or engaged with them completely, with a further 44% saying their council did so to an extent.

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Social Work Haven

JANUARY 3, 2022

Working within a community, and especially with vulnerable members of society, a social worker’s position demands an individual to not only recognises that diversity exists in our society, but also that equality is crucial in your line of work. This might apply to one individual, a family, or a group of people within a community.

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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. Engage and collaborate with community members, leaders, and organizations, and respect their wisdom, knowledge, and values.

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Social Work Haven

JUNE 15, 2023

Reflecting upon past experience is a vital capability for all social work professionals to develop improved communication skills, commend ourselves for what went well, enhance future performance, and continuing professional development. X is a young lady with learning disability and lives in supported living accommodation.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

JULY 7, 2018

Identify the relationship of an infant/toddler's functional outcome goals on his/her IFSP created by the family and other team members with integrated interventions. Identify the relationship of an infant/toddler's functional outcome goals on his/her IFSP created by the family and other team members with integrated interventions.

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

JULY 11, 2018

Identify the relationship of an infant/toddler's functional outcome goals on his/her IFSP created by the family and other team members with integrated interventions. Assist the family in accessing services in the most natural service delivery environments Infant Toddler (Birth to Three) Development Series.

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 26, 2023

Consider their communication needs. T ip 5: Set the Threshold of Understanding and include a Section for Analysis The section on analysis should be under each of the functional areas (understand, retain, weigh, or communicate). Information may also be gathered from previous assessments on record.

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Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 30, 2021

Even though I chose to engage in these projects, they fueled me with a mix of excitement, joy, stress and increased anxiety. Reminding me that I’m a patient, weak, ill, disabled, doomed. He became a Certified Peer Specialist and highly engaged in humanizing mental health through education and awareness. Why is that?

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Social Work Haven

JUNE 15, 2023

Depending on individual’s communication needs, I use Tell me, Explain and Describe (TED) questions throughout my assessment to help me gather more information through one question rather than a range. I consider potential barriers to communication because of a disability or age-related disability. CAPACITY ASSESSMENTS.

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Social Work With Adults

MAY 10, 2023

Based in different settings, each with a different area of interest for our Fellowship, we share a strong belief all social workers should be fully engaged in generating, using, disseminating and embedding research in their professional practice and development.

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Social Care

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In Swansea, a group of adults with learning disabilities who had set up a formal user-led co-operative to pool their direct payments and collectively decide how to support their care needs wanted to facilitate the creation of other co-ops across Wales, as well as expand their membership.

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 8, 2023

author, educator, and disability rights advocate To become a qualified social worker, you need to study and work hard for years to become competent and meet the standards set. Through years of studying you acquire essentials skills to be able to empower clients, families and the community as a whole. – Helen Keller, U.S.

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Clinical Philosophy

JANUARY 16, 2021

Introduction Let me begin by saying something about the kind of ‘application’ that I’m engaged in, in this ‘Applied’ rather than ‘Scientific’ meeting. Kris777’s mother engages here in an act of omission which, precisely because it isn’t so readily ostensible, can - if called out - be more readily defended. (In

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Social Care

MARCH 3, 2022

At Outwood, a specialist residential service in West Yorkshire, we support individuals with learning disabilities and autism who rely heavily on familiar routines and structures, which their families and external carer givers are very much a part of. The pandemic has impacted every aspect of life and changed all our daily routines.

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Social Care

AUGUST 8, 2023

Time, organisational culture, cost and communication were reported as the top barriers and challenges to co-production. Investment in such areas will equip staff working in adult social care with the necessary tools and resources to engage in co-production effectively and meaningfully, and ensure services are fit for purpose.

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Social Work With Adults

JUNE 14, 2023

By demonstrating the core skills of social work practice, genuine empathy, actively listening, and using inclusive language, social workers and social care staff can help build trust and foster open communication. This supportive environment enables LGBT+ individuals to feel comfortable sharing their stories, concerns and aspirations.

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The Frontline

JULY 13, 2023

I presented social work webinars, created resources, and enjoyed guest speaking at several events as well as engaging in research projects such as Inclusive Care. Communication between the young people and professionals were poor and they heavily relied on the young people to educate them about matters surrounding LGBTQ+ topics.

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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.

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Beautiful Voyager

JULY 11, 2021

3) We can then safely assume that the anxiety level of the majority is on the rise as organizations are communicating their in-office return plan and expectations. Especially when views on productivity, working hours and engagement don’t seem to be aligned between employees and employers. Will I be perceived as weak, sick, or disabled?

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Relias

JUNE 21, 2023

It defined “accessibility” as the “design, construction, development, and maintenance of facilities, information and communication technology, programs, and services so that all people, including people with disabilities, can fully and independently use them.” Another potentially helpful initiative is an employee survey.

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Relias

JUNE 21, 2023

It defined “accessibility” as the “design, construction, development, and maintenance of facilities, information and communication technology, programs, and services so that all people, including people with disabilities, can fully and independently use them.” Another potentially helpful initiative is an employee survey.

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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.,

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 5, 2022

These include people with a lower socio-economic status, those experiencing homelessness and poverty, victims of abuse or trauma, as well as those who are disabled or have chronic illnesses. Depression is among the leading cause of disability worldwide, with more than 264 million people affected globally.

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