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How to Practice Disability Inclusion in the Workplace

Relias

Disability inclusion in the workplace is greatly needed in the U.S., as 25% of American adults live with a disability. Despite this fact, just 4% of organizations include disabilities in their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. Moreover, fostering an inclusive workplace promotes a culture of psychological safety.

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5 Workplace Mental Health Strategies To Promote Workplace Wellness for DSPs

Relias

Caring for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is emotionally challenging work. To help close the gap, here are five effective workplace mental health strategies that your organization can use to promote workplace wellbeing and psychological safety. How to create effective lines of communication with employees.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Mediator : They facilitate communication and resolve conflicts between individuals or within families to promote healthy relationships. This rapport-building process creates a safe space for open communication. This may include personal interviews, family histories, and the review of relevant documents.

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Simple Tips: Anger Management for Autistic Children

Social Work Haven

Social work aims to enhance the mental and emotional health of individuals and families by offering psychological services. Read on to find out 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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6 Principles of Trauma-Informed Care

Relias

It can also impair people’s ability to trust, communicate, and form healthy relationships, affecting their sense of identity, belonging, and purpose. Trauma can increase the risk of chronic diseases, mental health disorders, substance use, and suicidal behavior.

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The 9 Social Work Competencies You Need to Know

Social Work Haven

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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gaslit: narcissistic perversions of thesoul's moral fabric

Clinical Philosophy

The original inspiration for today’s psychological use of the term ‘gaslighting’ comes from the 1939 play Gas Light , penned by the playwright Patrick Hamilton - who himself suffered considerable characterological complications. ‘Gas Whence ‘Gaslighting’? Does that context obtain here, or not? And who’s to say?